wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
01-19-2005, 01:59 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
I remember when some guy tried to figure out the kind of cash that the owner of LS1Tech makes because of the paid advertisers. I believe it was in the 6 figure range.
01-19-2005, 02:00 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Well worth the $10 I paid considering the amount of time and money I have saved using this site. I had a nice Christmas bonus so I donated to all the sites I frequent or have used in the past.
I would have donated $20.
Thanks for the website and all the work you do.
I would have donated $20.
Thanks for the website and all the work you do.
01-19-2005, 02:12 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Originally Posted by JasonD
And for the record, if all 126 Supporting Members paid the current $10 donation it would cover about 2/3 of one monthly hosting bill.
01-19-2005, 02:14 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Originally Posted by JasonD
And for the record, if all 126 Supporting Members paid the current $10 donation it would cover about 2/3 of one monthly hosting bill.
(if I read that right and did the math right)
01-19-2005, 02:24 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Yeah I am kinda of curious as well, what kinda of bandwidth does a site like this use?
How much does the entire site take up in space?
Do the google text ads help much?
How much does the entire site take up in space?
Do the google text ads help much?
01-19-2005, 02:33 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Pardon my ignorance but how do you become a supporting member? I mean I see a lot of people with avatars and only some of them have "supporting memble" as a title. I'm confused.
01-19-2005, 02:45 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Originally Posted by mr00jimbo
Pardon my ignorance but how do you become a supporting member? I mean I see a lot of people with avatars and only some of them have "supporting memble" as a title. I'm confused.
(Or look in the upper left below "Mischellanous" and "Message Board Help" is "Become a Supporting Member!")
01-19-2005, 02:54 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
i realize they don't get rich....that has been addressed many times over the past 7 yrs...
i was just saying that if everyone who was active...paid the $$ for supporting member...
but anyway...THANKS chris and jason
i was just saying that if everyone who was active...paid the $$ for supporting member...
but anyway...THANKS chris and jason
01-19-2005, 02:55 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Originally Posted by mr00jimbo
Pardon my ignorance but how do you become a supporting member? I mean I see a lot of people with avatars and only some of them have "supporting memble" as a title. I'm confused.
I spend enough time in here so paying the $10 seemed fair to me. And I like changing my avatar all the time anyway.
01-19-2005, 03:41 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Originally Posted by JasonD
Joking or not, let's clear up a few things right now so the jokes don't manifest into false rumors. It happens. 
Nearly every dime we get goes back into this site. At the end of the year, we might have a few bucks left over. Not much. The site is self-supporting
We do not get rich off this site. Frezza and I have day jobs. If we didn't need them we wouldn't have them.
There was once a rumor that GM paid for our cars. That is one of the most laughable (and borderline moronic) thing I have ever heard. We make car payments like anyone else. GM has never given us anything other than a bit of common information, and that was not given directly.
There are over 50k registered accounts here. Some are very active, some are only active a little bit, and some are not active at all. We don't kill unused accounts simply for the sake of it. Those accounts might have been created with the idea of being used in the future. The last thing we need is someone e-mailing us saying "I made an account 6 months ago, and it is gone." I can forsee getting a few of those every day and it would be an administration nightmare.
As of right now, there are 126 Supporting Members. If we had 10,000, that would be nice, but if we had 10, that would be fine, too, and we wouldn't bitch. It was something that we set up to help the site out and go give members some bonus features if they wanted it. It is not a requirement nor even expected. We don't have dozens of sponsors beating our doors down, so we need all the help we can get. The same goes for our merchandise, etc. Every little bit helps ease the load each month.
And for the record, if all 126 Supporting Members paid the current $10 donation it would cover about 2/3 of one monthly hosting bill.
We run this site with a tremendous amount of integrity and honor, and many don't easily see that. So we just do our best and thank everyone who supports this site at any level.
Nearly every dime we get goes back into this site. At the end of the year, we might have a few bucks left over. Not much. The site is self-supporting
We do not get rich off this site. Frezza and I have day jobs. If we didn't need them we wouldn't have them.
There was once a rumor that GM paid for our cars. That is one of the most laughable (and borderline moronic) thing I have ever heard. We make car payments like anyone else. GM has never given us anything other than a bit of common information, and that was not given directly.
There are over 50k registered accounts here. Some are very active, some are only active a little bit, and some are not active at all. We don't kill unused accounts simply for the sake of it. Those accounts might have been created with the idea of being used in the future. The last thing we need is someone e-mailing us saying "I made an account 6 months ago, and it is gone." I can forsee getting a few of those every day and it would be an administration nightmare.
