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I want to ask a big favor..
Hi All,
I've always said, since the very first days that we've been online that all of my decisions here are guided by your input. This time, I have a favor to ask of all of you.
I've noticed that Scream And Fly's traffic has been increasing markedly over the last 12 months. Our traffic stabilized over the last two years, but this year we have been registering a lot of new members every day, and overall site traffic has increased substantially. I am so grateful for that. That increase in traffic required us to move into a far more powerful server, and even though our previous server was a dedicated machine, it could no longer keep up with the site's traffic. The new server is also dedicated, and will support upgrades to this site for many years moving forward.
And now for my favor:
I know that website ad-blockers are used by some people, and I can understand why. On some sites, ads can get invasive and inappropriate. However, on Scream And Fly, I watch the ads being presented here, and if any of them are in any way invasive or deceptive, I have them removed. Even though we lose much-needed revenue from black-listing ads, nothing is more important to me than the quality of the experience here for all of you.
If it's not too much to ask, would I be able to ask that maybe some of you using ad-blockers could think about white-listing the Scream And Fly site? Just to simply display the ads, not click on them (if you do not want to). I know this is an odd request, and I assure you none of the banner ads here present any invasive issue. The Scream And Fly site absolutely depends on this revenue, and as has always been the case, 100% of all revenue from Team Members, Supporting Vendors, and our Google and Outside Hub banners is used strictly to maintain and update the Scream And Fly site. If this revenue gets too low, We will eventually run the risk of not being able to maintain the site properly anymore. I would not ask this if it were not important.
If you use ad-blockers here, and want to continue to do so, by all means I have no issue with that at all. I will also not take steps to run banners that bypass ad-blockers, since I feel that readers should have the choice. I am not asking that you click on the banners if you prefer not to either. I am just asking to think about perhaps allowing S&F to simply display its ads. I always want our supporting ads here to never be a hindrance to site use.
I appreciate you all reading. I had to think long and hard about putting forth this request, and I finally did so out of necessity. Most of all, I thank you so much for the support you have given me and Scream And Fly over the many years we have been in operation.
Sincerely,
Greg
