Ad Free Forum!

[Little Bird]

You may be pleased to know that we have purchased ad removal for the boards.

Whether this is of interest to you or not, I felt it worth keeping you all in the loop!

[MrCC]

Thanks. Nobody likes ads. ;)

[michaelsjewel]

there were ads on this site? :luck:

[LonelyLullaby]

You guys are awesome thanks so much. You are doing an amazing job here
The forum looks very professional ;)

[Little Bird]

Well I am glad you appreciate it. Ads are annoying so it is great that we have the option to get rid of them

[LonelyLullaby]

The ads are back! What happened guys?

[MrCC]

Yea, they are! Did you guys forget to pay the bill? If you need money ask for donations. ;) :P

[michaelsjewel]

u know lately is the first i noticed the ads....lol

if anyone cares...my site now has an ad - but i consider it not bad since it's a link to my sister's online store - why not help a sibling? besides, not like anyone's going to notice it @ the bottom of the page...lol

[MrCC]

You capitalist dog. ;) :P

[michaelsjewel]

but i don't get compensated for it..... so take that!!!!


i pay all 350 dollars to host that site a year now thanks to my lovely upgrade for media and s***...lol

[Little Bird]

It has to be renewed. The payment is only good for so many page views. I knew it was getting low but didn't realise the credits would go so quickly. Give me a min, I'll do it now.

[Little Bird]

Done!

That means we have had over 31,500 page views since 23rd March!

[michaelsjewel]

it does it by page views kierra? omg...i feel so sorry for u!!!! - talk about a waste of money - i'd live with the ads actually b/c they really aren't a problem - as long as they aren't nasty pop-ups i'm ok with it :)

[Little Bird]

It's ok, it's not a lot of money at all. About ?3 per month on our regular status checks. Beside, Dave and I will be taking turns. It would have been his turn this time but I can't stand the ads so I just went ahead and bought this months again.

Dave...you're the next time!

[LonelyLullaby]

:clapjoy: great job thanks guys
I don't really mind the ads either, I was just happy when you decided that you didn't want them. It looks like a professional forum :) But if it's a problem with money we'll all like them for you :wub:

[bluediamond]

I have a New Jewel Forum mug lol, how sad am i :-)

If anyone would like t-shirts the logo looks great on a Black t-shirt.

la la la la

ps, yeah Kiera i will pay for the next ads removal no problem.


dave

[MrCC]

I agree with what others have said, the ads are no big deal. If you ever decide not to pay for them I can certainly live with them. I like having them gone, it's no big deal if they ever come back.

No worries. And thanks again.

[Little Bird]

Well I appreciate everyones kindness on this. There of course will be times where I just can't get to renew it ontime or just can't pay it but for as long as I can afford to, I will keep the forum ad-free.

[bluediamond]

Kiera,

I of course will help whenever you want me to, no problem.

I think its important that JKF members are aware that the Administrators have put a lot of time into running this successfull forum, and that as the site grows it is only fair that we should bring cost etc up.

For example:

I designed a website for a friend a few years ago, i didnt get paid a thing as i was doing it out of the kindness of my heart, however a few months later i started getting bills from the hosting company as well as every year a domain name bill. Ive not told him as to be honest, i was happy to add the site to my portfolio, but it did teach me a lesson.

Of course it would get silly if we started to make this forum a subscription service like some other (we cant mention) lol... The Offical Jewel Site la la la la

So, we will keep the ads off this site, we will update this site and keep administrating this site whenever we feel the need. We need to keep this forum a friendly and comfortable place for people to come, have fun, and always know that there thoughts and opinions are read by a lot of people.

ps, so who wants a printed JKF mug and t-shirt then lol ???

:lalala:
Dave

[Little Bird]

Originally posted by bluediamond@Apr 27 2005, 10:05 AM
ps, so who wants a printed JKF mug and t-shirt then lol ???

:lalala:
Dave
I would like both but as an administrator, I insist I get them BOTH for free. :P B)

Great idea though

[bluediamond]

Kiera - they are great, the mugs cost ?8.99 plus p+p They have the light blue background with the topbar logo.

and the t-shirts(hmm i will send you a pic in email)
:lalala:
Dave

[Little Bird]

Ok, so we are removing the ads from the forum and putting them to our cups of tea and coffee? That could work! Hee hee.