Who owns TPF?

[unpopular]

I got the $600 TPF edition of the D4s.



Kinda looks like a Zenit, I know, but I did get a certificate of authenticity, explaining that the price is so low that they can't put the name brand on it. Kinda disappointed that it takes film :/

 

[PhotoWrangler]

Kinda disappointed that it takes film :/

Send it to me then.

 

[unpopular]

You can buy it off me for $500! Just give me some time to have it shipped back from eastern europe, where, uhm, my buddy is borrowing it.

 

[Helen B]

In reality, who cares where my $25 goes? Into some mystery owner's pocket? So what? I couldn't care less if the owner(s) is into BMX, collecting pens, practicing witchcraft, watching Benny Hill or picking their noses and comparing what they find. I pay $25 a year, and get thousands of dollars worth of instructions from some very knowledgeable people for my measly investment.

One thing is for sure, none of that money goes to the people who have made the contributions worth 'thousands of dollars'.

 

[480sparky40 39]

One thing is for sure, none of that money goes to the people who have made the contributions worth 'thousands of dollars'.

That's their problem.

 

[mjhoward]

I don't care where the money goes either. It's 25 bucks. It's my way of giving back to the site for what it has provided me. I have certainly obtained more than 25 dollars worth of help here. Could I have gotten it for free...sure. Could I have gotten it elsewhere for free...sure. Just was my way of "giving back" to a place that helped and helps me still.

So where it goes...don't care. I am here, learning and sharing, so I contributed here.

My input.

If you don't care where it goes, send me $25! I give back by trying to pass along the information that I've learned and researched (for free) to those that come to this forum in search of help, not by giving those that are completely uninvolved and have no interest in photography $25 every year.

I guarantee there is no useful information in the members section that isn't widely available on the Internet for free.

I guarantee you there's nothing here at all that isn't available somewhere else on the innernets. So why are you here?

Because it's FREE.

 

[Ernicus]

If you don't care where it goes, send me $25! I give back by trying to pass along the information that I've learned and researched (for free) to those that come to this forum in search of help, not by giving those that are completely uninvolved and have no interest in photography $25 every year.

They are not completely uninvolved...as they are paying the fees associated with keeping the place up and running.

 

[mjhoward]

If you don't care where it goes, send me $25! I give back by trying to pass along the information that I've learned and researched (for free) to those that come to this forum in search of help, not by giving those that are completely uninvolved and have no interest in photography $25 every year.

They are not completely uninvolved...as they are paying the fees associated with keeping the place up and running.

No you're doing that. I own a forum and it costs me a whopping $42/yr for unlimited data transfer hosting and domain name registration. That's essentially NO overhead for a company. The "contributors" that have posted on this page alone will cover the costs of having this forum for 2 years.

 

[unpopular]

Nerver mind advertising and sponsorship.

Though unlimited inbox is kinda nice...

 

[Heitz]

I'm sure those contributions go to help offset bandwidth costs. From what I hear, bandwidth is pretty expensive.

I wonder how much ads cost on TPF....

 

[Helen B]

One thing is for sure, none of that money goes to the people who have made the contributions worth 'thousands of dollars'.

That's their problem.

Their problem? That sounds a little like you think they are fools.

 

[Tee]

Well, would it be too much to ask if they used the money us members paid to fix the jump to last unread post function? Is that asking too much?

 

[Ernicus]

I ran a site too for about 5 years...it's more than 42 bucks per year at this large of a forum. Mine was small and with site reg, hosting, and phpadmin support, vbulletin software, I ran mine at about 150 ish per year. Sure it's still chump change in the grand scheme of things.

but really...who cares. i don't understand all the hubub. If ya don't wanna pay, don't. If you feel that you would like to contribute, then do. They don't try to force us to pay, and I'm sure they really could care less if we do...as they make their money from sponsors not our "supporting member" fee.

like I said, I did it as a way to give back. I felt it is a nominal fee to pay for the ability to come and share and learn, regardless of how it's run on the backend.

If people really feel so strongly about such things...then start your own forum, it's not hard. I was frustrated with the idiocy of which the one I hung out at was ran, so I made my own...simple. Don't b1tch about it, do something about it or shut up. Simple really.

That's not directed at anyone in particular, just in general. I always get a little annoyed hearing people b1tch about how forums are run and how their voices aren't heard...etc...etc. It's the net. You don't have to be here.

 

[PhotoWrangler]

I always get a little annoyed hearing people b1tch about how forums are run and how their voices aren't heard...etc...etc. It's the net. You don't have to be here.

The only time I usually ***** is when mod's seem to be on power trips. With that being said, I've never really had an issue with the mod's here unless I blatantly break the rules or act like a total ass... which I'm quite capable of.

 

[tirediron]

If you don't care where it goes, send me $25! I give back by trying to pass along the information that I've learned and researched (for free) to those that come to this forum in search of help, not by giving those that are completely uninvolved and have no interest in photography $25 every year.

They are not completely uninvolved...as they are paying the fees associated with keeping the place up and running.

No you're doing that. I own a forum and it costs me a whopping $42/yr for unlimited data transfer hosting and domain name registration. That's essentially NO overhead for a company. The "contributors" that have posted on this page alone will cover the costs of having this forum for 2 years.

I think that if you do some research, you'll find that the costs associated with a forum that sees this much traffic are considerably more than $42/year, or even $420/year.