[FAQ] We're NOT moving

don't forget the cost of rent. remember, that's why we're moving. We can't afford IGN anymore.....

 

I'm surprised at IGN to be honest. TFN has been a good organization to them with lots of users and lots of traffic.

I can't believe they wouldn't want to bargain that $2000/month offer down or renew the contract for a couple more years at least.

 

well, that's what was presented to us; check the threads....

 

I know I am in no position to make a suggestion, but it seems ezboard could be a possibility, however I cannot be sure since it does seems to charge a lot of money for even small boards (then again, I could be wrong).

Hope every little bit helps,

Elanor

 

You are in a position to make suggestions. We encourage it. Thank you for the input provided.

 

Wise said up to $2000/month.

That's a theoretical maximum, NOT the monthly running costs.

I'd imagine the real reason is so he can pocket the Ad revenue.

UKS

 

Now come on, no cheap shots. $2,000 is several hundred above my mortgage payment. That's a great deal of money.

 

why is the contract running out now..

wouldnt it be smarter to have had the contract last until after C3 and ROTS???

i guess it IGN's lost, i bet they make alot of money off all those darn banner adds.

 

I believe it was a five-year contract. Sure, it would have been better to have a contrct through 2006, but that's probably what was available at the time.

I guess this a question better answered by Josh.

 

One would almost think for $2000, IGN would be fighting to keep us. Not to mention the money they make off the ads. They come out of this with a bustling profit.

~*Whisper*~

 

Can we get a coke machine installed?

 

Everything would get stick, because of all the spilled coke. Just imagine, sticky threads everwhere!

 

I don't think Iggy was talking about that kind of coke.

 

Then he better start talking about Coca-Cola.

 

Cocaine does not come from a "coke machine"

It's quite obvious what Ignant was referring to.

 

A lot of you don't seem to realize just how expensive it can be to host a site like this, especially with all the bandwidth and space that it uses. The banner ads aren't any great source of revenue, since most people rarely click them, and because, as Firefox and ad-blocking software becomes more popular, fewer and fewer people even see the ads anymore.

 

You have to remember people who run these boards and IGN dont exactly have the greatest brain in the world. It is like a 36 year old having the brain of a 4 year old they just dont use them.

 

Will we be able to upload our own icons?

Probably not, and not due to physical restrictions: it's the opinion of the Mod Squad that control over icons should be kept by us to ensure a) a basic level of quality, b) that the icons don't get too large and cumbersome for 56k users to load, and c) that nothing profane or unacceptable to the TOS will be uploaded.


I agree completely with this. As for why, let me add another reason.

d) people are likely to upload icons with spoilers in them which will tick off me and others who are spoiler-free for Episode 3.

Thank you.

Also, if the new system would be able to have a way for people to block out spoiler avatars, that would be superb.

Thanks again.

 

What about the TOS/PG rating for the forums? I hope that doesn't change

 

What about the TOS/PG rating for the forums? I hope that doesn't change

Since the TOS aren't explicited tied to IGN, I'd imagine they wouldn't change when we move.


Also, if the new system would be able to have a way for people to block out spoiler avatars, that would be superb.

There's a way to do that now that doesn't involve the board system at all. Download Mozilla Firefox and install the "Adblock" extension, and set it to block all images from http://www1.theforce.net/icons/episode3/ (as per the instructions at the top of this forum). That will prevent you from seeing any spoiler avatars currently in the JC's icon archives.

I_F

 

so, in 2000 we didnt put 3 and 3 together and know ROTS would be out this year, and to get a longer contract.

 

There's a way to do that now that doesn't involve the board system at all. Download Mozilla Firefox and install the "Adblock" extension, and set it to block all images from http://www1.theforce.net/icons/episode3/ (as per the instructions at the top of this forum). That will prevent you from seeing any spoiler avatars currently in the JC's icon archives.

Tried it.

It blocks all images not just from the Episode3 folder for some reason. So I see no avatars.

Which is fine.

However, at work I'm locked into IE because I work for network nazis so that doesn't help me 50% of the time.

 

A lot of you don't seem to realize just how expensive it can be to host a site like this, especially with all the bandwidth and space that it uses. The banner ads aren't any great source of revenue, since most people rarely click them, and because, as Firefox and ad-blocking software becomes more popular, fewer and fewer people even see the ads anymore.

But if the JC is really that unwieldly, how can we afford to host it ourselves? Would the new site still have ad banners, then?

I don't know. I suppose I'm rather ignorant of how such things work.

 

Tried it.

It blocks all images not just from the Episode3 folder for some reason. So I see no avatars.

Which is fine.

However, at work I'm locked into IE because I work for network nazis so that doesn't help me 50% of the time.


On IE, if you're really serious about the icons, you can go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced, then scroll down the list until you see "Multimedia". Under that heading, uncheck "Show Pictures". This will stop you from seeing any images at any website you visit, so it's very, very high-handed. It will, though, prevent Episode III spoiler images from leaking through.

I_F

 

shakes head, I know Ezboards are not that cheap, and the popups are extremely bad, thats why some of the groups moved to different boards

and Ezboards would crash with the amount of traffic the JC gives

actually theres very few servers would be able to handle this type of traffic anyway