Originally Posted by
IWantAnAudiRS6
It costs me £5 a year to host my website, which is .com- get real! It's good beign able to use a FREE SERVICE, I know because there are bugger all forums which you pay to use
Wow, you guys really dont' get what UCP is offering do you.
Anyone NOT know where Wouter, Pieter and Rob are right now ?
Getting all the unique photos and coverage of a major car event JUST for the readers of UCP.
Stop trying to FIND reasons and accept UCP is business.
We all have penny-annie sites doing nothing, getting nothing. Even my daughter has here own.
And on your comments on forums being paid, there are as many forums LINKED to club membership. Just because you don't go to paid forum sites doesn't mean they don't exist. I'm on 4 that DO.
You know I prefer facts over unsubstantiated opinion
There are rarely adverts to forums on image hosters
It's not the FORUMS the ads are for.
Let's go through it REEAAAAL slow.
Take company A who pays to advertise product B - lets call it a screensaver
That company pays sites to carry their ad based on click-throughs.
So if the same ad is hosted on UCP and site X, then there is a 50/50 chance a reader will click it at site X and not UCP. THAT is lost revenue to UCP.
Revenue that pays to keep UCP what it is.
Got it now ??
That's either a very weird typo or an interesting insult... snot just the sam...
You should know my typos by now and be able to interpret "it's not the same"
Hmm, it's strange that I have NEVER seen a red 'x' on any ImageShack images. The only weird messages I get are "This image has been hosted by Tripod" or somesuch "DON'T STEAL MY BANDWIDTH".
And if/when imageshack change their model as they need to generate more revenue, just think how all those posts will look then.
What I like about UCP is Wouter isnt' clearing out old stuff. So folks can come here and see Matt's great collection or my vids, Mustangs rally pics or even Werty's Enzo collection ( sorry to all who I missed !! )
So it's always here for everyone and anyone to refer back to.
No other dependencies that we have no control of ( we being you and me, not UCP )
If you really want value in posts then yes, I agree that UCP does have a good service... but so does ImageShack. Then again, ImageShack is the only hoster I trust.
Who did you trust before ImageShack ?
Why dont' you trust them now ??
Did they change their policy or start charging or apply bandwidth/storage limits ??
Been there on all 4
EDIT: Actually, Mac doesn't have red 'x', it has blue '?'.
Trust Apple red or blue pill ?????
PS: Did you read the FAQ at ImageShack. I'll post them here for you .....
" Does ImageShack® allow direct linking?
Yes, ImageShack® does allow embedding full-size images into personal websites and auctions. However, in order for ImageShack® to continue providing free image hosting, we ask that you use clickable thumbnails whenever possible.
"
See ImageShack as that everyone uses THERE thumbnails so that THEY get the chance to pop-up those ads for you !!!
What is it you're saying is "wrong" at UCP ? We seem to be doing the same as everyone else
Last edited by Matra et Alpine; 08-21-2005 at 03:06 AM.
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