Paying for AO - Google Adds

[Muzikman]

For only $9.99/month - you get HOT, LIVE-ACTION video feeds from AGD HQ (from a QuickCam we got for free). We've got the sexiest paintball technicians on the Internet! Get a voyeur's look into marker assembly, lubing of o-rings, and witness paintball markers being chronographed, you guessed it, HOT! Cameo appearances by the AGD-Ladies walking by... SIZZLING!

They already tried this a few years back.

[FreakBaller12]

I'm confused, are the ads on the site yet? If they are, I don't see them.

[Resurection]

We serve just under a gig a month FYI.

Tom,

If that is the extent of your bandwidth, then I would certainly be able to help the hosting as a donation. It might make a difference, if I hosted all of the graphic portions of the site. vBulliten can be very easily edited to look to a different host for the images, and they are the biggest chunk of bandwidth.

Well, Google Ads are far from the worst, and if you want to try them first, by all means do so. Just remember that my offer is on the table, and I would be honored to help in any way I can.

Dave

[hitech]

Well, I for one do not mind google ads. They seem fairly unobtrusive to me.

And Resurection, I too would like to thank you for your offer to help AO. Regardless of the outcome, it is the thought that counts. You da man!

[Chipper]

I hate to be a pain, but paying to post on AO would just plain suck. I know upkeep costs alot, but the Google ads should help alot. Heck, I'll click 1 or 2 everytime I log on as long as I don't have to pay.

[FreakBaller12]

somebody want to screenshot the google ads, I'm curious to what they look like since they don't appear on my computer, unless of course I'm retarded and they aren't up yet.

[Eric Cartman]

Google ads are no big deal. I click a few every time I'm on the thorums and I'll do the same here.

[temps]

We serve just under a gig a month FYI.

Only a gig I hosted a web game and we used just over 2 gigs and that didnt have too many members..

Also I think google adds are a greate idea.

[Kevmaster]

yeah, its actually more than that...the 1gb number was a mistake

[Flamebo]

Good luck guys. I'm not active in the paintball world and a whole lots changed around here (and everywhere else) since I was, but I spent a few years of my life in this online community and every now and again I like to see what's up.

I'd hate to log in one day and see that I needed to pay a fee to register for this board, as that's not what it was ever about. Google ads seem like a justified necessary evil, and though I've got "ethical issues" with Google strategies to rule the internet, I'd hope that everyone will be able to overlook the small annoyance they might be.

I've also noticed that Tom's account is now titled "Former President of AGD". Wow. In the 10 minutes I've been browsing the forums I'm a little overwhelmed at how much is going on with this patent crap and legal overpowering. An inventor has a right to have his idea protected, but as far as I can tell this seems to have become a huge corporate ordeal where all the small businesses who care about the sport and wanted to see it grow are being squeezed dry in an effort to maximize profits. Such is the nature of capitalism I suppose. Hey, you guys always wanted to see more paintball on TV. These are the consequences.

On a lighter note, I really hope AGD can overcome this in the long run and come up with a new product line for the die-hards out there. I recently had the opportunity to toy with a handful of the newer markers (Diadem, Ion, DM5, Intimidator) and I had to admit that I was just blown away by these things. Technology in this sport has really come a long way since my first Level 6 Automag, and it all seems incredibly affordable and reliable. I always enjoyed the simplicity of AGD's innovative design, but it seems the sport has gone in a different direction. I know how much everyone loved Airgun Designs and their products, and hopefully they can come up with a design to compete in the new generation of the sport. If not, I hope we don't forget that it was a helluva lot of fun while it lasted.

Good Luck again, and Thanks for keeping me busy,

Garrison

[Muzikman]

Wow, Flamebo!