Should OCUK forums go subscription only?

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:06

I think the ocuk forums should go subscription only, say access for 30 days for £4.99.

This would surely get rid of all the kids and morons leaving only the good people left to post and make a telling contribution.

The added revenue could be used to discount products and run high quality competitions for the remaining high brow users left.

What do you think?

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:07

TheVoice said:
Haha. No.

Why not?

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:08

Tunney said:
No, the variety and quantity of posts makes OCuk what it is.

It could be better with a subscription!

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:12

UncleRuckus said:
It could but what would happen to the dregs that makes this place so rich?

It would become a new, high brow society... where we could win tablets and such stuff every week!

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:14

Halfmad said:
How exactly?

No scum and a lot less children?

It could also allow a wage to be paid for someone to moderate the boards properly, paid wages for someone to write articles professionally on a range of topics?

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:14

T345 said:
Also, I wouldn't be here! If they didn't do that, (they will always keep this free) then I would never buy from OcUK again.

Case in point.

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:16

Ahleckz said:
What? The whole point of a forum is for discussion and debate, and this one is great because it gets input from a vast number of people with different backgrounds, experiences and views. We don't want to read articles.

Plus, who would decide who writes what?

Caseking.

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:17

Castiel said:
And where the society numbers about 6.

It works for The Times!

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:18

sbweightman said:
How about a Pay to Post model? That should cut down on most of the chaff.

Interesting idea, maybe you could get 50 free posts a month or something then have to pay per post after that???

Maybe even pay to reply.... :cool:

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:23

Subliminal Aura said:
Hopefully you'll be the first to leave then

Why are you bullying me?

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:23

rexehuk said:
Subscription fee + submit your passport and recent bank statement.

Troll problem - Solved.

Genius idea!

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:25

T345 said:
don't you mean you are bullying people here? some people are morons (me)

I never said you're a moron, you are a kid though, 12.

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:27

Castiel said:
And he is not a troll either....so you would see him booted because he is 12 and cannot afford a subscription fee.

Yes. He is too young for the topics in GD anyway.

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:29

Castiel said:
It's a family forum.....

Have you seen the nudity in the gif thread?

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 21:06

Jakeee said:
Overclockers already earn enough

It would be recycled into awesome give-aways and competitions for us highbrow types.

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 21:13

Edrof said:
Lol, you keep mentioning 'high brow' users, like only intellectual heavyweights have a disposable fiver on a monthly basis

It may need to be £50, the waters will need testing.

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 21:16

Edrof said:
Can we change the theme to Millionaires?

Well We would need a poll for that.

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 21:28

T345 said:
LANGUAGE!!

?

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 21:30

He is the guy who worked for NHS that prodded around dead bodies for a laugh at work? or am I thinking of someone else, this was posted years ago

craptakular · 18 Jul 2012 at 21:34

Cleeecooo said:
no reason to use the inappropriate language you want to protect "kids" from

What word?