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Jerry Doe said:

I have been approached more than once to sell this forum to companies that are only interested in making money. The ads would be much worse if I sold out. I am not planning on selling. One day though I will retire and have to find someone else, younger to run it.

I feel like the VIP and ads is a must to continue and not lose money. The site is now way over 40GB and lots more members, some of who are continually out of control. That requires attention, not only in programming time, updates etc. but also in forum user management. I am upside down on hardware and time investment. Wish I could get rid of the ads too. Its only $3.25 a month to remove the ads and you get more. Its sounds pretty reasonable to me. I have a full time job as well and the forum management is always cutting into that. It gets annoying sometimes.

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Lineslinger said:

After reading Jerry Does overview of what it takes to run the "show" 10 bucks a month would still be a bargain.

This site is the best tool I have in my shop when it comes to restoring and maintaining my 49 year old motorcycle.
Without it, I would still be out there cussing away at my unfinished restoration.

Mr. Marsh makes a very concise point regarding financial support for Access Norton.
There are forum members who have been posting in excess of 20 years who fail to offer up a damn dime yet continue to take advantage of the moderators hard work and the support of those who buck-up to help pay the damn bills.

Show me one bar where you can stay all day, month after month year after year, eat their free offerings, use all the customer support supplied while you don't buy one beer.

If I am going to hang out in here and take advantage of the sites offerings I want that VIP connotation under my name.
For me, its about integrity.

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