I noticed today that RYL has adverts on the homepage, before you click in the top bit to access the forums. I’m assuming this has something to do with Harley not being around anymore, and that we really are in the beginning if the end of RYL :(
Yeah, seems like it's happening to a lot of people - I didn't realise but it's happening to me too as I normally go straight to the forum page so bypass the homepage!
I'm uhhhh not especially worried? Everything still works OK? I can try to contact a grown-up if people think it warrants it though!
It doesn’t bother me per se, I just got a bit sad because I assumed Harley stopped paying for the ads to not appear (which is completely faor enough, he shouldn’t have to pay for something he created years ago and no longer maintains forever!)
If it keeps ryl going then I am for it. I don't know how much ryl costs per year but I imagine it isn't cheap. I dont find the ads intrusive but then again I rarely visit the main site.
I have noticed that I am the only sponsor posting. I am happy to keep sponsorship if it prevents this place from closing. It only costs me £10 a year. I would terribly miss this place if it closed.
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"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life." - Homer Simpson "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" Sanity is a nasty disease. The world would be a happier place without it. - Rilic
RIP Kat 4th July 1987- 11th June 2013
I have iszues with the whole sponsorship thing. I guess people could cancel it if they wanted, but theres something that doesn’t sit right with me about a site taking money off its members when the webmaster/the whole staff team isn’t active. I’m hoping people who did sponsor in the past but have moved on would have remsmbered to cancel it.
I don’t know what the answer is, because ultimately even if Harley handed over the reins to someone else and they did all the necessary updates etc I don’t think the site would get enough active members for that to be worthwhile, and ultimately I think at some point RYL will disappear.
No one has any idea where the sponsorship is going so I really wouldn't advise it tamo!
This worries me. I would imagine it goes towards the bandwith running of the site and hosting costs, but thats only a guess. Plus, ir may be the case that ryl is getting more money from sponsorship than it needs. Would there be any way of cancelling the system Jenna? I’m guessing you might habe to have webmaster powers to do that, but I’m not sure.
It tells you in the reply how to cancel subscriptions, ie it looks as though individual members have to cancel them through paypal. Also says what I said above in that it might all go to hosting costs…
Way above my paygrade I'm afraid! Dawn, do you get any info on what your sponsorship money is used for or are you just hoping for the best?
I am not sure as I did it many years ago. I always assumed that it went towards hosting costs.
Eta: having checked my emails I first sponsored ryl in 2007. I received an email from Tony thanking me and confirming that it was helping with hosting. Unless things have drastically changed since then I assume it is the same.
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Wannabe CPN : -)
"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life." - Homer Simpson "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" Sanity is a nasty disease. The world would be a happier place without it. - Rilic
RIP Kat 4th July 1987- 11th June 2013
