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The Bitchfest thread is great. Despite the title it also seems to be the place where members go to state when things have gone a little too far.

 

When bitching becomes bullying (perceived or otherwise) someone usually says so. It doesn’t always work but it’s a good place to see evidence of where this community polices itself. 

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Ranked in order of favourite/preference/reasons. 
 

#1 - TSOP. Got me a lot of match tickets from people on here and enabled me to meet a lot of posters in the flesh. 
 

#2 - Bitchfest Thread. Best thread on the forum bar none. 
 

#3 - The Week That Was. Like Bob, it’s my favourite of Dave’s offerings. 
 

#4 - Match Reports. I always look out for these and they’re almost always fantastic. I don’t listen to the podcasts. I caught a couple with Dave’s old mate, Numbers, but I’m not arsed about the current ones. 
 

I don’t watch MOTD anymore, so I’m not always up to speed with everything going on in the league and therefore don’t bother with the ‘Weekly Round Up’ things. They’re pretty weak anyway compared to the diary and match reports. 
 

All in all I’m happy to chuck in the couple of quid a month for all that as well as to ensure the survival of things like the GF and the FF, both of which I spend a lot of time reading and posting on. I’ve never used any other forums and I probably wouldn’t bother starting fresh on a new one if this place disappeared. 

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14 hours ago, an tha said:

i know that running a forum costs next to nothing

In the case of a small forum, sure. In the case of a large forum requiring dedicated hardware... not the case. As somebody who recommended the current host to Dave in order to save some money, I know that it has cost a fucking lot to keep the site up over the years. 

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Dave has always provided this forum for free, but in the post-fanzine era, the paid memberships are what make it a going concern.

 

Without them, the forum might cease to exist too. I can't speak for him, but not sure the forum would be worth the upkeep when it isn't providing an outlet for his written work.  

 

Something to think about if you're using this place for free and have outlined the reasons you don't think it's worth it – your fellow forumites' paid memberships make that possible. So, in effect, they're paying for you to use it. As well as Dave. 

 

Maybe I'm biased, but I've always thought of this place as closer and more community centric than a lot of the other outlets. Some of the sentiment expressed on here – in effect "I can get a free forum anywhere" – seems to suggest otherwise.

 

EDIT: Typos.

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I like the principle that those who can afford it should pay more than those that can’t. Of course there’s an element of trust required for that to work properly. 
 

Would I pay anyway if I got access to the same content that everyone did, even those not subscribing? I think I would. 
 

That I get access to some decent additional content makes it something of a no brainer. 
 

There should never be judgement against those that choose not to though. Everyone will have their own reasons for and against. 

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4 minutes ago, YorkshireRed said:

I like the principle that those who can afford it should pay more than those that can’t. Of course there’s an element of trust required for that to work properly. 
 

Would I pay anyway if I got access to the same content that everyone did, even those not subscribing? I think I would. 
 

That I get access to some decent additional content makes it something of a no brainer. 
 

There should never be judgement against those that choose not to though. Everyone will have their own reasons for and against. 


You should have put your blog behind a paywall and charged a price that nobody could afford. It would have been better for everyone. 
 

Apart from the erotic fiction you did that time. You should create a dedicated thread for that stuff on the GF and update it regularly so we can all point and laugh and wank. 

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15 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:


You should have put your blog behind a paywall and charged a price that nobody could afford. It would have been better for everyone. 
 

Apart from the erotic fiction you did that time. You should create a dedicated thread for that stuff on the GF and update it regularly so we can all point and laugh and wank. 

Nobody read the blog when it was free, apart from my regulars from here. 
 

Apart from two posts.

 

My one about Anxiety and Depression which had more than 200k views.

 

The Erotic Fiction which maybe had 25k.

 

I concluded from this that there may be a market for misery porn but never explored it fully. 
 

Sex Under A Black Cloud or Anxiety Anal would have been sure fire winners. 

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15 minutes ago, YorkshireRed said:

Nobody read the blog when it was free, apart from my regulars from here. 
 

Apart from two posts.

 

My one about Anxiety and Depression which had more than 200k views.

 

The Erotic Fiction which maybe had 25k.

 

I concluded from this that there may be a market for misery porn but never explored it fully. 
 

Sex Under A Black Cloud or Anxiety Anal would have been sure fire winners. 

Do a blog on the lezzers. 

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