Would You Survive If The Exchange Was Shut Down?

Originally posted by Matt

Couldn't you just develop this new system on a development server, etc ... then just push the update at midnight one night.

You are forgetting something, people from all over the world are coming here, so whenever you do it there are allways people who can't use the Exchange at some point

[Oscar]

Matt, we don't have a developer nor funds for one. If we did, we would do just that. We have developed the rest of the site, tested a forum and member import with success. We only need to develop the exchange, which we have exhausted funds donated for the development.

why do you think oscar's been saying "we have money problems" all the time? for fun? coders cost, and any funds really need to go towards keeping the site alive, the site is in critical condition, as it were, and life support is donations :S

If it's for the betterment of the site and the exchange, I'll live. [:)]

Sobek, I assume 70% of the visitors are the from US and the UK. Doing it in the early hours wouldn't cause much disruption.

Ah, Ok Oscar. We'll then, I'll be happy when this new exchange is up and running.

Adrenaguy : I'm a coder and I know the cost, ?????????100 a day if you want to hire me

haha matt, i could barely hire you for 2 days at that cost! i doubt it really is that much, but if is then hell, more expensive than i knew, you're just proving my point there.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Originally posted by Matt

I'm a coder and I know the cost, ?????????100 a day if you want to hire me

Why not give your friend oscar a little discount of let's say: 99%?

Where was this guy when I was recoding C2K?

It's look like great... so real... but the problem is why can't I download it?

I would go hide under a rock

I would continue visiting but wouldn't survive.

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We'll all be holding that "Work for Food" sign if things don't get better soon.

And by the way, the guy's awful picky for somebody who's unemployed.

Great comment TConwell.

[Oscar]

I am going to go rip off real estate agents [:)]

Yea, I could easily survive, but would it really take a couple of months? Or is it because of the funds?

[gouldy]

I'm presuming this whole topic is a ploy to get us to send more money?

As for the question at hand. If you look at how often I upload coasters, I think you'll come to the conclusion that even if the exchange was down for an entire year, I would probably do just fine! [:)]

Get all the n00bs that just use the exchange and never show their faces on the forums, to send you some money, them bastards!

[Oscar]

I am thinking of adding download delays or like for people with 10 posts or less to have to wait an hour between downloads. That'll really drive them nuts

oooh i like that, or to those without a score of moore than 7 so that the stream of endless crappiness will cease until they actually start to make AVERAGE rides [:D]

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[Dirk_Ermen]

Originally posted by Oscar

I am thinking of adding download delays or like for people with 10 posts or less to have to wait an hour between downloads. That'll really drive them nuts

For people under the 50 posts:

Please wait 4 min and 59 sec untill your download becomes available.
(They can get an immediate download when they click the advert )

[Turbo]

Originally posted by gouldy

Get all the n00bs that just use the exchange and never show their faces on the forums, to send you some money, them bastards!

amen.

Originally posted by Oscar

I am thinking of adding download delays or like for people with 10 posts or less to have to wait an hour between downloads. That'll really drive them nuts

DO IT! - just to see what will happen

I love this topic. It shows who the REAL users are. (or will show)

Ok seriously, the member post think would be nice. Like 20 posts to access the exchange and like 50 or more to remove a 15 min rule between downloads. It would be nice, and scare away alot of invisin00bs.