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(22,166 posts)Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)Lochloosa
(16,068 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)salted caramel mocha a month, and skip the 470 calories.
lame54
(35,321 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)obtain the funds to do so? Most sites you go to either (1) you pay anyways and still get the ads (2) you don't pay and you get ads (3) you don't pay you don't get to post, or anything. DU at least gives you a choice. Your choice.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)that theyre suddenly shocked by the presence of advertising?
lame54
(35,321 posts)I have to put the sarcasm tag on all my post
Oops - edited to add
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Is it extortion when the newspaper or a magazine print ads? Shit, we get all this content for FREE in exchange for some irritating ad banners, which seems fine by me. Bandwidth and servers aint free.
lame54
(35,321 posts)Now it's full of
DUsplaining
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)though. My indulgent half has gotten awfully fond of no ads and has no intention of going back to them without a really big fuss.
blogslut
(38,016 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)blogslut
(38,016 posts)I love my star. I'm also a poor. I renew during the Hearts campaign.
JDC
(10,133 posts)You get 10 hearts and can give them to your favorite DU buddies. Its a no brainer.
*iphone Typo
Ms. Toad
(34,087 posts)any amount. (Not $60.)
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Join DU and become a Star Member. ⭐️
Codeine
(25,586 posts)in economic circumstances over the last two years Ive just learned to live with the ads, but I will admit these new drop-down variety are quite a bit more irritating than the old ones.
Unfortunately itll be at least several months before Im in a position to get a star again.
RainCaster
(10,914 posts)It was so worth it to me. Since DFT was elected, I have also been spending money towards:
* New York Times
* Washington Post
* Guardian (British newspaper)
* Southern Poverty Law Center
* American Civil Liberties Union
Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)I retired 6 yrs ago. NEVER was asked to pay to speak. Until now? To avoid popups? Surely a notification should have gone out. I'll think about paying. Free speech isn't really free, I suppose...new world.
Arkansas Granny
(31,528 posts)blocks the ads.
sinkingfeeling
(51,473 posts)Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,473 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)I post a lot and Im not a Star Member at the moment. A site this big is an expensive beast to run and the principals deserve recompense for their hours. Some folks pay directly, others by being exposed to ads that generate income for the owners.
What a weird thing to be out-of-sorts about. The internet is absolutely replete with ads. For that matter the newspaper that you pay for, the magazines you pay for, and the television that you (likely) pay for are all conduits for advertising.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)and the ability to pay a membership to support the site and avoid said ads. Nothing new about any of it.
Kaleva
(36,342 posts)to be able to post here, you agreed to abide by the TOS.
4now
(1,596 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)It's that simple
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)It is worth it. And there are privileges for Star Membership.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,008 posts)It doesnt have to be much, certainly not $60.