Chiefblackhammer

Animepaper - uses ads which are far more obtrusive than here uses a "donate" option for removal of ads...yeah with a few thousand active members on at any point in the day I can exactly where your right and ads will "kill" the site.

Minitokyo - also uses ads which are far more obtrusive than here, I don't go on there much but I didn't see a method for removing the ads either. I DO know they aren’t hurting for members either.

gaiaonline - biggest forum in the world uses ads no more obtrusive than here...not sure if they have a donate to remove option either

ign - also much bigger than here and they have more ads than any site I have ever seen

and the gamefaqs you mentioned, sorry but they use ads too RIGHT NOW to be exact (I will send you a screen shot if you need it)

My point is cut the BS, sites cost money and AO is doing NOTHING any different than the rest of them...trying to survive and grow…so where are you going to run off to? I frankly can’t stand the attitude that is on AO, this “what can you do for me, give me, give me, give me. I do so much for the site, I post loads and upload images I DESERVE IT…blah blah blah”

Guess what SO DO ALL THE MEMBERS ON THOSE OTHER SITES and they don’t complain about how bad they have it. In fact it costs them more, most of those sites you have to PAY for some of their features either by your activity, images or with money. AO offers those same services for FREE. Check their gallery cost verses ours.

SO why are those sites growing? Why are those site’s members happy? They get the concept of community and because they love their community they give without expecting anything in return (though they do get stuff in return in terms of papers or credits for stuff which I might add we do here). In fact they spend their hard earned money on artbooks, scanning, posting, giving actual feedback (beyond the mods are so mean) helping code, make buttons, banners etc…and they LOVE doing it because it is their site and they take pride in trying to make it the best.

It isn’t the site owner who truly improves this site it is the members and if AO isn’t progressing it is the member’s (myself included) fault. Yes maybe you’re giving your hearts all, even to the point it hurts.

I don’t deny that some people on this site give much more of their time, money (artbooks cost we get that), intelligence etc…we appreciate it and I know you don’t get the proper “thanks” but guess what that is your choice and either you do it because you love this site and want it to be the best or you shouldn’t be doing it. Because whining and complaining is not what this site needs, you all hate people who whine and complain all the time so why become one yourself.

I give my fair share of time, money (hey I upload scans too and those artbooks & DVD’s cost me just the same), etc… and frankly I WANT the ads left for me unless I decide to donate to the site cause I don’t think that just because I am a mod or have given to this site for 4+ years that I deserve anything and I want this site to be as profitable as it can be so we can get upgrades and so DB doesn’t sell the site to a douche bag. I was there for the various owners and I happen to like the one we have.

Just my 2 cents.

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