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lechat -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/10/2005 7:39:28 PM)
when spanking.com became a pay site people fled like rats from a sinking ship. now it's just one of a millon porn sites

GoddessDustyGold -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/10/2005 10:24:01 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LifelongChastity Ok I'll accept this as a free site, as long as all these Domme's take the anger and animosity out of their profiles. They get a free product, then complain endlessly about it. What do you expect? Anyone can join and send unlimited mail for free. Of course they're going to get slammed with mail -- so stop whining about it! Now, I think you missed my point. I never implied that charging a small usage fee is a total cure-all. But it allows for various improvements - such as more search options, for one. Well, I for one, do not think that a search option is going to cut down on the specifically unwanted mail. I deal with it every day, and I have been very specific. I am also on alt and Bcom. I haven't bothered to take My profiles off, but, in spite of the excess mail I may get here, much of it nothing that will ever work out, I get way more on the other sites. And it is ruder and more sexually suggestive, too. I believe that many of the Ladies on this site are seeking true LTR relationships involving TPE. Some are looking for casual play, and/or play partners, others indicate that they are open to chat and friendships. But the largest percentage of folks on the other two best known sites are definitely seeking just play or cyber. They have turned into kink hook-up sites, and if that is what they want, good for them! Is it too much to ask one to simply take a few moments to read? Sigh I guess it is... So now you say you "will accept this as a free site as long as the Dommes take the anger and animosity out of their profiles" ?? I would rather see a well thought out profile with some substance and some good parameters, than read the ones that pop up saying "hi there, I'm a 24 yr old SWM looking for some kinky fun. I am very good at oral, and love to serve a lady. I'm cute and have a real nice bod. So if you want some hot times, drop me a line." I do look at profiles when new ones pop up on My Admirer's list. And, trust Me, when I say that what I just wrote is very typical of alot that I see. Should I complain? Hell, no! I just smile and move on! This is really bothering you, isnt' it? I find Myself wondering why? No one is forcing you to be here. At this point I have to ask: Why do you always post so negatively? I do My best not to be rude to anyone who writes to Me. But they come at Me from so many different directions, and so obviously from the wrong viewpoint of this lifestyle (for Me) that is does get hard. So maybe My profile is one of the ones you are complaining about. I don't know! If you construe it to be negative, that is your right. I wrote it that way to try to make My requirements and My lifestyle views as crystal clear as possible. We write what We write to try to find what We are looking for. Maybe We are indirectly complaining about the inappropriate email We receive so much of, by stating such parameters in Our profiles, but I don't see any Dominas on here complaining about the shoddy profiles We see so much of, unless it is in answer on the message boards to another whiney sub who wants to know why he can't get anyone to pay attention to him. Why would a boy waste his time writing to Me if he obviously is not what I am looking for? And I must not be what he is looking for either, but the hits just keep on comin'!! *edited to say that I have not taken the time to read the other 4 pages of posts, so if I am repeating, sorry 'bout that!

cellogrrlMK -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/10/2005 10:48:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: siamsa24 Wow! I go away for the weekend and I miss out on a lot [:D] This is just a quick reply that is going to address several issues [:)] First off, having this be a pay site is a bad idea. I, for one, would have to leave if it was. Not because I am lazy or don't work, it is because I am putting myself through college. Somtimes I think that I live on these message boards, but it is because this is my escape. When I am tired of writing a paper I will just pull it up and read what everyone has to say. I respect people's opinions (some more then others [;)] ) and have gotten a lot of good advice and ideas from the people here. Do I have friends in real life? Yes, several that I met here actually. Do I have a life outside of the internet? Yes, and if you ask me about it I will be happy to tell you all about my typical day [:D] I believe that I am just as capable of having a serious relationship as someone who is making twenty times more then me. I am not ashamed of my income or of what I do for a living, it's putting me through school isn't it? I own a car, have a roof over my head and can afford food. I think I'm doing pretty good. Shoot siamsa, you covered everything in one post! DAMN you're good! lol [:D] cello

siamsa24 -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/10/2005 10:49:56 PM)
I also came in late in the game and read all five pages of posts and just replied to everything, that helped [:)]

Tormentius -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/10/2005 11:12:10 PM)
quote: ... So: no pay, no complain! ;) If the community is not to your liking there are many others Oceanslave/applicable alts... Though I'm new to CM my vote on a pay site would be no. Personally, I don't subscribe to pay sites (with one exception) as there are usually enough excellent free communities such as this one available if a person looks a little.

RealTimePrincess -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/10/2005 11:54:48 PM)
I say NO to making this a paid site!!!! Me, I'll take the bad with the good. I'll take all the imperfections, for this being free. Yes I agree with the no pay, no complain mentality. True I get more mail than I can read, and most of it from losers, but I don't post that poison in my profile.

Sweeticing -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 12:45:09 PM)
As a moderator I vol. at least 20 hours or more a week to this site approving pictures and profiles. why? Because i hope it stays free.

