Hi chaps as ATG is growing we are requiring more space and time to take care of our member needs.
I don't pay any of the mods anything for their help it is completely free and almost all revenue (at least 95%) goes towards our server and domain fees. We could have cheaper server costs but it would require a lot more time from the mods (most of us don't even have coding etc knowledge) and once again they are working for free so this is not fair. This is why I emphasise my gratitude towards the mods as without their help we wouldn't be here.
So in light of this I have negotiated with Shavemac that any future group buys will involve a 10% fee of total sales going to ATG to help maintain running costs (mainly storage). I will also be making this mandatory for all future group buys or LE sales facilitated through ATG from today, for any vendor. This protects us against rising domain/server costs/storage needs or a drop in ad revenue.
By making it applicable to all it is fair to all. If it isn't something a vendor can comply with then that sale cannot be facilitated through ATG. We will end up (as is the case this year) facing a loss which I have to pay for. In advance please don't send me any money and thank you for any offers but it's not something I will accept
I wanted to be as transparent and fair as possible so wanted this message to be public. I also would love to see this website grow as I'm passionate about the hobby as well as the friendships I've made.
Yours Kindly,
Avnish
I don't pay any of the mods anything for their help it is completely free and almost all revenue (at least 95%) goes towards our server and domain fees. We could have cheaper server costs but it would require a lot more time from the mods (most of us don't even have coding etc knowledge) and once again they are working for free so this is not fair. This is why I emphasise my gratitude towards the mods as without their help we wouldn't be here.
So in light of this I have negotiated with Shavemac that any future group buys will involve a 10% fee of total sales going to ATG to help maintain running costs (mainly storage). I will also be making this mandatory for all future group buys or LE sales facilitated through ATG from today, for any vendor. This protects us against rising domain/server costs/storage needs or a drop in ad revenue.
By making it applicable to all it is fair to all. If it isn't something a vendor can comply with then that sale cannot be facilitated through ATG. We will end up (as is the case this year) facing a loss which I have to pay for. In advance please don't send me any money and thank you for any offers but it's not something I will accept
I wanted to be as transparent and fair as possible so wanted this message to be public. I also would love to see this website grow as I'm passionate about the hobby as well as the friendships I've made.
Yours Kindly,
Avnish