I don't know if this has been discussed,brought up,thought about or a later option so I will just ask.It may be a bit forward or even none of my business but here goes.
I know that it costs money to run a nice site and bandwidth costs can become a decisive factor when deciding to even operate a site.As for The Bench,I don't know truly how long it has been up and operational,whose idea it was or if only one person updates and runs and pays for the service but i know someone must be. (maybe I have just not paid close enough attention
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My question concerns the operational costs.I don't need to know all the numbers cuz it's really none of my business but as people join and threads are added,costs can/may go up.That said,are there any plans in the future to charge a fee for joining The Bench to offset some of the operational costs? or will it be supported by ads?
The reason I ask is I for one would be willing to pay a fair monthly fee to be a part of a great group where trading is fun,safe and somewhat a "revival" of the Hobby of card collecting.If none of this is planned or intended,who can I send a donation to from time to time in way of cash or a few cards to help support it? It probably wouldn't be a tremendous amount (maybe a few bucks from time to time or some cards of players you collect or a few packs of a new release or maybe even a box if I have the extra fundage,who knows).
Anyway,that is my question.Hope it didn't seem too forward cuz I just asked cuz I want to be sure the site will be up...well...forever!Maybe it wouldn't hurt to purchase some of the space you provide even if I don't use it.
Any other members feel the same way or along those lines? I know all may not be able to help but of those who can maybe we should?
-Frank-
I know that it costs money to run a nice site and bandwidth costs can become a decisive factor when deciding to even operate a site.As for The Bench,I don't know truly how long it has been up and operational,whose idea it was or if only one person updates and runs and pays for the service but i know someone must be. (maybe I have just not paid close enough attention
My question concerns the operational costs.I don't need to know all the numbers cuz it's really none of my business but as people join and threads are added,costs can/may go up.That said,are there any plans in the future to charge a fee for joining The Bench to offset some of the operational costs? or will it be supported by ads?
The reason I ask is I for one would be willing to pay a fair monthly fee to be a part of a great group where trading is fun,safe and somewhat a "revival" of the Hobby of card collecting.If none of this is planned or intended,who can I send a donation to from time to time in way of cash or a few cards to help support it? It probably wouldn't be a tremendous amount (maybe a few bucks from time to time or some cards of players you collect or a few packs of a new release or maybe even a box if I have the extra fundage,who knows).
Anyway,that is my question.Hope it didn't seem too forward cuz I just asked cuz I want to be sure the site will be up...well...forever!Maybe it wouldn't hurt to purchase some of the space you provide even if I don't use it.
Any other members feel the same way or along those lines? I know all may not be able to help but of those who can maybe we should?
-Frank-