Dragon Mech wrote:I too agree and disagree with charging for membership and the points/token system is a good idea. and i wouldn't mind waiting for more ads to load because this site is incredibly awesome.
but, i'm like alot of people and am unemployed. which is rough because i'm a born gamer and i use emulators and roms to increase my library and continue my life style when i don't have any money to buy any software for my systems(i have 7 game systems not counting my PC).i guess what i'm saying is i would rather wade through ads and\or collect points/tokens than have to leave this site becaues i couldn't afford a paid membership. i mean, i just found a place on the net where i fit in. it would really suck if i had to leave.
There's no reason to leave this place, even if you don't have an unlimited account, simply because we're a thriving community focused on a friendly environment for all, unlike 99.9% of the other websites on the internet, and over 90% of the site is still free to anyone, no unlimited account needed.
We always like having fresh new people to talk to around here, and while it would be nice to have access to the N64 library (at least) without an unlimited account we use the donations to keep this place running for everyone to enjoy. I look at it like this: Am I willing to donate a little bit of spare cash (even when I was unemployed) to help keep an amazing place that I wouldn't want to see go down stay afloat, or should I just be like everyone else and go to the numerous other ROM sites on the web where I can't guarantee that I'll be respected like I am here... So I found a way to give $30 USD (two separate $15 USD donations) to this place. I do believe I'll be making another donation really soon because I just found work myself. Believe me, I know what you're going through. Just try out the monthly raffle for a free unlimited account for life. We always honor the unlimited raffle.