Who would pay to use this forum?

[rat]

will you put your coins where your cakehole is?



it could clean up the forums, reward the hired hands, and support the developers for their efforts.

 

it could help - it could hurt.

 




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[Yuhfhrh]

The point of these forums is to share bitcoin with the world, but the world isn't going to pay to learn about bitcoin. So no, I wouldn't pay. Also, I don't find the forums particularly dirty.

[Blazr]

According to my stats I've spent 25 entire days of my life on this forum, so yes I would have no problem paying.

I have donated BTC to the forums before & will donate more in future.

[Yuhfhrh]

reading the forums could be free.

maybe posting could require a subscription.

But why? Over half of what happens on this forum is answering questions people have. If they can't ask questions anymore, then what's the point? Bitcoin pros telling each other how great bitcoin is?

[Lethn]

Oh look, it's the next stage of a falling community, people crying out for the monetisation of the website in order to prop it up, remind you lot of anything?

[Isokivi]

I guess for me it boils down to the question what do we get in exchange, what would be better than now ?

[deadweasel]

I like donation only, but more effort should be made to gather donations.  Maybe those most concerned should but a bitcointalk.org donation link in their signatures?

[nobbynobbynoob]

We should probably support the forum as best we can and try to pay our way, but no, it should not be mandatory. We don't want to dissuade good and interested folk from using the forum.

[franky1]

i vote for donations to continue. but forcing newbies to pay is unfair to them. if a fee does become manditory, then maybe implement a fee at 500 posts or something so that those who have found the website useful and became developed enough in the community because of the forums, pay a donation.

and tighten the troll gates so that scammers get instantly banned if enough proof is given, that'll keep it clean.

making newbies have to pay just to ask questions to become part of the community, will just leave them on the outside. making this forum turn into one of those "bankers boy's clubs" where only those with money to throw away have the privelidge

[deadweasel]

We should probably support the forum as best we can and try to pay our way, but no, it should not be mandatory. We don't want to dissuade good and interested folk from using the forum.

This would be good time to ask:

How do we donate to bitcointalk.org?

[nobbynobbynoob]

We should probably support the forum as best we can and try to pay our way, but no, it should not be mandatory. We don't want to dissuade good and interested folk from using the forum.

This would be good time to ask:

How do we donate to bitcointalk.org?

Based on my latest knowledge:

For small donations, click Donate on the forum's menu panel and follow the instructions, donating to the BTC address given.

For generous donations, contact theymos. Last I checked, "Donator" status (green half-coin) costs BTC10 and "VIP" status (purple half-coin) BTC50.

[FreeMoney]

I would pay for this forum, but it wouldn't really be this forum anymore if everyone had to pay. A section for donators or longtime members might be cool.

[nobbynobbynoob]

I would pay for this forum, but it wouldn't really be this forum anymore if everyone had to pay. A section for donators or longtime members might be cool.

They do have their own, I think.

[farlack]

will you put your coins where your cakehole is?



it could clean up the forums, reward the hired hands, and support the developers for their efforts.

 

it could help - it could hurt.

 




discuss...

Because the $1000 a week they're getting in advertisements could not do all that without a fee.

[greyhawk]

I think we totally should have more taxes. Also a Revenue Service to collect these taxes mandatory donations.

[Lethn]

don't get paranoid.

i'm just curious about something.

Oh I know you are rat but I've seen this kind of thing before, there are twats out there who think this will be a fantastic idea, especially if they can cash in on it themselves.

[theymos]

There won't ever be a mandatory fee. That would significantly reduce the forum population.

I like donation only, but more effort should be made to gather donations.  Maybe those most concerned should but a bitcointalk.org donation link in their signatures?

The forum is far from low on money. Donations are appreciated, but no one should feel obligated to donate.

[DoomDumas]

We should probably support the forum as best we can and try to pay our way, but no, it should not be mandatory. We don't want to dissuade good and interested folk from using the forum.

Same tought here !

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[Raize]

I did pay to use the forum by donating I suppose. I don't think paying should be required. If there were a subscription forum with very low fees for joining I'd probably join that one too.

That said, no offense intended to the college kids and etc that can post 24/7, but your signal to noise ratio is so high that I wouldn't mind seeing a one Satoshi per-post fee, sometimes.

[nobbynobbynoob]

1 satoshi doesn't really constitute a fee (yet?): maybe 100.000 satoshi might work.