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echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
i hadne heard of pateron and checked it and the dude on the left looks like tom collins and i think infact is

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echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
how much money does this site need to generate above and beyond its current state to stay legit? like maybe $212? i mean with an extra $38 then we can solve this mess?

also a lot of god drat wikis have been started in this thread. would have made sense to combine your efforts into one giant mega wiki rather than a dozen or so satellite wikis
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"ill fork the wiki" is the new "ill start the wiki"

platonicbackrub
Sep 8, 2015

instead of accounts you get an ssh login on lowtax's RIG

Mad Wack
Mar 27, 2008

"The faster you use your cooldowns, the faster you can use them again"
create artisinal wood trays with each post etched into them, sell each tray for 200 dollars

Orcs and Ostriches
Aug 26, 2010


The Great Twist

Mad Wack posted:

create artisinal wood trays with each post etched into them, sell each tray for 200 dollars

this but toilet paper

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat
lowtax have you thought about selling forums spaceships??

Beast of Bourbon
Sep 25, 2013

Pillbug
what if you monetized/gameified the forums in a more engaging way?

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord

Orcs and Ostriches posted:

this but toilet paper

i remember novelty printed toilet paper being popular at some point

lowtax might just be the man to bring them back

power botton
Nov 2, 2011

every month there should be a raffle for new accounts for a new macintosh computer

Beast of Bourbon
Sep 25, 2013

Pillbug
lowtax should offer brands the opportunity to sponsor subforums

"YOSPOS - brought to you by Blackberry" for example
"Laissez's Faire - brought to you by the Secret Service" etc

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot

Space-Pope posted:

lol why loving bother

no one in charge would actually be willing to put forth the effort to save the forums. that, and the only people they'll listen to are FYAD/helldump posters who made the forum poo poo to begin with
this post is still being proven right when the only responses thus far are freaking out at minor hyperbole and a joke about vBulletin licensing

again: coming up with new ways to throw money at SA is dumb and won't fix anything, because they're not going to attract new people. it just looks desperate, like you're trying to milk a dead cow for all it's worth. you need to bring in new people. to do that, you might have to make some very heavy, very tough decisions like, "should we let the biggest subforum post weird racist poo poo" and "should we even have a subforum that exists for no purpose other than to post monkey-cheese garbage and obsessively, creepily stalk other members of the forums"

protip: the answer to both of those questions is "no" if you you want to actually bring in anyone other than kids banned from 4chan

Space-Pope fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Sep 30, 2015

yeah actually they will
Aug 18, 2012

Space-Pope posted:

this post is still being proven right when the only responses thus far are freaking out at minor hyperbole and a joke about vBulletin licensing

again: coming up with new ways to throw money at SA is dumb and won't fix anything, because they're not going to attract new people. it just looks desperate, like you're trying to milk a dead cow for all it's worth. you need to bring in new people. to do that, you might have to make some very heavy, very tough decisions like, "should we let the biggest subforum post weird racist poo poo" and "should we even have a subforum that exists for no purpose other than to post monkey-cheese garbage and obsessively, creepily stalk other members of the forums"

protip: the answer to both of those questions is "no" if you you want to actually bring in anyone other than kids banned from 4chan

Lowtax
Nov 16, 1999

by Skyl3lazer

Space-Pope posted:

this post is still being proven right when the only responses thus far are freaking out at minor hyperbole and a joke about vBulletin licensing

again: coming up with new ways to throw money at SA is dumb and won't fix anything, because they're not going to attract new people. it just looks desperate, like you're trying to milk a dead cow for all it's worth. you need to bring in new people. to do that, you might have to make some very heavy, very tough decisions like, "should we let the biggest subforum post weird racist poo poo" and "should we even have a subforum that exists for no purpose other than to post monkey-cheese garbage and obsessively, creepily stalk other members of the forums"

protip: the answer to both of those questions is "no" if you you want to actually bring in anyone other than kids banned from 4chan
I never have, and never will, care about bringing in new people

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

Lowtax posted:

I never have, and never will, care about bringing in new people
then the forums have already died

Cat Face Joe
Feb 20, 2005

goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes



here lies sa forums

they never scored
:rip:

Lowtax
Nov 16, 1999

by Skyl3lazer

Sham bam bamina! posted:

then the forums have already died
then the forums died in 2000 because I never actively went after bringing in new members

Beast of Bourbon
Sep 25, 2013

Pillbug
lowtax, can i see your marketing and growth plans for FYs '15-20 please, we really want to see some concrete steps taken to grow your brand before we commit to more shitposting

Puppy Galaxy
Aug 1, 2004

Space-Pope posted:


should we even have a subforum that exists for no purpose other than to post monkey-cheese garbage and obsessively, creepily stalk other members of the forums"


but enough about Coupons

triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014



skipping 219 posts to say that i still love my dead gay forums

yeah actually they will
Aug 18, 2012
I love to post monkey-cheese garbage and obsessively, creepily stalk other members of the forums. It kicks rear end

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

Lowtax posted:

then the forums died in 2000 because I never actively went after bringing in new members
congratulations on not fixing what wasn't a problem??

it's baffling that you're set against taking even the simplest action to shore up declining popularity when that declining popularity seems to bring you nothing but personal misery in the first place. you (justifiably) complain about revenue and yet you refuse to do anything about the source of that revenue?

