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[DirtyDog]

I'm going to be experimenting with some changes to the ad layouts. The site is closing in on 100k page views per month. I need to figure out an ad scheme that will help cover some of the past and future expenses related to running the site. I hope this doesn't inconvenience people too much.

[flinchlock]

It will not bother me (too much), because of the much greater value I receive from ATC/FWC and other members.

Mike

P.S. "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"
(Popularized by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in his 1966 novel "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress".)

[Kilroy]

This is my favorite site, but it's asking a lot to have it be run for free. Below is a Jeep site I enjoy alot. He has done a nice balancing act of making something off his site while keeping it enjoyable to use. Thought you might get some ideas. You obviously have two companies that should be willing to be charter advertisers.

http://www.4x4xplor.com/tj.html

Good luck and thank you.

Dave Bybee

[Mark W. Ingalls]

Why shouldn't you profit from the site, Dog, or be able to do anything you want with it, for that matter? It's your site.

In similar circumstances, I read woodworking mags as much for the ads as for the articles.

[chnlisle]

DD, I agree you shoul make some dough and at the very least it shouldnt be costing you to run the best site on line.

[Mark W. Ingalls]

... the best site on line.

AMEN! WtW is my homepage and the most frequently linked in emails to friends.

[jimjxsn]

Agreed. DD, thanks for all your good work!

[DLN]

DD,

No problem. We're getting so much from this site you should do whatever you have to do to keep it going. I would like to make one request though. How about keeping the clock in a time zone that's easier to relate to. Thanks for your effort.

[pvstoy]

Hey DLN,

In your EDIT OPTIONS you can set your time zone.

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[simimike]

What everybody else said better than me. Thanks for all the work you put into this site.

Cheers,

Mike