Post by WeAreAllOne on Nov 18, 2017 16:17:15 GMT -8
I am happy to have made these forums and be able to share these kinds of discussions and articles. When going into this, I knew that the best approach would be full transparency of what's going on here and how everything is run. With that, I have been meaning to make a post like this for a while. First I would like to say that I have never made any money off of this platform. 0$. I am doing this purely out of the search for truth and the personal interest I have in these esoteric subjects. This is my way of "service to others" and what I personally feel I can do to share the discussion of these ideas among others.
I personally pay about $6 for now a month to remove advertisements from these forums. As we grow, the price will increase but it is worth it to me personally to pay that to keep this a clutter free environment. I also pay for the domain name which really isn't that expensive.We only have 1 donate button on this website [We no longer take donations now. This is all out of pocket and well worth it.] I personally will never ask anyone for money or ever imply it or seek it out. The purpose of this thread was to be transparent on what it costs and also what our plans with advertisements are. I don't need to make money off of these forums and am just grateful to be able to share these subjects.
Our service provider that provides server hosting for these forums and runs the infrastructure itself (proboards) has included VigLink on some outgoing links from this forum. To me personally this was kind of discouraging and I tried to see if there was anyway to remove it or pay to disable it. I will look into other ways and see if something can be done otherwise all it will do is slow down outgoing links by a second or so. For more information on Viglink, I included links at the bottom and a picture about trying to disable Viglink. There is no tracking or sketchy links or anything of the like. I personally verify all links, material, and content to ensure a safe environment for us all. All spam posts are moved to a Archive Trash Bin. These forums are secure and once they are updated here soon we will have HTTPS protection. Ultimately, these forums are anonymous and discretion is up to the community.
I will continue to maintain and contribute here as long as I can. I don't know what the future holds but I am excited to see what is to come. In the mean time I will continue to share what I can here and be grateful for the people that stop by and take part in finding something that sparks that inner curiosity within you.
Thank you for taking the time to be here
More Information:
For our Mission Statement: awakeningforums.com/thread/244/mission-statement
Information on VigLink Convert: www.viglink.com/blog/2017/05/03/viglink-convert-supercharging-normal-hyperlinks/
I don't earn money from the VigLink referrals, Proboards does. I reached out to see if I could pay to remove these as a monthly fee or something and apparently this is hardwired into the forums. Here is a picture for reference.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or anything, feel free to reply to this thread or make a new one. I love hearing feedback and improving the experience here and making it a better place to visit. Thank you for your time.
- Awakening Forums
I personally pay about $6 for now a month to remove advertisements from these forums. As we grow, the price will increase but it is worth it to me personally to pay that to keep this a clutter free environment. I also pay for the domain name which really isn't that expensive.
Our service provider that provides server hosting for these forums and runs the infrastructure itself (proboards) has included VigLink on some outgoing links from this forum. To me personally this was kind of discouraging and I tried to see if there was anyway to remove it or pay to disable it. I will look into other ways and see if something can be done otherwise all it will do is slow down outgoing links by a second or so. For more information on Viglink, I included links at the bottom and a picture about trying to disable Viglink. There is no tracking or sketchy links or anything of the like. I personally verify all links, material, and content to ensure a safe environment for us all. All spam posts are moved to a Archive Trash Bin. These forums are secure and once they are updated here soon we will have HTTPS protection. Ultimately, these forums are anonymous and discretion is up to the community.
I will continue to maintain and contribute here as long as I can. I don't know what the future holds but I am excited to see what is to come. In the mean time I will continue to share what I can here and be grateful for the people that stop by and take part in finding something that sparks that inner curiosity within you.
Thank you for taking the time to be here
More Information:
For our Mission Statement: awakeningforums.com/thread/244/mission-statement
Information on VigLink Convert: www.viglink.com/blog/2017/05/03/viglink-convert-supercharging-normal-hyperlinks/
I don't earn money from the VigLink referrals, Proboards does. I reached out to see if I could pay to remove these as a monthly fee or something and apparently this is hardwired into the forums. Here is a picture for reference.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or anything, feel free to reply to this thread or make a new one. I love hearing feedback and improving the experience here and making it a better place to visit. Thank you for your time.
- Awakening Forums