Sham bam bamina! fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Sep 30, 2015

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot

Sham bam bamina! posted:

then the forums have already died
this. if you're not willing to try and attract new members, then you shouldn't be surprised that your site's slowly dying

Puppy Galaxy
Aug 1, 2004

no they will not posted:

I love to post monkey-cheese garbage and obsessively, creepily stalk other members of the forums. It kicks rear end

yeah actually they will
Aug 18, 2012
I joined the forums for the subforum for monkey cheese garbage so I think that guy who made the really bad post is barking up the wrong tree.

cowboy beepboop
Feb 24, 2001

at this point it would probably be easier to start with a fresh vb or whatever forum software, migrate the data and rebuild any features you want to keep as plugins or whatever

god drat space pope your av hurts my eyes

Puppy Galaxy
Aug 1, 2004

Lowtax posted:

then the forums died in 2000 because I never actively went after bringing in new members

lowtax, i mean this sincerely, what exactly are you trying to accomplish if you're not trying to bring in new members? why even talk about how revenue is way down, or how you're doing stuff to your back end (lol)?

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord

triple sulk posted:

skipping 219 posts to say that i still love my dead gay forums

JawnV6
Jul 4, 2004

So hot ...

Puppy Galaxy posted:

but enough about Coupons

couponers have mastered the ignore lists in a way we can't hope to emulate

Korean Boomhauer
Sep 4, 2008
i really like posting here and have no idea where i would go if hte fourms peaced outtie thats my carepost for the day

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord

Korean Boomhauer posted:

i really like posting here and have no idea where i would go if hte fourms peaced outtie thats my carepost for the day

OB_Juan
Nov 24, 2004

Not every day is a good day.


Dinosaur Gum

Korean Boomhauer posted:

i really like posting here and have no idea where i would go if hte fourms peaced outtie thats my carepost for the day

Emptyquoter
Feb 26, 2014

triple sulk posted:

skipping 219 posts to say that i still love my dead gay forums

Gus Hobbleton
Dec 30, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 3 years!

Korean Boomhauer posted:

i really like posting here and have no idea where i would go if hte fourms peaced outtie thats my carepost for the day

probably the quieter corners of reddit

and dont bring up that reddit is a haven for pedophiles and gamergaters because sa has those and worse in spades

Beast of Bourbon
Sep 25, 2013

Pillbug

Gus Hobbleton posted:

probably the quieter corners of reddit

and dont bring up that reddit is a haven for pedophiles and gamergaters because sa has those and worse in spades

if you ignore FYAD's child porn stuff, reddit is much worse

bump_fn
Apr 12, 2004

two of them
fyad posts like this but gbs posts like this

Puppy Galaxy
Aug 1, 2004

Beast of Bourbon posted:

if you ignore FYAD's child porn stuff, reddit is much worse

I haven't seen any child porn in Fyad :confused:

Lowtax
Nov 16, 1999

by Skyl3lazer

Space-Pope posted:

this. if you're not willing to try and attract new members, then you shouldn't be surprised that your site's slowly dying
I never started this site, and I never ran this site, for the intention of becoming popular and attracting new members, sorry.

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord

Space-Pope posted:

this. if you're not willing to try and attract new members, then you shouldn't be surprised that your site's slowly dying

spope i like you but you post some dumb poo poo sometimes

Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Dec 22, 2005

GET LOSE, YOU CAN'T COMPARE WITH MY POWERS

Lowtax posted:

I never started this site, and I never ran this site, for the intention of becoming popular and attracting new members, sorry.

I would like for there to be new members. Not like, more members, just new members to replace those who leave. You can obviously do whatever you want with your forum, but doing things that are cool and incidentally bring in new members will make a lot of people here happy even if you don't care. I want you to be happy, don't you want me to be happy lowtax???

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Beast of Bourbon
Sep 25, 2013

Pillbug
it would be cool if there was like a pay-to-ban button and members could donate money and eventually ban someone, or maybe even ban them from certain sub forums and such and so forth

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