when will end, that eternal sliding begging ?
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when will end, that eternal sliding begging ?
It says quite plainly on it mauro
This place don't run on thin air you know :(
I understand the needs of the site very well
but the setting makes navigation almost impossible
until recently there was a “close” button (now disappeared)
I can not see the posts anymore
I'm sorry to have to complain...but I remeber the site of the best times
Thanks Mauro. We will address the "close" button.
This place is over priced. There, I said it. I know money needs to come in, but the rates are too high, and you're keeping out people who would gladly pay if it were lower.
The truth is, Tumblr is free* and has gigabytes of content every day. You guys are going to go the way of the dinosaur if you think this big payment model is a long term successful idea. I paid Platinum here for years, but your current rates I cannot justify. It's spank-material. The Tubes have most of it. Even your "exclusive" content gets spread everywhere. I don't spread it around, but I see watermarked FF stuff all the time. It's just not a marketable hook anymore, folks. Reddit has so much material it's actually quite astonishing, and the bizarre specificity of it all is fascinating.
Anyway, I wish you guys success, but I won't be surprised if this place is abandoned within 5 years. I find it sad.
Just my honest opinion.
*yes, I understand Tumblr has a business model that rakes in cash
mauro the dropdown has a close button now.
Thanks for you comments Pranky. What exactly do you suggest we do please?
If I may add my $.02, the popup ad is intrusive, but I understand the need to generate revenue. My objection is the frequency that it appears. On some of my visits here, it has appeared on almost every single page load. It appears to be set to come up at random, with no limit on the number of instances. I was hoping that might change when the prior offer expired, but the new one is just as bad. It's a nag, like a salesman following you around a store, continuously asking if you need help no matter how many times you say, "No, thank you." For many people, that kind of nagging will drive them right out of the store. Same applies here.
Is it possible to limit how many times the ad appears within a session? I'm a former web developer, and my approach would be to set session variables (cookies that expire as soon as the visit/session expires, usually 20 minutes by default). The code would display the popup on the first page load and set a counter. Once a specified number of popups had displayed (please, no more than 2 or 3) it would stop. It could also count page loads between popups, allowing a minimum rest of say, 5 page loads before displaying the popup again.
I think limiting the number and frequency of popup ads will help this site promote more subscriptions without driving away potential customers.
I don't know. Lower the price?Quote:
Originally Posted by SimonKemp
I simply don't see younger (21+ years old) people signing up and paying this much. It's just a lot of money for spank material that eventually bleeds into every "free" part of the 'net.
I don't know if there is an answer. I'm just not optimistic, and I cannot see spending so much per month on jerk-off material. It's crazy.
Thanks Simon, I really appreciate the decision.
I'm happy you have the technological expertise to make this suggestion. I was going to suggest something similar, that is, limiting the frequency, without furnishing the means to nave it successfully accomplished.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Daemon
I completely understand the financial issue (no one does anything for free or you don't do it for long!) but I agree it seems a bit pricey. Unfortunately I'm not in a financial position to subscribe to any sites any longer so perhaps I have no standing in the matter.
I think comparing FF with services like Tumblr and Reddit isn't really comparing like for like. In FF you get a focused,on-topic, well moderated space. Some of the material on here isn't easy to find anywhere else. Tumblr is great for what it is, but finding things is more time consuming and you are limited to small clips.
The site does need money to operate of course. The fee is still significantly less than that of a pay site - which would average what, $25? a month.
Is it worth the money? In my view yes. I would like to see more done to incentivise frequent contributors and people who actively participate, especially those with original, personal content. What's often forgotten is that FF isn't a pay site, it's trying to be a community. People who contribute pay just like everyone else.
Are forums in decline? I would say it's inevitable that all forums with a bulletin board format will experience a decline in membership and many will close. The software can be a limiting factor - vbulletin which runs FF started out in the year 2000. The file size limit, the need for hjsplit, and the poor mobile interface all show its age. However with good moderation and an active community providing content and comment, I think FF should have a good few years left in it yet.
And now we have a self-popping banner taking up space on the bottom in addition to the sliding popup. Seriously, are you guys trying to drive away visitors?
What might help is the Platinum Preview section. If we're looking to add new subscribers we should try and present more material to try out and put more of the advertising there. Content is after all king, and the BB software makes it harder than a regular site to see - you only see thumbnails from free and getting to it is the equivalent of looking behind the beaded curtain :)
Maybe putting more into the weekly Platinum Preview section, highlight clips and images can be presented each week for download and this will surely encourage more subs.