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Roy
Sep 24, 2007
Lowtax and SA is clearly struggling, as is evidenced by the recent repossession of the something awful offices. Just today, the forums were turned upside down for two minutes.

Let's help lowtax monetize the forums so that he can make some more money.

Idea:

[Golden poo] $5

It's a bit like reddit gold, except it's a golden poo. When you see a post you like you can buy them a golden poo. This gives the poster Platinum for one month.

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Kakarot
Jul 20, 2013

by zen death robot
Buglord
and what if they have platinum?

Doctor J Off
Dec 28, 2005

There Is
Lowtax can start charging for individual posts, but introduce an upvote system whereby upvoted posts gets you free posting credits. It'll be like gambling, except you stand to win even less.

kazr
Jan 28, 2005

fourm currency where used to buy and trade silly hats :)

A CISHET SHITLORD
Sep 10, 2014

LOURDE OF THE SHITS
Pillbug
When you get probated, you can choose to pay :5bux: bail money to post again

Schweinhund
Oct 23, 2004

:derp:   :kayak:                                     
awful gold

angerbot
Mar 23, 2004

plob
ban pipebomb repeatedly

Izumi Konata
May 4, 2012

by Ralp

Zeike posted:

and what if they have platinum?

please dont give them poo poo for supporting the forums

Izumi Konata
May 4, 2012

by Ralp

angerbot posted:

ban pipebomb repeatedly

i miss u angerbeet

dad gay. so what
Feb 18, 2003

by FactsAreUseless
word filter "macklemore" to "JACKlemore"

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


ability to pay money to ban someone else

Fat Lowtax
Nov 9, 2008


"I'm willing to pay up to $1200 for a big anime titty"


Goon Love Is The Best Love 2

Odddzy
Oct 10, 2007
Once shot a man in Reno.

HMS Interwebs posted:

When you get probated, you can choose to pay :5bux: bail money to post again

That's a pretty good/evil idea actually.

Izumi Konata
May 4, 2012

by Ralp

Sheng-ji Yang posted:

ability to pay money to ban someone else

i remember a forum called lf. the israeli defense farce would buy this in bulk t keep babyfinland at bay

somethingawful bf
Jun 17, 2005

Sheng-ji Yang posted:

ability to pay money to ban someone else

the first ban another person costs 50$ and increments up 10$ for every next one

END OF AN ERROR
May 16, 2003

IT'S LEGO, not Legos. Heh


What if he charged $10 to sign up for the forums? I liek this idea

Donovan Trip
Jan 6, 2007
Maybe he should get good

Izumi Konata
May 4, 2012

by Ralp

Poetic Justice posted:

the first ban another person costs 50$ and increments up 10$ for every next one

would that make ralp rich hightax?

Lowtax
Nov 16, 1999

by Skyl3lazer
FORUM HATS!!!

Waltzing Along
Jun 14, 2008

There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here
Charge per month. Just a dollar. I think most people would pay $20 a year to stay (bans would only cost $1 to resub.)

END OF AN ERROR
May 16, 2003

IT'S LEGO, not Legos. Heh


Waltzing Along posted:

Charge per month. Just a dollar. I think most people would pay $20 a year to stay (bans would only cost $1 to resub.)

I wouldn't. I paid $10 11 years ago and it's because of posts like yours that I feel like I haven't gotten my money's worth yet.

Pimpcasso
Mar 13, 2002

VOLS BITCH

Lowtax posted:

FORUM HATS!!!
can i get one of those goofy boston paperboy hats

Cursed Lumberjack
Nov 14, 2006
A rather unfortunate logger indeed.

should be called Something Au-ful

Sax Mortar
Aug 24, 2004

Lowtax posted:

FORUM HATS!!!

what kind of hats? how many hats can I get?

Helical Nightmares
Apr 30, 2009
Make new fonts $5 unlockable.

Donovan Trip
Jan 6, 2007
If lowtax can't figure out how to make money off the rich privileged nerd idiots on this forum than he is not trying very hard

TASTE THE PAIN!!
May 18, 2004

That's a nice account you've got there. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it...

Roy
Sep 24, 2007

:magical: :vince: :captainpop:

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


Lowtax posted:

FORUM HATS!!!

yes hats to put above our avs, i vote yes

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


you could buy a sombrero or a capptain for your av, for example

somethingawful bf
Jun 17, 2005
somethingawful branded fleshlights

Jst0rm
Sep 16, 2012
Grimey Drawer
make a dark web sub forum and sell drugs there.

TEAYCHES
Jun 23, 2002

city name sports teams hats and polo shirts

Sax Mortar
Aug 24, 2004

Sheng-ji Yang posted:

you could buy a sombrero or a capptain for your av, for example

my av could wear a hat

spooky girlfriend
Oct 21, 2014

New forums upgrade costing $80 a day, where you go live in Lowtax's house and he cooks you breakfast.

Vorik
Mar 27, 2014

Lowtax posted:

FORUM HATS!!!

nigga gently caress that

Sombrerotron
Aug 1, 2004

Release my children! My hat is truly great and mighty.

Pay $10 to rename someone else's thread.

Sheng-ji Yang posted:

ability to pay money to ban someone else
$50 to ban a random goon. Maybe you'll end up banning yourself! The excitement never ends !!

Waltzing Along posted:

Charge per month. Just a dollar. I think most people would pay $20 a year to stay (bans would only cost $1 to resub.)
This is a reasonable idea and therefore will never gain popular acceptance.

Waroduce
Aug 5, 2008

Lowtax posted:

FORUM HATS!!!

please include a way to disable this

no hats in SA gently caress that poo poo

Jst0rm
Sep 16, 2012
Grimey Drawer
$100 = permaban someone of your choice.

$1000 = permaban a mod.

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dad gay. so what
Feb 18, 2003

by FactsAreUseless
dark web sex

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