Alexander -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 2:30:17 PM)
Im gonna volunteer for collarme. I want it to stay free. I believe we are as a culture coming to what someone called "the igniting". But people need to do the right thing and kick in their cash for this site. I paid. You should pay to. Yes you, don't look at me like that. just do it. Alex.

brightspot -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 2:54:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BeachMystress I don't understand why any of you are bothering to respond to OceanSlave. After he started his "perverta like" behaviour, I'd have expected people to disengage. Thank You BeachMystress, I did catch on to this some pages back...was going to respond but started to realize there are once again 2 or 3 people that resemble the "Perverta" style of engagement and passed...I do believe she has snuck in again to rile things up....Hope more people catch on! *Brightspot [image]local://upfiles/102436/177919C66F294DFC8D0B8CF3B3DC016F.gif[/image]

ShiftedJewel -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 2:55:41 PM)
quote: But people need to do the right thing and kick in their cash for this site. I paid. You should pay to. Yes you, don't look at me like that. just do it. Yes Sir..... and I don't say that to many. Jewel

LadyAngelika -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 3:38:01 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Alexander Im gonna volunteer for collarme. I want it to stay free. I believe we are as a culture coming to what someone called "the igniting". Alex. I want it to stay free as well because I like this community approach and I like the fact that it's accessible to everyone. I hope they accept your offer to volunteer. I have offered my services a few times with both technical support and moderator support and both times I was told "someone will get back to you" and no one ever did. - LA

MsMacComb -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 4:39:34 PM)
Myself I wouldnt care if it was a pay site or not as money is not an issue. However I do understand that for some it is. The rest of this persons rants are just incorrect and the attitude might explain why they are alone and looking. If any of the referance to "dommes profiles" had to do with messages posted the last few days, this is nonesense. The thread was why some dommes dont reply, not about their profiles. Discussion ensued and explainations were offered. I would point out this persons message and lack of respect is THE reason many of us dont.

knees2you -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 5:00:30 PM)
They offer donations already~[:)] Help by donating and things will get better~ Alt is a paid site, but this one is much Better then that paid site. Nice Work Moderators! quote: *"So often times it happens that We live our lives in CHAINS and We never even know We have the Key?" The Eagles* Sincerely, ant[;)]

Jasmyn -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 5:40:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Jasmyn So what if women are angry in their profiles? There's enough angry little men out there to go around ... mirror mirror on the wall... whose' the angriest boy of all? lol ... seems I hit a nerve. OS/LLC mwwaaaah ... score one to Jasmyn

LordBennett -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 5:50:36 PM)
OceanSlave, You say you are a financial planner, are you a CPA and have your degree in Accounting? Anyone can hold themselves out as financial planners without having to pay for continuing ed and pay for their certification, membership in state societies and other fees levelled by the state and of course the AICPA. Enough for asking about your personal qualifications. I was on ALT when it first started and was basically a free site like this one. I never paid for a membership because a) they automatically charge your credit card every month and b) they keep takung away what they say is free and charging for it. As for the latter, is this because people are not paying to be on their site or are they just greedy? Eitherway, once you start having to pay for part of a site, as can be seen from them, it all becomes a pay site and nobody who dies not wish to pay can join and get anything from them.

FelinePersuasion -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 5:50:43 PM)
If you don't like the search options go somewhere else. Alt.com charges handsomly to be a member and you can customize your searches all you like. There's already been a thread about why collar me should be a pay site and over half the people myself included said they would not come here if you had to pay.

FelinePersuasion -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 6:35:50 PM)
I also notice on pay sites people are expecting results for the money they shell out, which is all good fine and expected. HOWEVER It can engender bitter feelings or make someone feel like such a site is a rip off if it does not produce the results they are PAYING to FIND

ravenna -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 10:31:16 PM)
If this were a pay site i never would have registered here in the first place, because i didn't have a credit card to pay with. When i first set up a profile here last December i was unowned for the first time in years, i was basically homeless, i was staying with a girlfriend, using her old laptop and her phone line, and i had some cash (quite a lot actually) as a "severance package" from the owner who had just released me, but i still had no checking account, no credit cards, no permanent address, no recent credit history, not even a current driver's license (it had expired). i had never heard of PayPal. i could have sent cash or maybe a money order, but i would have been too scared to put my girlfriend's address on the envelope... Now of course everything is different. i am securely owned and cared for by men for whom money is not at all an issue, though i still don't personally have or need a credit card or a checking account (i do have a new driver's license, and the photo is even pretty good). Whatever the cost of membership here might eventually be, if it goes that way, it wouldn't be an issue -- but my owners' privacy is, and my privacy is part of their privacy. They are very suspicious of "any online payment system being vulnerable to snooping and identity theft and outing, especially where the private sex lives of thousands of people are involved and would be tempting bait for anyone with the expertise to hack into the system." i personally know next to nothing about what i just said, i'm just quoting them, but i have been informed that if CollarMe goes to a pay site i will probably be required to withdraw from it for reasons of privacy. (If i want to stay online to rant and ramble and gossip and talk about sex and slavery and loving my owners [what else do i ever talk about?] they suggest i might keep a journal on one of the free blog sites...) It does seem to me that another option for supporting CollarMe might be to sell advertising space. i know, i know, one of the things i love about this site is that it's blessedly ad-free. But i do look at other sites that have tons of ads, and they really do become invisible after a while -- bad for the advertisers, i guess, but less intrusive than they seem at first glance. (As long as they're not pop-ups! i hate pop-ups!) Would ads drive everyone nuts here? What do you all think?

cellogrrlMK -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 10:55:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: brightspot I did catch on to this some pages back...was going to respond but started to realize there are once again 2 or 3 people that resemble the "Perverta" style of engagement and passed...I do believe she has snuck in again to rile things up....Hope more people catch on Who or what is "Perverta", or do I even want to know????

GentleLady -> RE: Make this a paid site! (4/11/2005 11:44:41 PM)
Trust Me...you do not want to know...soft laughter....Perverta signed on under a few different names, posted a question guaranteed to insight a flame war, and then posted using the other names to support the original post....the flaming was so bad that we needed a trauma center for awhile Gentle Lady

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