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Jun 3, 2014 6:19 PM
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If MAL became a PAID site, would u join? :)

Ok, so this might be a stupid question seeing how so many of you pride yourself on being here. ;)
But would the benefits of getting info on all the latest anime discussions and listing features in here outweigh the costs of paying for a MAL membership?
I'm assuming a paid membership will weed out all those people that are still in school/trolls or just plain cheap. Just curious as to the response from all the working class people in here.

Lets say something along the lines of $2.99 a month for the basic features.
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Jun 3, 2014 6:20 PM
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Excel worked just fine and I can find forums elsewhere.
Jun 3, 2014 6:20 PM
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Nobody would pay, lol
Jun 3, 2014 6:20 PM
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would i mean someone at crave would pay attention to the site?
Jun 3, 2014 6:21 PM
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Of course. Where else can I meet such a colorful cast of characters?
Jun 3, 2014 6:22 PM
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ah to pay moneys just to tro.. to write some comments I think is not too good idea.
please sell me the condom, mister
I would like to fuck my sister!
condoms really worth to keep
I will fuck her very deep!
could you be my condom keeper?
so I could try to fuck her deeper!

please think I m stupid but please dont think I m a troll.
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Jun 3, 2014 6:22 PM
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I'd stop using it
Jun 3, 2014 6:22 PM
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Will shit get fixed?
Jun 3, 2014 6:23 PM
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Alright threads done, we all know what the rest of the answers are going to be.
Jun 3, 2014 6:23 PM

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lol nope
an egomaniac and a fool

Jun 3, 2014 6:24 PM

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I couldn't even survive here without adblock plus.
please sell me the condom, mister
I would like to fuck my sister!
condoms really worth to keep
I will fuck her very deep!
could you be my condom keeper?
so I could try to fuck her deeper!

please think I m stupid but please dont think I m a troll.
--------------------------------------------------------------
http://protpisaenglish.blogspot.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzn0J8cfrY
Jun 3, 2014 6:25 PM
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Forgetfulness said:
Probably not. I can write the anime I've completed on an Excel file or something
but where would you and every anime website copy their anime information from?
Jun 3, 2014 6:25 PM

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This site is ancient, no.
Jun 3, 2014 6:25 PM

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I'd leave, there are plenty of free anime listing sites out there. But as this is the one I spend the most time on, I'd probably be fine with donating a few bucks if things would actually get done.
Jun 3, 2014 6:25 PM

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Yeah I'll pay.

With urine.
Jun 3, 2014 6:25 PM

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Heredity said:
Forgetfulness said:
Probably not. I can write the anime I've completed on an Excel file or something
but where would you and every anime website copy their anime information from?
and how would you shit-post to the forums?



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Jun 3, 2014 6:33 PM

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i will just go back to AniDB even if its not that user friendly
Jun 3, 2014 6:36 PM

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Pay for a broken site? Naw.

I would move to Anilist.
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Jun 3, 2014 6:38 PM

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Oh god, can you imagine?

This place would only be filled with the incredibly anal super-nerds. That alone would drive people away.
Jun 3, 2014 6:39 PM

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Depends on how much it would cost, and if there giving back that money well some of the money back to the industry
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Jun 3, 2014 6:59 PM

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Yeah I'm really gonna pay for the privilege of listing my cartoons.
Jun 3, 2014 8:31 PM

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Only If IMG is fixed.

Jun 3, 2014 8:36 PM

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Migrate to hummingbird...
Jun 3, 2014 8:39 PM

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Cupquake said:
Migrate to hummingbird...
Which is actually going to have a paid membership option.
Jun 3, 2014 9:37 PM
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Only if they (and by they, I mean Crave) started putting more effort into the website & it's future. Otherwise no, I would rather just give money to Xinil or Kineta.
Jun 3, 2014 9:47 PM
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I don't know, I think its nice to have a place to compare scores of anime, talk about them and so forth, so for something small like 2.99 I'd probably be willing to do it.
Jun 3, 2014 9:47 PM

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hmm... would I pay to get recommendation and list the anime/manga I have seen?

You must be joking right. I'm not wasting my money on something I can do myself.
no doubt I am here to make a list and get recommendations

but I'm also here but I'm too lazy to put in the extra work of making a list from scratch.
If every site required paid membership, I would put in the work lol

Call me cheap if you may. idc
Schools out, No job at moment, STILL hello MAL Eh..I will try to be online
Jun 3, 2014 9:57 PM

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You think that would weed out trolls and little kids? you're wrong.
Jun 3, 2014 10:03 PM

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The same thing like I did with the last one, I've dealed with it until they decided to get rid of forums. That's where everything got boring and mostly everything was for paid members only.
Jun 3, 2014 10:16 PM

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No.

