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They pay out their own pockets, that's why they're ing awesome.
Most sites like this allow free members, but also offer premium memberships(like offering avatars to paying members). Is there a premium one here or is it just everything free for everyone? How do afford to pay for us leeches?
They pay out their own pockets, that's why they're ing awesome.
Damn, and no advertisements or bull either.
I would really have no problem with Kori and timvp putting some ads in here, they deserve to get a little profit from this IMO.
Last edited by DAF86; 02-26-2010 at 09:41 AM.
Agreed.
Must be a ton of money to run the forum. The forum software isn't cheap, either.
Isn't the software free? (PHP Nuke or whatever), but storage, maintenance, perhaps bandwidth fees would be what costs them.
Sons I'm not gonna lie, if it was my site and it cost me money I'd have advertisements, especially considering the amount of site hits they get. That could lead to a decent ad profit.
having your servers in kazakstan helps
it's like $150 for the forum software (one time purchase) and if you get a good deal for a site host, maybe $10 to $15 a month.
Yea this place is about as lenient as it gets whether it comes to trolling or taking up bandwidth.
People have sigs that are loaded with huge pictures, gifs, etc. and all that takes up a sizeable amount of space and $$$. Even forums with premium memberships don't have such freedom because its damn expensive.
lots of free forum software. Not sure if this is one.
But yeah. Cheap to have sites. Hard work is the maintenance, time consuming and as you know time is money. So that is where I thank the site admins.
I wonder how much bandwidth the game threads take up from all the refreshing/posting lol
Doesn't she also have to pay for a server that can handle about a thousand people during Spurs game days?lots of free forum software. Not sure if this is one.
But yeah. Cheap to have sites. Hard work is the maintenance, time consuming and as you know time is money. So that is where I thank the site admins.
this. But like others have said, I wouldn't mind Kori and timvp throwing up an ad banner every so often. I don't know how much this site costs them, but even if it's hosted in the third world, I doubt it's all that cheap.
vBulletin has been like $150 per year. The next time we do a forum upgrade (probably this summer), the software will be $250.
I wish.
I haven't checked recently for the exact number but ST gets millions of page views each month. $10-15 hosts are only for basic websites that get thousands of hits. We are running ST on two dedicated servers -- one just handles ST's enormous database. It costs a lot more than $10-15. Try closer to a mortgage payment
Thankfully Slomo and Mitja has helped make everything run smarter or else it would cost even more.
Yeah, but you could buy a Windows, Mac, or Linux Server to host the site, at which point you just need an administrator (which I believe our good friend Slomo handles). Granted, putting money down for a nice server is usually no small investment, but it beats s ing out for monthly service and bandwidth frees from a web provider.
to the Kori and LJ for putting up with the lot of us.
Damn. Thanks for accepting usvBulletin has been like $150 per year. The next time we do a forum upgrade (probably this summer), the software will be $250.
I haven't checked recently for the exact number but ST gets millions of page views each month. $10-15 hosts are only for basic websites that get thousands of hits. We are running ST on two dedicated servers -- one just handles ST's enormous database. It costs a lot more than $10-15. Try closer to a mortgage payment
Thankfully Slomo and Mitja has helped make everything run smarter or else it would cost even more.
Most Laker sites probably wont accept opposing teams fans.
I doubt this is accurate but - http://www.mywebsiteworth.com/site/www.spurstalk.com
i love kori eventhough she banned me from creating threads. hey kori, anytime you need a 6'5 irish stud. holler at me gurl.
You sure you don't want to put some ads up in here? lol
god bless america.
thanks kori!
i'll donate 5$ to kori if she'll let me get a bigger avatar
Vbulletin has gotten that much? I remember buying it for $150 with upgrades for 2 years. I used to run a forum with about 300 daily users and over 3000 registered users. Maybe a little less than here. Im pretty sure you don't get any more than 100,000 unique hits a month. I payed $20 a month for a dedicated server and the site ran fine.vBulletin has been like $150 per year. The next time we do a forum upgrade (probably this summer), the software will be $250.
I haven't checked recently for the exact number but ST gets millions of page views each month. $10-15 hosts are only for basic websites that get thousands of hits. We are running ST on two dedicated servers -- one just handles ST's enormous database. It costs a lot more than $10-15. Try closer to a mortgage payment
Thankfully Slomo and Mitja has helped make everything run smarter or else it would cost even more.
I guess prices going up, cuz its been almost 4 years since I did that kind of stuff.
Wow, didn't realize how many registered users you had. Yah, that explains the need for all that bandwidth.
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