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Christian I think you are doing a fantastic job

and don't mind the banners at all they sometimes even have interesting adds like cars i shouldn't be looking at all :P

ps. i wouldn't mind extra scrolling tbh and only thing way it affects me personally is that my beloved

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links aren't on one line anymore (i run 1280x1024 at work and home)

-Zennon

edit: changed number of new messages so i look super duper popular

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Hahaha, I didnt even notice that number of messages.

Thanks Zennon, that means a lot!

Yeah that line break bothers me too. I havve been thinking about moving the little banner to the left so everything it on one line again but I thought it would look too off centre...

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Christian i think i speak for the majority of sau'ers when i say that if you do eventually make a profit off these forums then good! Why shouldn't you. It is a wealth of information (and gheyness in teh wasteland) like no other. And normally you would have to pay for what we get here for free

i am glad to donate as i am extremely gratefull for all the information, knowledge and even entertainment i have recieved on sau.

i say bring on teh ads! As long as they stay up top and down below then how can they possibly bother anyone?

and to anyone that thinks they are too good to have ads keeping their FREE forum alive... Boostcruisin's that way ~~~> !

Hahaha, I didnt even notice that number of messages.

Thanks Zennon, that means a lot!

Yeah that line break bothers me too. I havve been thinking about moving the little banner to the left so everything it on one line again but I thought it would look too off centre...

Christian

this doesn't look bad i think... (just an option)

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edit: crap - forgot the change number of new messages

You know, i started this thread with the idea to change the banner to include more cars - the R35 for example.

I did not anticipate the arguments that would break out over it.

Im washing my hands of this and i will ask again, seeing as my post was deleted and the poll was changed to include something i did not type in, 2 basic things.

Firstly, how much does it actually cost to run a website? Surely not that much.

Secondly, whoever the mod was that screwed with my poll, kindly change it back immediately.

You as well as a few others may think its funny but its another example of how you manipulate the board to your own whims.

And im not impressed with it.

1. I dont get much change from $1000 per month. And the server is reaching capacity.

2. No idea who it was but I agree that it shouldnt have been changed.

3. Dont get so defensive. Discussions and arguments are good providing people dont take it to heart and a difference of opinion can be appreciated.

Christian

Christian i think i speak for the majority of sau'ers when i say that if you do eventually make a profit off these forums then good! Why shouldn't you. It is a wealth of information (and gheyness in teh wasteland) like no other. And normally you would have to pay for what we get here for free

i am glad to donate as i am extremely gratefull for all the information, knowledge and even entertainment i have recieved on sau.

i say bring on teh ads! As long as they stay up top and down below then how can they possibly bother anyone?

and to anyone that thinks they are too good to have ads keeping their FREE forum alive... Boostcruisin's that way ~~~> !

Thanks mate!! :P

Thanks for the reply Christian. Im not getting defensive simply because of the fact that what the discussion has turned into has nothing to do with what i originally implied.

What has got me frustrated is that if there is any heat being shelled out over this issue, people will automatically think i was the one who instigated it because im the thread starter. Whoever changed the poll hasnt made it any easier.

I will say one thing though and that is that by way of this thread, i suddenly felt the necessity to make a donation simply because of the fact that the website deserved it.

$1000 you say? hmm, where are most of those costs coming from Christian, id really like to know.

Hosting. Thats all hosting. The site generates close to 500GB of transfer monthly (thats why I cant host it in AU). The site weighs in at around 60GB of storage (Not including the db). Then there are both onsite and offsite backups (to the server, to Amazon's file storage service and to my local server).

It would be a lot more to put it on AU hosting although, its been on the cards a lot lately.

C

Secondly, whoever the mod was that screwed with my poll, kindly change it back immediately.

You as well as a few others may think its funny but its another example of how you manipulate the board to your own whims.

And im not impressed with it.

boo-hoo-hoo

for the record how did your poll differ from the new one? your options are still there aren't they? (top 2/3) just a few more options were added

  • Yes, change it immediately to the R35
  • No, i like the R34. Don't touch it.
  • I dont care, i like Russian cars.
  • What's a skyline? (for wastelanders only)
  • who thinks m3gtr has too much time on his hands and should keep these great "ideas" to himself?

That actually looks quite good.

you sounds surprised :P

^^ You did a good job by putting all the personal controls on one side.

So basically you have set up a personal conrtrol panel for the user instead of looking left and right to work out where everything is.

Cool!

Hosting. Thats all hosting. The site generates close to 500GB of transfer monthly (thats why I cant host it in AU). The site weighs in at around 60GB of storage (Not including the db). Then there are both onsite and offsite backups (to the server, to Amazon's file storage service and to my local server).

It would be a lot more to put it on AU hosting although, its been on the cards a lot lately.

C

I see. There arent any other ways to cut costs somehow? Why are you using Amazon anyway?

I actually think half a Terabyte each month isnt that bad but $1000 a month for the traffic?

boo-hoo-hoo

for the record how did your poll differ from the new one? your options are still there aren't they? (top 2/3) just a few more options were added

  • Yes, change it immediately to the R35
  • No, i like the R34. Don't touch it.
  • I dont care, i like Russian cars.
  • What's a skyline? (for wastelanders only)
  • who thinks m3gtr has too much time on his hands and should keep these great "ideas" to himself?

you sounds surprised :P

Dude, number 5 was added by a mod, not me.

I see. There arent any other ways to cut costs somehow? Why are you using Amazon anyway?

I actually think half a Terabyte each month isnt that bad but $1000 a month for the traffic?

Nope, $1000 a month for a kick ass box, 10Mbit connection and 3 TB of data (that we only use 500GB of).

Amazon? They have an awesome network and we utilise their web services for high availability backups.

Good to see Christian coming out of the woodwork and shedding some light on the banner situation.

At the end of the day, it's his forum, it's his decision. If the ads are for profit, or just to keep the site afloat, that's his business.

If the changes to the site, like the ad/banner saga here, are bad choices and get in the way of enjoying SAU then people are likely to stop using this forum.

But i highly doubt that will happen. The banner is a VERY minor part of the SAU experience, and the opponents of the new banner (myself included) are complaining out of sentimentality. I personally thought the old banner looked good.

But running what is essentially a business, i'm sure Christian will agree, would be done with the least amount of sentiment possible.

Couldnt we have a little bit of excitement.

As in a GIF image, the S comes up flashes around abit.. Then AU comes up and abit of earth quake sensation and the AU cracks like plaster sits there for abit n then your done or repeat..

Yes. sounds great I think

lol so many topics have been raised.. on top of that.. christian has managed to turn everyone on his side lol

another benefit.. 95% of SAU members have quit smoking, bought a 300c, applied for personal loans and have got themselves outta debt.. B-E-A-UTIFUL

and as shan said.. if you make a profit then all good for you.. i mean people dont go around abusing boss's for making profits in their business..

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