does this website make money?

[fullofchagrin]

this might seem like a fedpost, idk, i'm just curious


many mods here have (relatively) low postcounts, and don't participate that much in discussions, but i assume that they spend many hours moderating. the website doesn't have any ads, so do the mods just do it as a hobby? do they have alt accounts which they use to post?

 

[Paladin]

Yeah the jannies are unpaid. The reward is the feeling of "power" I guess

 

[Skyrim]

this website makes some money from ads and premium subscriptions. but I would have to guess that it's barely anything. also mods don't make any money from this site

 

[LeFrenchCel]

Moderating .is isn't a hobby or a pleasure, more of a duty tbh

If you give some money to @Master you can get a special membership color, this was in place at some point but idk if it's still on
I think some money was earned thx to this

 

[PersonaPimp]

Not to my knowledge. Which is very suspicious that someone would be willing to pay for its upkeep for no gain tbh. Fed honeypot probably. They're jannies voluntarily helping to clean up the site for @Master

 

[pixy.]

so do the mods just do it as a hobby?

They do it for free lmao. Only @Master makes money off of the ads on this site

 

[Sir Waco]

feds pay for this site
not a secret tbh, NSA

 

[fullofchagrin]

Moderating .is isn't a hobby or a pleasure, more of a duty tbh

If you give some money to @Master you can get a special membership color, this was in place at some point but idk if it's still on
I think some money was earned thx to this

i'm a neet with no income so i don't have any money to spare, but i really appreciate the work you guys do, i can't imagine what my life would be like without .is

 

[LeFrenchCel]

i'm a neet with no income so i don't have any money to spare

sadly relatable

but i really appreciate the work you guys do, i can't imagine what my life would be like without .is

thx mango

 

[fullofchagrin]

Not to my knowledge. Which is very suspicious that someone would be willing to pay for its upkeep for no gain tbh. Fed honeypot probably. They're jannies voluntarily helping to clean up the site for @Master

yeah that's what weirds me out, and @Master barely even posts here (i guess maybe he has an alt he uses to post?), i did read on the wiki that he is rich but i think that was a troll article lol

 

[blackpillednigga]

Not to my knowledge. Which is very suspicious that someone would be willing to pay for its upkeep for no gain tbh. Fed honeypot probably. They're jannies voluntarily helping to clean up the site for @Master

I imagine this forum doesnt have much users so its dirt cheap to keep it up

 

[fullofchagrin]

I imagine this forum doesnt have much users so its dirt cheap to keep it up

it probably gets a lot of ddos attacks though

 

[blackpillednigga]

it probably gets a lot of ddos attacks though

in reality to prevent most ddoss attacks you just have to let cloudflare host it for you and its easy. ive done it before

 

[Emba]

The site gets a half cent (usd) per word.

&Master needs a new server rack UPC battery!

So get posting bro!

 

[Fluoxymesterone]

Moderating .is isn't a hobby or a pleasure, more of a duty tbh

If you give some money to @Master you can get a special membership color, this was in place at some point but idk if it's still on
I think some money was earned thx to this

How much money is it? Can you maybe @ a user with this special colour so i can see it? I might do this if i deem it worth and it's still available

 

[Wolnir]

Master owns multiple websites, including looksmax that has ads and memberships. He makes enough to keep this site up without it making any money.