Hasn't it occurred to anyone that maybe visitors didn't consider these sites worth the trouble of paying for?
I go to Furnpike and I see a furry Yahoo. Why should I pay or donate money for this?
I go to FurComics.com and I see another hosting service. What is this site doing that a dozen other hosting services aren't doing - besides limiting its income to the furry market?
He's right. It may be dismissable as trolling, but I don't think so, I entirely agree. What is the purpose of a furry links site? What can I find on this that I can't find on Google or Yahoo? Why should I be concerned that it went away due to bills or lack of use?
Yes, as a community one can say that we should encourage and support members' efforts to continue to bring collusion in any way we can, and that a site such as Furnpike dropping is a loss to us all. But I disagree. What did this site do? What did it give furrydom in the way of innovation or convenience? Why should we mourn its passing when almost nobody (that I know) ever used it?
The owner of Furnpike used to come onto YiffNet IRC all the time and argue ceaselessly about how he was going to be able to make money off furry fandom. To this I say HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, YOU LOSE. Trying to make "money off furry fandom" is about as funny as watching someone try to squeeze a stone to get the blood out.
Why I should donate or pay anything for a service which offers absolutely nothing new or unique to furrydom is beyond me, and furry site administrators expecting donations or subscriptions will have to realize that. In a fandom filled with imaginative, intelligent people, there simply has to be content in order to make people come back and enjoy your site enough to consider paying for it.
He's right. It may be dismissable as trolling, but I don't think so, I entirely agree. What is the purpose of a furry links site? What can I find on this that I can't find on Google or Yahoo? Why should I be concerned that it went away due to bills or lack of use?
Yes, as a community one can say that we should encourage and support members' efforts to continue to bring collusion in any way we can, and that a site such as Furnpike dropping is a loss to us all. But I disagree. What did this site do? What did it give furrydom in the way of innovation or convenience? Why should we mourn its passing when almost nobody (that I know) ever used it?
The owner of Furnpike used to come onto YiffNet IRC all the time and argue ceaselessly about how he was going to be able to make money off furry fandom. To this I say HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, YOU LOSE. Trying to make "money off furry fandom" is about as funny as watching someone try to squeeze a stone to get the blood out.
Why I should donate or pay anything for a service which offers absolutely nothing new or unique to furrydom is beyond me, and furry site administrators expecting donations or subscriptions will have to realize that. In a fandom filled with imaginative, intelligent people, there simply has to be content in order to make people come back and enjoy your site enough to consider paying for it.
- Bobby
- http://www.yiff.com/
I hate you all.