08 Dec 09
Originally posted by bot 6When I was active playing 15-30 games a year over 5+ years I never had a single game affected. You must have bad luck?
pretty much guaranteed your games our going to get toyed with two or three times a year. is it worth 39.95? i personally dont think so. Zero site problems are worth 39.95! well maybe... maybe one.
call me cheep or whatever but its the principal.
anyways thats all i wanted to say.
I believe I may have had a PGN destroyed at worst, but an honest result was awarded in the end for the game.
Give us a list of your games "toyed with", otherwise I think you're exaggerating.
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08 Dec 09
Originally posted by bot 6Obviously, with your years of experience of managing and developing a chess site for 100,000 users you could do a much better job.
pretty much guaranteed your games our going to get toyed with two or three times a year. is it worth 39.95? i personally dont think so. Zero site problems are worth 39.95! well maybe... maybe one.
call me cheep or whatever but its the principal.
anyways thats all i wanted to say.
08 Dec 09
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Originally posted by bot 6But you are a non-sub. Could it be that cheap bastards like you, are stopping Russ and Chris from ploughing resources into the servers and equipment?
pretty much guaranteed your games our going to get toyed with two or three times a year. is it worth 39.95? i personally dont think so. Zero site problems are worth 39.95! well maybe... maybe one.
call me cheep or whatever but its the principal.
anyways thats all i wanted to say.
08 Dec 09
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundus cheap bastards are raising revenue by viewing ads*, thank you... maybe they'd be better off if no-one subscribed and everyone viewed ads... didyaevahconsidahthathuh?
But you are a non-sub. Could it be that cheap bastards like you, are stopping Russ and Chris from ploughing resources into the servers and equipment?
* sometimes.
08 Dec 09
Originally posted by rhbConsidering this is a recession, and advertising revenue will be drying up. . . i doubt it.
us cheap bastards are raising revenue by viewing ads*, thank you... maybe they'd be better off if no-one subscribed and everyone viewed ads... didyaevahconsidahthathuh?
* sometimes.
08 Dec 09
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundHow many bytes do you think all them stars and wings occupy eh? No subs = loads of data space freed up = no need to invest!*
Considering this is a recession, and advertising revenue will be drying up. . . i doubt it.
* Yes I do know that really it's only one single image for all. Cheapskates make you share a star... how does that make you feel not getting your own star even (unless you're in the Helden move count band)?
08 Dec 09
Originally posted by rhbYeah, cause servers are so cheap these days. . .just ask Activision.
How many bytes do you think all them stars and wings occupy eh? No subs = loads of data space freed up = no need to invest!*
* Yes I do know that really it's only one single image for all. Cheapskates make you share a star... how does that make you feel not getting your own star even (unless you're in the Helden move count band)?
09 Dec 09
Originally posted by rhbThey're pay-per-click (PPC) ads and they probably generate £0.02 - £0.05 per click. Being generous, that equates to roughly 500 clicks per month to equal the £25 subscription. The average click through rate for a PCC advert is 0.5 - 2%. Again being generous that means they would need to serve the ad to 25,000 non-subscribers to generate the same revenue. I'd hazard a guess that the money they get from PPC barely covers the cost of running the adverts.
us cheap bastards are raising revenue by viewing ads*, thank you... maybe they'd be better off if no-one subscribed and everyone viewed ads... didyaevahconsidahthathuh?
* sometimes.