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That's the root of the problem. Werthead Send a noteboard - 21/07/2010 01:10:56 PM
RAFO started out claiming to want to be a serious SFF discussion board that would draw in a lot of discussion about books from a lot of new people, but it's turned out to basically be a nostalgia board for ex-Wotmaniacs to hang out. That isn't a problem, as I enjoy the discussions here and interactions with a lot of the people here anyway (which is, as people say, the most important thing), but RAFO cannot go on to be a huge success by comparing itself constantly to the hugely flawed Wotmania. It needs to tread its own path, and at the moment it isn't doing that.

If you're asking people to pay money you need to offer something that is worth the cash. Some sort of book club with discounted prices perhaps, or, as Larry says, maybe hosted blogs and something along those lines. What is on offer at the moment is silly. Sure, I can just not pay out the money, but I like the site and I want to support it. Offer me something that is worth the money and I will.
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EDIT: Remember folks, today's the last day of the free premium accounts! - 06/07/2010 08:52:02 PM 3367 Views
Awesome job, mate! - 06/07/2010 09:03:20 PM 1449 Views
I see that you've also fixed the spelling of "received" in the noteboards. - 06/07/2010 09:08:00 PM 1463 Views
Erm... can you recheck your settings? - 06/07/2010 09:20:50 PM 1408 Views
They've not changed. *NM* - 06/07/2010 09:22:07 PM 803 Views
Default quote setting is excellent - 06/07/2010 10:02:35 PM 1481 Views
Nice! - 06/07/2010 11:51:09 PM 1257 Views
Yay! - 07/07/2010 04:32:39 PM 1291 Views
Time zone - 07/07/2010 05:23:43 PM 1258 Views
Yeah, Us/Eastern is ahead an hour too. - 07/07/2010 05:44:40 PM 1453 Views
Cool, I must locate some money to get one. *NM* - 08/07/2010 03:48:59 PM 851 Views
I all of a sudden miss Wse - 10/07/2010 01:28:00 AM 1332 Views
In a way, yes *NM* - 16/07/2010 06:43:14 AM 725 Views
Just how much bandwidth is Read and Find out using per month? - 11/07/2010 05:50:02 AM 1394 Views
So, you think Ben should pay it out of his own pocket then? - 12/07/2010 09:33:27 AM 1551 Views
Oh Jing. - 12/07/2010 08:05:31 PM 1448 Views
It's a very reasonable question. - 12/07/2010 09:29:26 PM 1545 Views
Good point *NM* - 12/07/2010 09:38:25 PM 738 Views
You want to charge people for functionality every other forum on the web gives them for free? - 14/07/2010 08:47:32 PM 1614 Views
It is exactly the same stuff Mike asked money for - 14/07/2010 09:00:55 PM 1263 Views
Why can't people even ask the question(s)? - 14/07/2010 09:22:11 PM 1412 Views
Re: Why can't people even ask the question(s)? - 14/07/2010 09:36:54 PM 1477 Views
Well - 14/07/2010 09:57:09 PM 1602 Views
Exactly. - 15/07/2010 12:09:14 AM 1367 Views
The messageboards are perfectly functional without a premium account. - 14/07/2010 09:17:43 PM 1251 Views
I see it as a way of giving people something back for donations. - 14/07/2010 10:09:08 PM 1522 Views
He does have a point when it comes to hyperlinks. - 15/07/2010 06:52:41 PM 1240 Views
There are other reasons why I don't want links in posts - 15/07/2010 08:18:53 PM 1278 Views
Why is that? - 15/07/2010 09:14:52 PM 1447 Views
Viable alternatives - 15/07/2010 01:16:39 AM 1472 Views
I have to agree with you here - 16/07/2010 06:55:43 AM 1250 Views
Advertising makes a site look like shit. - 16/07/2010 08:28:00 AM 1156 Views
Only if you choose to let it. - 16/07/2010 12:17:47 PM 1478 Views
This is just the BBforum argument rehashed. - 16/07/2010 06:07:20 PM 1388 Views
But those are the very things being introduced by the premium accounts. - 17/07/2010 12:44:05 PM 1475 Views
Re: One Thing - 17/07/2010 04:24:51 PM 1362 Views
Agreed. - 17/07/2010 04:34:09 PM 1348 Views
RAFO is a lot of great things, but great-looking it is not. - 16/07/2010 02:28:50 PM 1377 Views
As I've said above... - 16/07/2010 01:49:37 PM 1444 Views
Just to be clear: - 16/07/2010 03:18:22 PM 1377 Views
Re: As I've said above... - 16/07/2010 05:58:39 PM 1402 Views
Premium Plus account does. - 16/07/2010 06:05:07 PM 1443 Views
Re: Premium Plus account does. - 16/07/2010 06:13:17 PM 1237 Views
Re: Premium Plus account does. - 16/07/2010 09:03:27 PM 1253 Views
And - 17/07/2010 04:37:12 PM 1347 Views
To be honest, that misses part of the appeal for some of us - 17/07/2010 12:17:15 AM 1327 Views
It's a start - 16/07/2010 06:37:44 PM 1354 Views
Yeah, that's the other thing. - 16/07/2010 08:59:51 PM 1347 Views
Go Ben! \o/ *NM* - 18/07/2010 02:52:30 AM 636 Views
That's the root of the problem. - 21/07/2010 01:10:56 PM 1532 Views
Question - 18/07/2010 12:02:02 PM 1532 Views
I think it's reasonable - 17/07/2010 12:33:56 AM 1565 Views
I like it, and thanks =) - 23/07/2010 12:43:11 PM 1266 Views
I don't really have a problem paying - I just dislike Paypal. - 03/08/2010 05:53:14 PM 1788 Views

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