Would you pay a small subscription fee to keep The AnswerBank operational?

[AB Editor]

 

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Would you pay a small subscription fee to keep The AnswerBank operational?

• No - 150 votes
• 71%
• Yes - 62 votes
• 29%

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[ABSpareEditor]

We hope that a very small subscription fee will also keep spammers at bay. 

[Redhelen72]

Would there me more stringent rules in place to deal with accusations etc ?

[Redhelen72]

If so I would happily pay a subscription 

[Lie-in King]

Perhaps, I'd need more info on how it would work.

[david small]

Might it make it that I lose my anonymity?  

[pastafreak]

Possibly...

[naomi24]

It might be helpful to explain a bit more what you have in mind - otherwise you'll have people adding their own provisos and that obviously couldn't work.

[Khandro]

How small ? and it begs the other question, is AB in danger of folding otherwise?

[vulcan42]

Would definitely pay subscription if the trolls are dealt with. We have the ridiculous situation at the moment with an anti troll site rule but they are actually encouraged.

[smudge]

Khandro asks: 'How small ? and it begs the other question, is AB in danger of folding otherwise?'

I was just about to ask the same. 

 

[Auntypoll]

I doubt anyone would subscribe just to ask a question, which is how new members arrive. You would have to offer a free trial  period, then users would just re subscribe with different email etc. and this would not stop spammers. Personally, I would expect a lot more content on the site than there is  at the moment to warrant a subscription.

[Hopkirk]

You won't get new members if they have to pay.

If you give them a free trial period it fails to stop the spammers.

[ToraToraTora]

I would if the rules where applied evenly and the trolling was curtailed.

[Prudie]

I had always said I was willing to pay a small subscription. I've also twice been about to make a donation - but here's the thing to ponder - I didn't donate in the end because by pure chance at both times I was 'spoken' to so rudely and obnoxiously by 2 or 3 regular members that I stopped posting for several months. I could still name them.

People will be pretty peed if they pay a subscrition and then get insulted.  Both thick skin and money now required?

[Auntypoll]

Employ or aquire a good content creator, offer temporory internships to media students, make the site more current with articles linked to reader offers and yes, advertising, but good advertising that does'nt empede on the enjoyment of the site. Research what people want,then offer it. When you are getting  more views and engagemant then think about a subscription. 

[rockyracoon]

I used to be very fond of Answerbank once upon a time, but now it's the same old boring regurgitated rubbish in the news section from certain posters. To me it's an absolute borefest and something I probably wouldn't want to pay for. If we could get it back to how it was, I'd probably pay. 

I suppose it also depends on what the subscription would be. Small is subjective.

[Redhelen72]

I don't mind what Gully posts it's the what do I wear to this date, what do I do for money and which dress do I buy that gets my goat!

but you cannot dictate what people post only that rules are adhere to 

[nicebloke1]

16.57 Your aka is so wrong. This is why I would say no to your question at this moment in time ED. Also because different mods have different rules,the comments above would normally be deleted??