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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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We are still Audi enthusiasts for Audi enthusiasts. Bandwidth is hardly our only expense though. We are a break even operation and need to monetize each forum. The off topic forums get no where near the click through rates as the on topic forums and we need to try new things to cover all of our expenses.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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Break even?

I guess the question is after what expenses?

I'd guess the bandwidth costs are $1500-2000 a month, even if they're higher than that I'm pretty sure the ad revenue outstrips that by many factors.

Maybe it's none of my business if you guys are drawing income from the site but it just seems that it's lost focus as an place by and for enthusiasts and has become a for-profit venture.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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Please do not support this most invasive form of advertising
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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Default let 'em take 'em, i hate all those people anyway.

JUST KIDDING.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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Default and.....

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What does "noted" mean? "I hear you, but I don't give a crap about what you think"?
I can't for the life of me imagine what you <i>thought</i> the reaction to those text links would be, that you went ahead and decided to use them. Mu$t've been $uch a good offer that you ju$t couldn't $tand to turn it down, huh.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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Default You weren't listening. They need to "monetize EACH forum".

If you don't want adlinks in the Politics forum, the other alternative is to require you to remit a "token amount" to paypal each day before you can post. Hey, it won't be much. Gotta MONETIZE EACH FORUM, baby. No click-throughs? You're ARE gonna pay another way. Of course, this is just to cover expenses, and you'll just have to believe that when you're told that. What those expenses are and how they're covered by other advertising revenue is none of your damn business.
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 04:09 AM
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You should stop by TOF more often...
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