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Re: Brickshelf Status
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:27:28 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.brickshelf, Kevin Loch wrote:
> I had long ago written off various ides for charging recurring fees because
> AFOLs and geeks in general expect everything on the web to be free.
I think people are somewhat more open to paying for Internet content than they
used to be. While it's easy to shrug off requests for donations, $5/month is
pretty nominal.
> So we are going to try something new and see if it works. The site will
> continue to work as it does now for free users. Paying users will have
> the opportunity to have greater visibility of their folders (that pass
> moderation and are not junk/avatars). Of course paying users would
> also not see ads nor have ads on their folders.
Will paying users be able to customize their accounts? I posted a few ideas
here:
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=54014
I don't know if allowing the site to continue to work as it does now for free
users is going to generate enough revenue. I think uploading should continue as
it does now, but restrictions should be placed on viewing and downloading for
free users. I would hate for this situation to arise 6 months from now. I can't
see $5/month is a burden on anyone.
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Message is in Reply To:
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| I have not posted until now because there was too much uncertainty about how (or if) this was going to work out. Due to financial reasons, Brickshelf was no longer in a viable position to continue operating. As our costs are billed monthly, any (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jul-07, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf) !!
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