I wouldn't pay for a meager service like tracking what anime I've seen.
Jun 3, 2014 10:33 PM

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MAL is the only customizing site I like in terms of finding anime and having a list with wallpapers, etc. 2.99$ isn't much tbh, but for a month? Yeah, no. If it was say like 5$ a year, I would. I dislike Hummingbird with a passion. Anilist looks ugly in my eyes, and most of the other sites do as well. Things would need to get fixed as well, but >Crave
Jun 3, 2014 11:06 PM

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If that means some opinions in the suggestion will be realized, a new UI, a better cdn.. and a little thank you for the mods (aka salary)... why not?
But make it around $5 a year like Tyrel said.
Jun 4, 2014 12:06 AM

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There's no reason this should become a paid site, they already make bankrolls from ads.
Jun 4, 2014 1:06 AM

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julyan said:
and a little thank you for the mods (aka salary)


LOL in your dreams.

I would export my list and hop over to another site.
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Jun 4, 2014 1:22 AM
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I'd print out my anime and manga list and leave. Paid site ? No thank you.

The only websites that I would consider subscribing to are Hulu Plus or Crunchyroll, since they directly support the anime and movie industry.
Jun 4, 2014 1:22 AM

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julyan said:
and a little thank you for the mods (aka salary)
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA! You're joking.

I would totally post a reaction image here but IMG tags haven't been fixed for how long? A year? I wouldn't even throw a quarter for MAL.
Jun 4, 2014 1:37 AM

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No, MAL doesn't even deserve a penny from the ads I block at this rate considering the embarrassment of IMG.
Jun 4, 2014 4:48 AM

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Jun 4, 2014 5:09 AM

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Zetrin said:
Will shit get fixed?


I'm asking my self as well.
Jun 4, 2014 3:30 PM

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MAL Membership? Haha. Nah, I'd leave right away.

Off-topic: Why the hell was this thread moved to the Suggestions board? Weird call.
Jun 4, 2014 8:59 PM

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Subpyro said:
Why the hell was this thread moved to the Suggestions board? Weird call.


Yeah, I'd like to know myself. This isn't really a suggestion in any way.

IntroverTurtle said:
Cupquake said:
Migrate to hummingbird...
Which is actually going to have a paid membership option.

? I've never heard about this.

OT: I'd be out in a second.
Jun 4, 2014 9:00 PM

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hell no, i never pay for a forum
Jun 4, 2014 9:04 PM

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rrexyl said:
IntroverTurtle said:
Cupquake said:
Migrate to hummingbird...
Which is actually going to have a paid membership option.

? I've never heard about this.

OT: I'd be out in a second.
You ain't see the preview? It's the PRO logo next to the name. Though they might not do it now as they're open source. It was going to be an optional membership where you get that, no ads, newer access to features, etc. Josh never fully expanded on it.
Jun 4, 2014 9:05 PM
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I would buy this site and make it free again


#Bash107 for presidency even if his country doesn't have one
Jun 4, 2014 9:06 PM

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This would weed out everyone but the elitists, and we thought our userbase already had poor reputation.

I'd pay pocket change a month if every Anime listing site charged a competitive rate and if we had someone coding/ updating the site on a regular basis.
Jun 4, 2014 9:10 PM
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Zetrin said:
Will shit get fixed?


Nope
Jun 4, 2014 9:13 PM

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IntroverTurtle said:
rrexyl said:
IntroverTurtle said:
Cupquake said:
Migrate to hummingbird...
Which is actually going to have a paid membership option.

? I've never heard about this.

OT: I'd be out in a second.
You ain't see the preview? It's the PRO logo next to the name. Though they might not do it now as they're open source. It was going to be an optional membership where you get that, no ads, newer access to features, etc. Josh never fully expanded on it.


Oh I see. It looks a lot like facebook for anime to me.

And do you receive some notification if I quote you or something, or did you manually get here?

YorozuyaGinSan said:
This would weed out everyone but the elitists, and we thought our userbase already had poor reputation.



and why's that?
Jun 4, 2014 9:17 PM

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rrexyl said:
Oh I see. It looks a lot like facebook for anime to me.

And do you receive some notification if I quote you or something, or did you manually get here?
That's what he wants to make. He's even compared MAL and HB to Myspace and FB at least once. The profiles are basically copied, followers page, etc. That's his hook, a social networking anime listing site. He can't beat the others with anything else.

Of course manually. I keep open the recent posts page and refresh it every once in a while going all the way back to where I was when I last checked so I never miss anything. Even do it in the morning with all 20 something pages.
Jun 4, 2014 9:41 PM

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YorozuyaGinSan said:
This would weed out everyone but the elitists


I had a word document before I came here. I could always move to crunchyroll, and if that isn't any good, there are lots of other forums out there.

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IntroverTurtle said:
rrexyl said:
Oh I see. It looks a lot like facebook for anime to me.

And do you receive some notification if I quote you or something, or did you manually get here?
That's what he wants to make. He's even compared MAL and HB to Myspace and FB at least once. The profiles are basically copied, followers page, etc. That's his hook, a social networking anime listing site. He can't beat the others with anything else.
i know i definitely wouldn't use that, i prefer the whole forum setup over something akin to facebook.
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