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WOW
Thank you so much.

why not just allow...
why not just allow advertising on the forum?

because the Sponsored Advertising
provides a revenue stream to keep the site going, I'd imagine.
(added to which, the ads are usually for knocks offs and other inappropriate rubbish)

How much revenue do you...
How much revenue do you estimate is needed to keep a 14 year old website going? How much do you think is invested back into the site infrastructure and design? The hosting fees/server costs must be miniscule as there is no dynamic content (there wasn't back in 1998) so I fail to see where the money goes (or has gone).

Not really for us to worry about though
is it?
It's a great site and forum. I for one am happy to abide by their rules and as long as they're making a profit then this forum will still be a fantastic FREE tool for many of us.

Time is Money
Also, Radar and Blogs have been added in the last couple of years, making the site, as a whole, a more attractive place to visit.

not your business
Lit Up,
It is none of your business that you "fail to see where the money goes (or has gone)". This matter is one of many things that you fail to see. Your ignorance and stupidity never fail to amaze me. Keep up the poor work.

No-design addict
My issue is not site owners getting revenue.
As design aficionados - those who have a special interest in the mechanisms of objects, their efficiency and fitness for purpose - does nobody feel a LACK of design and maintenance round here?
If I governed an online community, for free OR profit, I would feel inclined (indeed, a desire) to roll out a small update, not every month, year, but maybe even once every five years. To not do in 14 years is unfathomable.
Whilst I believe that good decorative art and design can be timeless - furniture/architecture etc - this is NOT the case with software or websites, which run on electronic technology which constantly evolve, much to the benefit of mankind. I'm sure this was a fantastic forum design in 1998 for Windows 3.1/95 but it is not when running off a 2011 iMac where it takes up just 15% of the screen.
14 years is more than half a lifetime for some of us. In 1998 I was watching CBBC and had just started secondary school. What were YOU doing in 1998? Living in a different part of the country? Married to a different person? Memory lane... I digress. That's for another thread.
The ONLY reason I can think for intentionally restricting to a 1998 forum is because newer forums have PM functions which perhaps the domain owners are concerned would jeopardise revenue from the radar. And IF that is the reason for the lack of maintenance and design round here then that, my friends, is the issue I have. Why depreciate the user experience and reject design and maintenance just to safeguard profit? Why not innovate to generate profit instead?
I'm sure that my views regarding the site interface aren't just my own. It's a shame however, if those who depend on this site for trade feel that they have to champion the status quo. Especially as it is those in the trade who generate the real value and content in these forums - knowledge, opinion, experience - and not the 1998 interface itself. Perhaps those users undervalue their own contributions?
Sorry but it has to be said, and as I have no commercial interests then I'm happy to stick my neck out. Wallop away

I agree with Lit Up on one...
I agree with Lit Up on one point, for a site devoted to design, the webdesign/interface for this website is pretty poor. Especially evident in the code they are using for the forums section.

Well...I appreciate this forum, especially being that it is free.
and can you porkchops come up with a better forum than what we have here?? I feel so lucky to have what we have...dated technology???? or not.
carry on.....

Mark, its actually qute...
Mark, its actually quite simple to plug in a new forum as there are many open source options available. There are 13 year olds maintaining forums that are infinitely more complex than this nowadays. The rest of the website is another issue all together.
That said, I think you are undervaluing the importance of the user base here on the forums when you refer to the 'free service' they offer us. One could argue that the owners of design addict should be paying you guys for the traffic that your knowledge brings to this website. I can guarantee that the majority of traffic comes from google queries that hit directly on forum posts that you guys have created that are filled with valuable information.

Well I'm technologically challenged.
so perhaps you should consider implementing your own "up to date" design forum.
Best,

you do not
Lit Up,
You state that "If I governed an online community", with the truth of the matter being you do not govern anything. Your opinions are worthless and without merit.

Lit Up
Do you even remember that you already did this once?
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...