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See other thread, changed after feedback.
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Thank you Rusty, I appreciate what you do I'm sure this was an annoying and difficult decision to come to :heart:
I'm just stating the facts.
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>announces temporary pause
>fails to name the time limit


And this guy wants money.
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Humbaba wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 16:46
>announces temporary pause
>fails to name the time limit


And this guy wants money.
If Rusty was really money obsessed there would be ads even while logged in and a bounty to pay for you to be banned.
I'm just stating the facts.
Question is are you going to gargle the truth or swallow?
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Vergil wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 16:55
there would be ads even while logged in
There's no ads even when logged out, company running the ads wanted us to censor content so they got yanked.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:11
Vergil wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 16:55
there would be ads even while logged in
There's no ads even when logged out, company running the ads wanted us to censor content so they got yanked.
Are you willing to be transparent about your costs currently associated with the site and what you earn from it? It's certainly easier for me to support something that way.
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I don't read the chatbox. What led to this pause? Spam? Legal uncertainty?
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J1M wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:37
I don't read the chatbox. What led to this pause? Spam? Legal uncertainty?
An image of bilbo toast that got Soyster really riled up for no reason and since roosty doesn't want to lose his only friend (and Vergil) he just did it to please him.
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Lord of Riva wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:37
Are you willing to be transparent about your costs currently associated with the site and what you earn from it? It's certainly easier for me to support something that way.
ah geez my dude, when I factor in labor costs it's gotta be at least $60,000 a month.
J1M wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:37
What led to this pause? Spam? Legal uncertainty?
Getting ahead of the ghibli spam you see everywhere else tbh.
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J1M wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:37
I don't read the chatbox. What led to this pause? Spam? Legal uncertainty?
spam like you wouldn't believe

also don't call it "the chatbox"
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Stack of Turtles wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:40
J1M wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:37
I don't read the chatbox. What led to this pause? Spam? Legal uncertainty?
spam like you wouldn't believe

also don't call it "the chatbox"
You are now a chatbox denizen. Rue the day you clicked login :king:
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rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:40
ah geez my dude, when I factor in labor costs it's gotta be at least $60,000 a month.
as a more serious answer:
I considered being transparent at one point but I realized it would be pretty easy to figure out who my hosting providers are if I provided an actual breakdown and yes there are people who would love to send emails to our hosting providers(or the people above them) to get us yanked down. They already do it semi-regularly to cloudflare, the only public-facing part of our infrastructure.

If people don't want to buy platinum because of the lack of transparency, that's fine.
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Lord of Riva wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:37
rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:11
Vergil wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 16:55
there would be ads even while logged in
There's no ads even when logged out, company running the ads wanted us to censor content so they got yanked.
Are you willing to be transparent about your costs currently associated with the site and what you earn from it? It's certainly easier for me to support something that way.
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Valter wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:43
Stack of Turtles wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:40
J1M wrote: ↑ March 28th, 2025, 17:37
I don't read the chatbox. What led to this pause? Spam? Legal uncertainty?
spam like you wouldn't believe

also don't call it "the chatbox"
You are now a chatbox denizen. Rue the day you clicked login :king:
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I don't think I've ever seen you make a post this rule would apply to
I'm just stating the facts.
Question is are you going to gargle the truth or swallow?