UG to become pay site: Part II

would all you holding-out pieces of shit actually contribute decent info if UG wasn't

  • Contribute

    Votes: 33 55.9%
  • Leech.

    Votes: 26 44.1%

  • Total voters
    59
#21
I haven't replied to this survey yet...........not sure how to answer it. I really don't contribute to "on topic" threads since I am not really active anymore......nor do I leech because I am not really active anymore..........

I come here for the stimulating conversation......
 
#23
Originally posted by jseah
I haven't replied to this survey yet...........not sure how to answer it. I really don't contribute to "on topic" threads since I am not really active anymore......nor do I leech because I am not really active anymore..........

I come here for the stimulating conversation......
Come on now, that's what strip clubs are for.
 
#24
Originally posted by Casper
Come on now, that's what strip clubs are for.
The conversation gets kinda muffled with your face buried between a stripper's tits................

besides, here I don't have to keep paying singles to keep the conversation going.
 
#25
Originally posted by jseah
I haven't replied to this survey yet...........not sure how to answer it. I really don't contribute to "on topic" threads since I am not really active anymore......nor do I leech because I am not really active anymore..........

I come here for the stimulating conversation......
Do you at least get laid?
 
#26
Originally posted by celtic knight
I wouldn't mind paying, but it would need to be a way with no paper trail.
if it goes paysite, go to the post office, buy a money order, and write on it membership dues, Celtic Knight, or you can write membership dues, BigMadM
 
#27
I haven't posted in quite awhile as I have been working a great deal, mostly in London. However, I'm back and was most interested to see that the Slinkster is considering making UG a pay site.

It seems from some of the comments that there have been a number of sites that failed or became marginalized when they went to a pay business model. So, clearly there is some risk to the powers-that-be in doing so.

It might be worthwhile for the hobbiests to do some soul searching as to why the log on to UG. Frankly, I would like to see more reviews of midtown spas, indies, and travellers. And certainly fewer raves about the Yankees and the Red Sox (there's enough about that in the newspapers and on the sports talk shows.

On the other hand, the fact that participants would pay to join the site shows commitment and serious intent to benefit from the thoughts of others. Not to mention the likely disappearance of many of the non-contributing lurkers.

Slinky, I thought an interesting idea was from the guy who suggested engaging a sales person in order to ratchet up the revenue from the ladies who might want to advertise.

I look forward to hearing more.

Glad to be home,

Chels
 

pjorourke

Thinks he's Caesar's Wife
#28
Chels, I don't think SB has said that he was considering turning UG into a pay site. The original question in this pole was: "If UG went pay, would it eliminate the trolls and promote better discussions?" (Currently running 82%/18% against.) This 2nd pole was in response to someone else's comment.
 
#30
Originally posted by pjorourke
Chels, I don't think SB has said that he was considering turning UG into a pay site. The original question in this pole was: "If UG went pay, would it eliminate the trolls and promote better discussions?" (Currently running 82%/18% against.) This 2nd pole was in response to someone else's comment.
Ha. Ha. He said "pole".

 

Jimmy69

My IQ is room temperature
#31
Originally posted by Healixx
"Part II" is about people who are lurkers (people who read and don't contribute) (I am one*). Lurkers take more than they give and that also kills a board because you only have a few people discussing things and getting only some opinions instead of of a wide variety of opinions.
That would be me too. But I post every now and then. But the problem with traffic on this board is that it is too restrictive and censored. People hate that out of the most things and rather not contribute for fear of censorship. Also, the PM and e-male functions are disabled here further causing loss of traffic.

It's pretty easy, the more traffic, the more that can be charged to adveratisers. A lot of us are already paying because we use the providers that adveratise here.

But probably the best way to generate income for this board would be not to charge anything for adspace or the right for mongers to post but charge a nominal fee to both parties for the exchange of contact info. Bingo, you have a site that attracts providers and mogers and the place would be jumping... At this point, levy a nice surcharge for agencies and provide proof that the site is getting hit and making $$. Also, since transactions could be made via something like pay pay, a verification type system automatically goes in effect whereas providers can be somewhat safegarded that x member has x number of years/moths with us.. blah blah...

There are many ways to generate money for this place and lessen trolling that doesn't include membership fees for all.
 
#33
Jimmy69 said:
But probably the best way to generate income for this board would be not to charge anything for adspace or the right for mongers to post but charge a nominal fee to both parties for the exchange of contact info.
I don't know if that would be a good way to Slinky to generate income, but I
imagine it would be a good way for him to get arrested.
 
#34
I am ignorant to the monthly maintenance expense of running the UGB. Slinky, you state that there ar approx. 38,000 members, if each member gave 5 dollars that is 190,000 in one month. If every member commited that same amount for 6 months that would generate 1.1 million dollars. I could be wrong but that would cover your UGB expenses for the year and maybe have a sweepstakes to give out free dates for UGB members with some of the highest caliber of escorts in NY. Maybe, its wishful thinking, however, I just wanted to offer you a fun and exciting solution to UGB's fiscal troubles.
 
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#35
trigger said:
maybe have a sweepstakes to give out free dates for UGB members with some of the highest caliber of escorts in NY.
That might cut down the expense of running the site, since probably Slinkybender would close it down once he went to jail. It would cause a real increase in his legal fees, though.
 
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