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#1 ventaxon
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Have you ever noticed that most free sites pull you into paying for using them? It's ridiculous. Then they try to lure you in with gimmicks like HD Quality Videos or no advertisements. Why does the whole world have to be pushed on advertisements? Anyway, Why do we have to pay to do the good sites? I SHALL SOMEDAY START A FREE, AD-FREE SITE WITH NO MEMBERSHIPS AT ALL, SOMEDAY!!! Why does everyone have to be so cheap! The Gaming sites are obviously pushed on Subscrption! GamespotTotal Access, IGN Insider, Why do sites have to make money this way, why can't it just run off donations, like Wikipedia! WHY?!! WHY?!!
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#2 Serial-No_3404
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because they want money
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#3 Luncbox1
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I'm not complaning. Aside from IGN. You have to pay to use those forums, but that's not really that big a deal, I just don't go to IGN.
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#4 RoyTheViking
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Free and Ad-free means you don't make money. That means you lose money.
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#5 ventaxon
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because they want moneySerial-No_3404

Why are all of today's good sites run by cheap, greedy, rich people?

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#6 ventaxon
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Free and Ad-free means you don't make money. That means you lose money.RoyTheViking

Did you ever think of running off donations?

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#7 Luncbox1
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[QUOTE="Serial-No_3404"]because they want moneyventaxon

Why are all of today's good sites run by cheap, greedy, rich people?

Why should they put all that time and effort into making a good site if they're not going to get something out of it? 'Tis the way the world works. Get used to it. ;)

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#8 deactivated-57e5de5e137a4
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People don't like to work for free. But more power to you if you do.
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#9 ventaxon
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[QUOTE="ventaxon"]

[QUOTE="Serial-No_3404"]because they want moneyLuncbox1

Why are all of today's good sites run by cheap, greedy, rich people?

Why should they put all that time and effort into making a good site if they're not going to get something out of it? 'Tis the way the world works. Get used to it. ;)

Wikipedia! You don't have to subscribe to get information!

Why do think it was Successful? Because it was Free and Ad-Free!

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#10 Luncbox1
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Okay, then Wikipedia's one of the cherries floating in a sea of fish guts.
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#11 RoyTheViking
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[QUOTE="RoyTheViking"]Free and Ad-free means you don't make money. That means you lose money.ventaxon

Did you ever think of running off donations?

Doesn't always work.

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#12 ventaxon
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[QUOTE="ventaxon"]

[QUOTE="RoyTheViking"]Free and Ad-free means you don't make money. That means you lose money.RoyTheViking

Did you ever think of running off donations?

Doesn't always work.

It might if enough effort is put into a site.

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#13 Ze_ALEX
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[QUOTE="RoyTheViking"][QUOTE="ventaxon"]

[QUOTE="RoyTheViking"]Free and Ad-free means you don't make money. That means you lose money.ventaxon

Did you ever think of running off donations?

Doesn't always work.

It might if enough effort is put into a site.

teh funnah, what are they going to donate? a dollar? why would people pay for something they can get for free?