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10-23-03, 11:26 PM
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| Active Member Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Chino Hills
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 | Speaking from experience, a medium / low bandwidth hosting cost $5 - $10 per month to maintain, I used to work with phpBB and other SQL based forums and those were free, but the vBulletin here should cost from $85 - $160 per year (vBulletin sure does look better than phpbb!). The admins here must be very dedicated! The google ad on the top right helps too! I don't think this site is affilated with CSU Pomona, or the forum will indicate so. It is great to have a place like this to post messages related to the university! |
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10-23-03, 11:36 PM
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| Think About It  Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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 Aristo2jzge, thank you for your kind words (we need more members like you  ). Puffguts is right on the spot.  The forum is not related or affiliated with CSU Pomona. I wish Cal Poly would support the forum but I don't see that happening. Thank you and enjoy posting and networking.
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10-24-03, 12:16 AM
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| Active Member Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Chino Hills
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| Well met KayCee! I enjoy the forum very much and thank you for the dedication. ASI should assist student projects like this one, but until then we will click those google ads and support the forums! Victor |
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10-24-03, 09:33 AM
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| Cal Poly Guru  Joined: Oct 2003 Location: LA
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 | Maybe you should setup a paypal account to accept donations. Or have some sort of "Premium Membership" ($5-10/yr) that would let us have avatars, more PM/sig space, and other stuff.
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10-24-03, 10:01 AM
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| Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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10-24-03, 01:44 PM
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| Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: where the 605 and 10 fwy's cross
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  I USE OTHER FORUMS AND ALL THAT STUFF IS FREE!!!I have never gone 2 a forum where THERE ARE NO AVATARS. i definately would not pay $5-10 a month just so ppl can see a little picture next to my name. | |
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10-24-03, 02:04 PM
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| Active Member Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Chino Hills
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| $5-10 is a reasonable amount per year. Avatar is always a bonus. Lots of forums have pay-per-services as well. The IGN boards cost about the same to add avatars and to enable the "search" function (the basic IGN users can't search the forums  ). |
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