nabashalam
10-13-2009, 07:22 PM
In January of 2008 FACTNet began the Pay to Post system in our discussion forums to help us meet our security, mission and other organizational costs. It has been a successful program in one way. It has kept us solvent, but in another way, it has been less than optimal.
It has reduced the amount and number of forum posters and web traffic significantly! But, we have decided to do an experiment that might make everything better.
For the next 90 days all discussion forum postings will be free! The reason for this change is that we want to experiment once again with the new Google ads that we have just added to the website about 30 days ago.
We hope that after we notify all of the old Factnet discussion forum posters of the 90 days of free posting, both web traffic and Google ad clicks will go up so high that we can fund our mission from Google ads and either drop the discussion forum pay to post completely or, greatly reduce the pay to post subscription costs so none is unable to support the mission in that way.
What you can do to Help Keep the Discussion Forums Free!
1.) Email your friends that posting is free again at Factnet.
2.) Click Google ads on the Factnet website relevant to your interests. It will help us meet our mission funding.
A Special Note for Existing paid Subscribers:
For existing paid subscribers: If we drop all fees you will be given the choice of donating your prorated subscription fees or getting a prorated refund if we drop the fees in the future. Or if we lower the rates in the future we will prorate your current subscription to the new rates.
Let's see if we can get back the thriving communities we once had here!
IMHO
FACTNet
ps Please post this announcement on your favorite threads/discussion groups etc.
Thanks Everyone!!!:o
It has reduced the amount and number of forum posters and web traffic significantly! But, we have decided to do an experiment that might make everything better.
For the next 90 days all discussion forum postings will be free! The reason for this change is that we want to experiment once again with the new Google ads that we have just added to the website about 30 days ago.
We hope that after we notify all of the old Factnet discussion forum posters of the 90 days of free posting, both web traffic and Google ad clicks will go up so high that we can fund our mission from Google ads and either drop the discussion forum pay to post completely or, greatly reduce the pay to post subscription costs so none is unable to support the mission in that way.
What you can do to Help Keep the Discussion Forums Free!
1.) Email your friends that posting is free again at Factnet.
2.) Click Google ads on the Factnet website relevant to your interests. It will help us meet our mission funding.
A Special Note for Existing paid Subscribers:
For existing paid subscribers: If we drop all fees you will be given the choice of donating your prorated subscription fees or getting a prorated refund if we drop the fees in the future. Or if we lower the rates in the future we will prorate your current subscription to the new rates.
Let's see if we can get back the thriving communities we once had here!
IMHO
FACTNet
ps Please post this announcement on your favorite threads/discussion groups etc.
Thanks Everyone!!!:o