As of right now, there are 126 Supporting Members. If we had 10,000, that would be nice, but if we had 10, that would be fine, too, and we wouldn't bitch. It was something that we set up to help the site out and go give members some bonus features if they wanted it. It is not a requirement nor even expected. We don't have dozens of sponsors beating our doors down, so we need all the help we can get. The same goes for our merchandise, etc. Every little bit helps ease the load each month.
And for the record, if all 126 Supporting Members paid the current $10 donation it would cover about 2/3 of one monthly hosting bill.
We run this site with a tremendous amount of integrity and honor, and many don't easily see that. So we just do our best and thank everyone who supports this site at any level.
For the love of the game!!!
01-19-2005, 03:47 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
I totally believe it..
Either way, I think this message board is one of the best managed ones out there.. its uptime and performance is great.
Originally Posted by JasonD
Joking or not, let's clear up a few things right now so the jokes don't manifest into false rumors. It happens.
Nearly every dime we get goes back into this site. At the end of the year, we might have a few bucks left over. Not much. The site is self-supporting
We do not get rich off this site. Frezza and I have day jobs. If we didn't need them we wouldn't have them.
There was once a rumor that GM paid for our cars. That is one of the most laughable (and borderline moronic) thing I have ever heard. We make car payments like anyone else. GM has never given us anything other than a bit of common information, and that was not given directly.
There are over 50k registered accounts here. Some are very active, some are only active a little bit, and some are not active at all. We don't kill unused accounts simply for the sake of it. Those accounts might have been created with the idea of being used in the future. The last thing we need is someone e-mailing us saying "I made an account 6 months ago, and it is gone." I can forsee getting a few of those every day and it would be an administration nightmare.
As of right now, there are 126 Supporting Members. If we had 10,000, that would be nice, but if we had 10, that would be fine, too, and we wouldn't bitch. It was something that we set up to help the site out and go give members some bonus features if they wanted it. It is not a requirement nor even expected. We don't have dozens of sponsors beating our doors down, so we need all the help we can get. The same goes for our merchandise, etc. Every little bit helps ease the load each month.
And for the record, if all 126 Supporting Members paid the current $10 donation it would cover about 2/3 of one monthly hosting bill.
We run this site with a tremendous amount of integrity and honor, and many don't easily see that. So we just do our best and thank everyone who supports this site at any level.
Nearly every dime we get goes back into this site. At the end of the year, we might have a few bucks left over. Not much. The site is self-supporting
We do not get rich off this site. Frezza and I have day jobs. If we didn't need them we wouldn't have them.
There was once a rumor that GM paid for our cars. That is one of the most laughable (and borderline moronic) thing I have ever heard. We make car payments like anyone else. GM has never given us anything other than a bit of common information, and that was not given directly.
There are over 50k registered accounts here. Some are very active, some are only active a little bit, and some are not active at all. We don't kill unused accounts simply for the sake of it. Those accounts might have been created with the idea of being used in the future. The last thing we need is someone e-mailing us saying "I made an account 6 months ago, and it is gone." I can forsee getting a few of those every day and it would be an administration nightmare.
As of right now, there are 126 Supporting Members. If we had 10,000, that would be nice, but if we had 10, that would be fine, too, and we wouldn't bitch. It was something that we set up to help the site out and go give members some bonus features if they wanted it. It is not a requirement nor even expected. We don't have dozens of sponsors beating our doors down, so we need all the help we can get. The same goes for our merchandise, etc. Every little bit helps ease the load each month.
And for the record, if all 126 Supporting Members paid the current $10 donation it would cover about 2/3 of one monthly hosting bill.
We run this site with a tremendous amount of integrity and honor, and many don't easily see that. So we just do our best and thank everyone who supports this site at any level.
01-19-2005, 04:50 PM
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Re: wow...ChrisFrez and JasonD could be rich!!
Originally Posted by Threxx
or 2% of the 50k, or 4,000 (1000) routinely active members who consider this site to be their primary message board and are here pretty consistantly.
Now we'll give a very optimistic estimate and say that 50% of those people are or will soon become supporting members. Down to 2,000 (500) supporting members - optimistically (in other words I doubt that number is going to be hit anywhere in the near future).
2,000 (500) x 10 is 20,000 (5000) dollars a year divided by 2 guys
Now we'll give a very optimistic estimate and say that 50% of those people are or will soon become supporting members. Down to 2,000 (500) supporting members - optimistically (in other words I doubt that number is going to be hit anywhere in the near future).
2,000 (500) x 10 is 20,000 (5000) dollars a year divided by 2 guys
Originally Posted by Threxx
Oops... got 100k in my head for some reason.
But anyway... you would divide my end estimate by 2, not four. Booya!
But anyway... you would divide my end estimate by 2, not four. Booya!
