Mystic_Morgue posted:But What if the free accounts had ads and then some members can pay like $10 or however much would work to avoid seeing the ads?
If I may spread my two cents: now this sounds pretty solid indeed, and I'm not sure on the tech part itself... but shouldn't browser add-ons be considered? Firefox for instance has an ad blocker/filter, which (when turned on) filters pretty much all the ads. I have my doubts if people would still pay those $10 instead of simply downloading a free add-on (I too am keeping the Niggy Tardust example in mind).
Buuuut as I'm no expert, I'm sure I've overlooked a thing or two. Don't hesitate to correct me if I'm wrong. Be as it may, I'm highly thankful for this website and the R&D being done, so some ads definitely won't hold me back. Do what needs to be done.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2009 11:27AM by neon66.