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Big Site Changes Tonight

Postby Hot Trout » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:05 pm

Admins, Moderators, Members and friends. It is with great pleasure that I make the following announcement:-

After much careful thought and preparation of the site and also after some saving and plans for the future, I have decided to trial an advert free site. That's right, you heard me. From tonight on for a period of a few weeks I plan on running the site with zero advertising of any sort. This will have the effect of significantly faster site speed and also no more annoying adverts while browsing.

Recent levels of donations have remained steady and are catering for our costs and it is for this reason that I am running this probation period, to see if we can manage without any adds. To be honest I hate the adverts and always have but they did provide income, but with our current regular donations we might just be able to live without them.

I ask everyone to spread the news, and also continue to support us with your donations. I am counting on the fact that more people will donate as a result and in order to keep the adverts away. Needless to say that the lack of adverts will make us quite unique among our peers and will yet again set us apart from the dozens of other rom sites.

Thank you and enjoy. Comments are welcomed particularly on how people find the performance and experience.

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Re: Big Site Changes Tonight

Postby SE7EN » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:15 pm

Have you given any thought to an optional 'advert page' that we can use to support the site, while keeping the main pages ad-free?
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Re: Big Site Changes Tonight

Postby Hot Trout » Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:59 pm

I did but in the end I went for it, 100% add free. It feels good and the site is super fast now. Time will tell if we can keep it like this.
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Re: Big Site Changes Tonight

Postby Dragon Mech » Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:48 pm

this is great news HT!! this should make browsing the site faster for the members that still use dial-up ISP's.
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Re: Big Site Changes Tonight

Postby Kherr » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:14 pm

awesome HT, I noticed. Showed my new boss the place and he loves it. He'll be utilizing our ROM library from time to time now, or so he says. :freakout: :hi:
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Re: Big Site Changes Tonight

Postby stinow » Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:26 pm

This is just awesome HT!

The loading times have gone to zero!

Good job and I truly hope we all can keep up (with the payment) :thumbup:

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Re: Big Site Changes Tonight

Postby Hot Trout » Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:31 pm

Well I agree, the site is fast fast fast and so far this week the donations are up on previous weeks. If this remains the case then we will never see an advert again :). I am planning the next server upgrade now, I really want to add the Gamecube Roms soon.
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Re: Big Site Changes Tonight

Postby Digons » Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:46 pm

The speed has really become awesome now and loading times also less...Depends on how long you can keep it up though...and Awesome job btw :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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