08-08-2001 14:02									#1
	if we started charging for apolyton Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

this is how we would justify it

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	08-08-2001 14:04									#2
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So how much are you going to charge then?

	08-08-2001 14:07									#3
	Put an end to popups!

now theres a good rumour to start spreading.. a bit like the icq rumours, you know the ones, "If you dont forward this to everyone on your list ICQ will begin charging for access"

So we just need to threaten these poor guullible lads and lasses and a new wildfire rumour will be activated

	08-08-2001 14:44									#4
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But been done before.

Reminds me of the old National Lampoon Magazine cover that showed a dog with a gun pointed at it's head, with the line.
"Buy this magazine or we'll kill the dog"

And the Saturday night routine on the poll whether to kill/save their special guest animal.



Of course most of the wackos here (our brethren across the pond) would probably want something nasty to happen to the dog.

RAH

Flame on.

	08-08-2001 19:38									#5
	The hell with the dog. Suffering from ads?

I'm a cat guy, go ahead and kill the dog.

Money problems, Mark?

Last time you said paying for the site wasn't needed, but this looks like a "hint" of sorts.

	08-08-2001 19:39									#6
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Yeah Ras, I get those 'pass this on or ICQ will delete your account' things. Never took them seriously in the first place, but if someone I know passes one to me, I reply, totally ripping the piss out of them for believing the damn stupid message.

Which brings me on to a joke. What stands at the end of your bed and takes the piss?

	08-08-2001 20:12									#7
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Damn dogs, i will pay you $20 to kill him.

	08-08-2001 23:27									#8
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quote: Originally posted by rah Reminds me of the old National Lampoon Magazine cover that showed a dog with a gun pointed at it's head, with the line. "Buy this magazine or we'll kill the dog"

Or the scene from Blazing Saddles . . . .

	08-08-2001 23:37									#9
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OK, I've given you long enough.
The punchline is: A dialysis machine



If Apolyton started charging though, they could sing for their money, they won't get it

	08-08-2001 23:44									#10
	Suffering from ads?

Setting up the site so that you could take PayPal donations wouldn't hurt anything, though.

	08-08-2001 23:47									#11
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

Don't introduce charges, just have a "bonus post" for every 10 banners that you click the link to. Eli and Ras alone would certainly be enough to keep you afloat.

	09-08-2001 00:51									#12
	MarkG/Eli? Inflate your Upload Space

Eli's figured out Markos' password! Eli was saying on the day of the Morris interview that Firaxis was short of money. Now he says Apolyton is short of money and close to going under! Don't believe him. Or maybe Eli's Markos' DL


You won't get your grubby hands on my money.

	09-08-2001 01:43									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison So how much are you going to charge then?

cherryade in the coffee shop is going to cost a lot more than it used to

	09-08-2001 01:50									#14
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

No! Don't kill Blinky the Very Lovable Dog!

Anyway, I hope this wasn't just a 'trial balloon' for things to come. Maybe MarkG's next thread will be "If we enslaved all Apolytoners and forced them to work on my Thessaloniki plantations"

	09-08-2001 01:55									#15
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to paraphrase the Big Horsie,

it was a freaking joke chris.....

	09-08-2001 02:03									#16
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

Joke or not, it might still be worthwhile to set up a PayPal donations thinginabob. Somethingawful.com set one up when eFront went bunk, and so far the webmaster has been able to avoid putting up porn banner ads OR getting a real job.

	09-08-2001 02:11									#17
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG to paraphrase the Big Horsie, it was a freaking joke chris.....

he's been brainwashed by them... Americans just wouldn't recognize humor if we 'twatted it in their faces', to quote PH from some ICQ talk long, long time ago

	09-08-2001 02:52									#18
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

You owe me royalties for that quote Ec the Lion. It should be enough to cover my Apolyton dues

How is the advertising revenue coming along nowadays Markos? Are things still going downhill, stabilised or perhaps even getting better...

	09-08-2001 02:59									#19
	I won't pay you anything, pom Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I'll ship a lot of cherryade to Hull

	09-08-2001 03:17									#20
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The PayPal thingy is a good idea. I've got something like $6.37 in my paypal account that is just going to molder there forever because I'll never buy something on eBay for so little. If you set up the PayPal thingy the money is yours.

[Ooooh, big spender!]

	09-08-2001 05:05									#21
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Anyone seen the new Heineken adverts?

	09-08-2001 08:12									#23
	Put an end to popups!

Maybe you could just auction off the dog

	09-08-2001 08:39									#24
	Poly is solvent, claims founding father... Put an end to popups!

quote: Originally posted by MarkG to paraphrase the Big Horsie, it was a freaking joke chris.....

If you say so, Mark.

You could always sell some t-shirts to raise quick cash.

Andy, we only laugh at things that are funny.

	09-08-2001 10:47									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison How is the advertising revenue coming along nowadays Markos? Are things still going downhill, stabilised or perhaps even getting better...

it seems like it's continuing to go downhill(for the publishers anyway). example: (unrelated to apolyton) just yesterday cdnow announced to it's affiliates yesterday that it is decreasing their percentages

and that wasnt long ago from july 1 when commission junction cut all click-based programs. it's all about the ads you show creating direct revenue....
cj did one good thing though: they now show you the average $ that each possible advertiser has created from 100 clicks. so you can seek advertising programs who actually make something our of the visitors you sent them. i think it's the first time in a long time that technology is working for the benefit of the publisher

	09-08-2001 10:54									#26
	Re: Poly is solvent, claims founding father... Increase Your PM Length

quote: Originally posted by Chris 62 You could always sell some t-shirts to raise quick cash. p

oh yes, sales are so high in the first two days that dan and i are to about drop out of university, jobs, etc to work only on making apolyton t-shirts

	09-08-2001 13:09									#27
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG to paraphrase the Big Horsie, it was a freaking joke chris.....

What? Don't you want to get rid of me Markos?

	09-08-2001 22:47									#28
	cpoulos is spammer. ban him! Remove this text

quote: Originally posted by Chris 62 Andy, we only laugh at things that are funny.

Markos, he says your jokes aren't funny!

	09-08-2001 23:08									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Ecthelion Markos, he says your jokes aren't funny!

Trying to erk me, Andy?

Where have you been lately, anyway? Haven't seen you spam...er, that is...post in awhile.

	09-08-2001 23:15									#30
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been away