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Personally, I always wanted to see a site that has ads and is free to read, but charges a small fee to create an account - just to see if it would help reduce t
by Esau 10y ago
Personally, I always wanted to see a site that has ads and is free to read, but charges a small fee to create an account - just to see if it would help reduce trolling and sock puppets.
- mistersquid 10y agoDo you mean something like Metafilter? [0] Anonymous users see ads. Authenticated users don't. It costs $5 for an account. They have run funding drives but, to date, $5/user keeps the lights on and provides a small crew of moderators each a modest stipend. [0] http://www.metafilter.com http://www.metafilter.com Edit: spelling, grammar.
- thanatropism 10y agoOr The WELL, which has the best interface hands down of any social network -- but it's filled with a homogeneous paste of same-aged, same-politics, same-favorite-Dead-live-bootleg Classic Nerd-Hippies.
- unimpressive 10y agoSomethingAwful does this, it works.