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Originally Posted by CDSmith
As if I need a lecture from you or anyone else Lenny. I've been at this as long or longer than most here and will be in business long after many have faded. I know full well about adapting but that doesn't change the fact that just straight out giving away massive amounts of free content the likes of which we haven't seen before is a bad idea, period.
The comment was that Tubes aren't responsible for pulling away any paying members. I simply disagree with that, as I personally know several guys who used to buy the odd membership to porn sites back in the day but now find all they need for free. I'm sure there are guys like that all over the world.
Spare me the "this is the way it is" crap. I know more than most how it is and also where things are likely headed. I'll adapt as I always do. Sounds like you will too. Doesn't mean I can't gripe about the state of affairs once in a while, I see you do enough griping about stuff here. This one was my turn. :D
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That wasn't really directed at you hoss, your post was just the opening for me to make the point I've been wanting to make.
You have been around awhile, and if you remember correctly, you and I were cleaning up on TGP traffic while the AVS and Link List guys were starting a bunch of threads complaining about how TGP's were killing the business.
As a matter of fact I just bumped one from 2002 to further illustrate my point.
Then they tried starting TGP2, and wondered why they couldn't keep or grow traffic to those sites....sort of like all the fake tubes that are popping up today with 15 second clips and trading traffic the way thumb TGP's used to do etc..
Unfortunately for me, it wasn't until very recently that I saw the light on this subject....and I wasted a year bitching instead of doing something. Hopefully I still have time to catch up.