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[Kosheh]

ah cool, a topic closed and now i have to reply to two people.

Just to add to what Dazz said, I'm going to quote myself replying to Kosheh in the other thread:

Kosheh, you're missing the point. We're not selling something here. This isn't a service you're buying or perks that can only be unlocked with real money. Not everyone wants to directly contribute to the site's costs, and that's fine. These sites have always been free and will continue to be free regardless of donations, AdBlock use, or anything else.

There are, however, people who do want to help out and have already done so without the promise of anything. The purpose here is to reward those people with a better experience, not lock away features behind a paywall and coerce money out of visitors. People who are willing to donate any amount of money on a regular basis will do so without perks - this is just a way to to show our appreciation for those people. The only reason these two concepts are even related are because donations are used to supplement income from ads and if people are paying directly, there is no reason to also show them ads.

Yes, if you look at this as purchasing a service, you're not getting much out of it, especially when removing the ads is technically possible for free if you don't care about the sites you're visiting. But if you have that view, this subscription isn't for you anyway. It's for the people who have expressed interest in helping with the server and bandwidth costs that go into running the site. Those who would have (and already have) donated without the promise of anything in return. It's a thank you, not a product, and the only reason the word "subscription" is used is because it's literally a subscription - it renews itself - so we have to call it what it is.

Don't take this the wrong way - I'm not saying you're wrong or not entitled to an opinion on the matter. As Dazz said, if you choose not to participate, that's fine. You can continue using the site exactly as you always have and that won't be changing.

I get it. It's not really that hard. I wasn't saying "How DARE YOU" or pointing fingers. You do actually have perks for subscribing (albeit small ones), so you've delivered. You listened. My job is done

In that topic, I was suggesting "hey, it's nice you're doing that, but why not expand it to give additional perks to people". Literally the only reason I did so was because a user (I'm not gonna go digging for it) expressed disappointment with not being able to upload multiple sheets at a time, and suggested to Dazz some form of a "VGR Gold" subscription that allows frequent uploaders to upload things in larger quantities, to which Dazz personally replied.

I'm pretty sure you guys had no intention to sell anything. However, I just voiced that it would be a good opportunity to perhaps throw some perks such as the aforementioned one, as those who donate in turn could also possibly help the site further...
Like, really. If I were a dedicated ripper/modeler/whatever (If I were puggsoy, lol) I'd gladly pay $5 a month to have access to more upload slots at a time to upload my work (and it'll be limited to those who for sure care about the site and won't abuse the feature)

If you guys did actually want to "sell" that subscription (and in turn add extra perks) we honestly wouldn't think any lesser of the site or anything! In fact, if I got cool things for subscribing as a thank you I'd subscribe, too!