Warning!

[zoobie]

I think we should have a sticky WARNING members about lame hosts and their requirements (e.g. posting on forums, excessive pop-ups, newsletters, etc.).

That way, we don't waste our time.

Problem is, the list may be longer than the search here.

Anyone agree?

 

[the elf]

LOL your funny!

So you think people are just going to give you the space without anything sort of work??

"excessive pop-ups": Create cash that keep the service going.

"posting on forums": People help people. If it saves a host a few min a day by having users reply and solve a support request, then yeah, make em post.

"newsletters": Hosts use these to keep you up to date (note the news part). Updated to services etc. They also make a little cash.

The only people that are going to agree, will be people that expect everything in life for free. You have to EARN everything you want. You EARN it by posting in a forum, clicking the CLOSE button on your site, hitting the delete button in your email client etc.

If your mission is to AVOID all the, as you put them.. "lame" hosts, then use this host... A PAID HOST!!!

P.S.

This is what hosts are being taken down to. All the above (which you call lame). You have to understand that there is no money in free hosting anymore. So, if you want all the advanced features some of the host offer, yet make/use all the above, you have two options... put up with it or pay for it. If you have a small site, then you don't need any of the features the hosts that make you do the above for (make sense, I donno.. I'm now).

Go ask somebody on a network where they make you post if they are happy to give the host 5 minutes a day for the wonderful hosting they get in return for free. They may say it sucks, but are happy to post. I also bet a few people even go over the "min" required per week.

You know the story; one persons trash is another persons treasure. A host you may find “lame” may the “da shit” to somebody else.

 

[Cracker]

Originally posted by the elf
"posting on forums": People help people. If it saves a host a few min a day by having users reply and solve a support request, then yeah, make em post.

Yeah, but this method could also cause a bunch of spam posts, as members would have a "conflict of interest" (ie, the host wants people to help people but the member just wants the free space and would "inflate" his or her post count just to get it). A method like this would get shot down in flames in a hurry.

 

[the elf]

Originally posted by Cracker


Yeah, but this method could also cause a bunch of spam posts, as members would have a "conflict of interest" (ie, the host wants people to help people but the member just wants the free space and would "inflate" his or her post count just to get it). A method like this would get shot down in flames in a hurry.

Get a few good mods, keep people in line and you won't have a problem. If you just go "here, a forum.. post!" for sure you will.

 

[Cracker]

Yeah, I don't think I'd mind posting in a forum for free webspace, if it was a host I'd know I could use on a relatively permanent basis (ie, I would't use it only as a site mirror in case my main host fails), since I usually end up posting a lot on their forums (if they have any) anyway.

 

[zoobie]

Well, I'm being forced to post in AMZ's forum...but I seriously doubt posting in the "Sports" or "World Affairs" forums is going to help anyone.

Yeah...I see your point. Someone's gotta pay.

I got on the internet when it was all free...but I meant excessive pop-ups/unders, posts, etc.

 

[idoru]

posting a lot of nasty comments about amsweb is only likely to get you no hosting there though.