Saving KITG

I didn't know weather to make this a blog or a discussion so I just went with a discussion, maybe it will generate some feed back.

I see some people have a problem with the KITG becoming a subscription site, and we will probably lose some good contributors because of It. That being said, I think it is a great idea. Some seem to think that paying 20 bucks is a rip off , especially for a site that isn't constantly updated with a plethora of videos or whatever some people are looking for. I never really thought that was the purpose of this site though. KITG always seemed like a place where people can go to connected with others with similar interest, on a topic that is judged and ridiculed, or considered taboo or what not. This is a place where people can talk about this kind of shit and not worry about being judged for it, or be uncomfortable with that part of their own personality. If you want something to just get off to, there are plenty of other sites out there, all you have to do is google it.

I think making this site a subscription site is an opportunity to improve the over all quality of our site, as it will cut a lot of the bullshit profiles, trolls, and lurkers. Some of the stuff on this site varies from causal, strange, to down right fucking crazy, this is a ADULT site, so it will deter under age individuals from trying to sign up.

Out of the 6086 members there is only roughly a hundred or so that donate, and actually contribute to the site, and I know those people are worried that KITG will become a ghost town. That can only happen if YOU, the contributors, stop coming to the site. A community can never thrive and grow if there is no one to support it, same implies for KITG. This is your site as much as it is Mallory's and Dvhour's. What would be he point other wise?

20 bucks a year is nothing. That makes it what, $1.67 a month? I can find that in my couch most of the time. I think that we should be more focused on how we can make the site better from here on out, and come up with new ideas to improve the quality of our site.

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Permalink Reply by Dave on October 13, 2013 at 5:16am

And a Brilliant one. I must say the fetlife model is pretty clever like that. You register for free but if you want to see other people's videos, view the history of your likes and go back an unlimited duration of your own or a personal feed, you must pay the membership. They also don't provide a direct link to videos posted or even pics for that matter and they encript the source code. They also give posters the option to make their content visable to all, lurkers included, or make their content visable only to friends. You can still grab the stuff if you're a computer wiz and know the tricks but I think the effort required to snag stuff from people requires more effort than your average lurker is willing to put in. You can also gift a subscription to others there, all excellent policies and procedures that I think would work very well here if doable.

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Permalink Reply by Fox & Wolf on October 13, 2013 at 4:57pm

We read this a while back, but never commented (since we don't know much about such things.) We trust in our leaders; From Dv & Mal, through to the voices of this great community (like Knave, Wu, & everyone.) We will say this though... This place is great. The idea of buying memberships for others sounds awesome & creative (& is almost the price of buying someone a drink!) We're still kinda new here, and to us this site is endless. We haven't even MET most members yet, so the amazing people are vast to us. We haven't seen all the pics/vids, or read all the blogs yet, so it seems like a mountain of really cool stories & information. The future for us here is wide & full of potential, and the donation is most definitely worth it. Thanks to everyone for taking this so seriously (this place is obviously in great hands!)