Spelling it out for 120's and others (In Real Life Updates)

Spelling it out for 120's and others
Author: John	June 26, 2003 at 09:29:12
in reply to: Re: colored cigarettes* posted by 120's on June 25, 2003 at 16:05:43*

120's: If you thought for a minute, maybe you would have reconsidered your post. If you look at the majority of posts on this board, what are they for? Either people complaining that there was no free update, that a scheduled pay update wasn't exactly on time for people sitting right at their computers looking at their watch waiting, or the multitudes of requests for speciality or custom videos that no one will ever buy.
Having said that, and you keep the previous paragraph in mind, don't you think there is a valid reason for his attitude? If you have followed this site for a long time, as I have, you would easily realize at least some of the monetary investment Adam has made and that for him this site is WORK, and a BUSINESS. He is not just sitting back, whipping his skippy and running a camera. Now having said that, most businesses operate at a profit. And granted, many businesses operate at a very slim profit margin, as little as 0 to 2%. Keeping that in mind 120's, think about all that it takes to put up a site like this. You have the technological aspect, the equipment aspect, the model aspect, and many other miscellaneous aspects that we as consumers are unaware of. And why does he do this? Just to eek out a tiny bit of profit. I guarantee you that given Adam's investment of owning his site instead of leasing it, and with the previously mentioned expenses, that this is not happening for Adam. He is likely operating at a severe loss.
I doubt if it really matters if you go away or not. Given the growing level of frustration, I would be willing to bet that IRL in its present form will go away with or without the support of you and others, as you suggested.
And when it does, think about this 120's. Surf the web a while, (as I am sure you have and do) and see if you can find another host gracious enough to serve up sooooooooooo much free material. Most sites only offer small sample pictures of videos, that can't be enlarged, and no free mpegs. I urge you to check back periodically, for when that day comes you will find out exactly what people are made of. The pissers and moaners will come crawling out of the woodwork. Then, and only then, will you and your ilk realize what was once was pretty damn good, and maybe, just maybe, bigmouths like you should have kept your mouth shut. But as I said 120's, you and everyone else like you just keep bitching and continue making ridiculous requests and commments; it likely won't matter anyway.

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Re: Spelling it out for 120's and others More Lover 02:50:32 6/27/2003 (5)
- Re: Spelling it out for 120's and others John 09:20:41 6/27/2003 (4)
  - Re: Spelling it out for 120's and others More Lover 12:58:49 6/27/2003 (3)
    - Re: Spelling it out for 120's and others John 19:07:09 6/27/2003 (2)
      - I don't believe this Crash 11:39:04 6/29/2003 (1)
        
        Re: I don't believe this NewAdam 14:21:38 6/29/2003 (0)

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> 120's: If you thought for a minute, maybe you would have reconsidered your post. If you look at the majority of posts on this board, what are they for? Either people complaining that there was no free update, that a scheduled pay update wasn't exactly on time for people sitting right at their computers looking at their watch waiting, or the multitudes of requests for speciality or custom videos that no one will ever buy. > Having said that, and you keep the previous paragraph in mind, don't you think there is a valid reason for his attitude? If you have followed this site for a long time, as I have, you would easily realize at least some of the monetary investment Adam has made and that for him this site is WORK, and a BUSINESS. He is not just sitting back, whipping his skippy and running a camera. Now having said that, most businesses operate at a profit. And granted, many businesses operate at a very slim profit margin, as little as 0 to 2%. Keeping that in mind 120's, think about all that it takes to put up a site like this. You have the technological aspect, the equipment aspect, the model aspect, and many other miscellaneous aspects that we as consumers are unaware of. And why does he do this? Just to eek out a tiny bit of profit. I guarantee you that given Adam's investment of owning his site instead of leasing it, and with the previously mentioned expenses, that this is not happening for Adam. He is likely operating at a severe loss. > I doubt if it really matters if you go away or not. Given the growing level of frustration, I would be willing to bet that IRL in its present form will go away with or without the support of you and others, as you suggested. > And when it does, think about this 120's. Surf the web a while, (as I am sure you have and do) and see if you can find another host gracious enough to serve up sooooooooooo much free material. Most sites only offer small sample pictures of videos, that can't be enlarged, and no free mpegs. I urge you to check back periodically, for when that day comes you will find out exactly what people are made of. The pissers and moaners will come crawling out of the woodwork. Then, and only then, will you and your ilk realize what was once was pretty damn good, and maybe, just maybe, bigmouths like you should have kept your mouth shut. But as I said 120's, you and everyone else like you just keep bitching and continue making ridiculous requests and commments; it likely won't matter anyway.