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Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
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#126: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:39:23 PM

This is what I think would work: Your first forty avatars are free; if you want more, you delete and replace them, never taking up more than one (current) page's storage space. If you want more to be stored, you pay $5 (or the rough equivalent) per new page.

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#127: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:40:40 PM

I can see $5 for forty, first forty free.

edited 6th Apr '12 7:40:49 PM by FastEddie

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CapedLuigisYoshi Some Gal from right here, duh Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#128: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:41:54 PM

[up] Sounds reasonable!

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lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#129: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:42:35 PM

~nods in agreement somewhat~

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Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#130: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:42:46 PM

This might work. I'll see which avatar I will keep as my main avatar, and delete the rest, as I barely use them anyways unless it's just for a joke or whatnot. I have most of them saved on my computer, so if I really wanted to, I could just reupload the avatar.

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#131: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:44:03 PM

I'm good with one page free. Each additional page is $5.

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EarlOfSandvich Since: Jun, 2011
#132: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:44:51 PM

I too concur with this proposal. Gonna have to save all my avatars and scrap my entire gallery... although I did just make a donation today so that'll cover some extras.

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#133: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:45:28 PM

Somebody has like 40 pages of avatars. He/she could keep them all for $200, but I would imagine they would want to pare it down a bit. Unless $200 is no big deal to them. My guess is that it probably is.

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Hydronix I'm an Irene! from TV Tropes Since: Apr, 2010
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#134: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:45:34 PM

I'm liking the first page free.

That would be extremely useful for me. A lot less trouble overall.

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lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#135: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:46:07 PM

Put up a headline after we get some more thoughts?

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chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#136: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:46:18 PM

So, how are you going to approach the entire first-forty avatar thing once you start charging people for going over the limit. Will you just delete the rest of the pages?

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#137: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:46:24 PM

Sounds like a plan to me.

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#138: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:46:35 PM

That would be me with the Fourty pages.

And already cut down on over five pages worth, sir.

...And since you're already talking price, I'll force it down to one page, somehow, because I've seen the writing on the wall, even if I don't particularly like it.

edited 6th Apr '12 7:47:18 PM by Raidouthe21st

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#139: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:47:07 PM

I think that would require an announcement. Maybe give people a week to trim down.

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Hydronix I'm an Irene! from TV Tropes Since: Apr, 2010
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#140: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:47:19 PM

I'll be cutting as soon as I know we're definitely doing this.

[up] So we're doing this for sure?

edited 6th Apr '12 7:48:13 PM by Hydronix

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Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#141: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:50:46 PM

They're talking price in definites. It's gonna happen.

And a week with an announcement will definitely be enough time.

edited 6th Apr '12 7:51:03 PM by Raidouthe21st

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Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
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#142: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:51:28 PM

As a side note, it actually pays the wiki more than ten cents per avvie, and people who don't upload an avatar every other day pay less than under ten cents for one.

Although, depending on what the ratio of few-avvie people:many-avvie people is, it may be a net loss over ten cents per pic for the wiki. :/ Of course, under ten cents for one, few-avvie people are gonna feel ripped off.

Does somebody who's better at numbers (or a business/math major) want to go over this?

EDIT: I think one way or the other, the first page is gonna be free. If you lower the free maximum by much, a large chunk of the forumgoers are just gonna disappear. Hell, some may desert from this as is.

edited 6th Apr '12 7:54:28 PM by Artemis92

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Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#143: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:52:42 PM

I'll start cleaning up some of my avatars then.

Steventheman Cmdr. of His Supremacy's Armed Forces from Wales Since: Feb, 2011
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#144: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:52:46 PM

I've got 7 so I'm alright.

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#145: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:53:35 PM

Forty free, $5 per page of 40 after that, no matter how many are on the page. That works for me. Bookkeeping will be fairly simple as well. It works out to 8 cents an avvie for numbers 41+, basically.

edited 6th Apr '12 7:53:56 PM by Madrugada

Steventheman Cmdr. of His Supremacy's Armed Forces from Wales Since: Feb, 2011
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#146: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:54:51 PM

That is reasonable. I only want about 20-25 avatars at any time so that suits me right down to the ground.

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chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#147: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:56:02 PM

Hmm...if it's made possible to pay ten cents per avatar slot (with the possibility of getting a discount for buying full pages. For example, $13 for three extra pages instead of $15), that might add some appeal.

If only I'm an expert at graphic design...

Perhaps get screen-shots, Deboss-style, and then arrange them into an "ad", with appealing wording? You know, ten cents per pop and all that?

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#148: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:56:20 PM

Forty is a lot. The number you get for free should be much lower.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#149: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:57:13 PM

Even I don't use 40 in a day.

Martello Hammer of the Pervs from Black River, NY Since: Jan, 2001
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#150: Apr 6th 2012 at 7:59:20 PM

Five for a page sounds reasonable. Also a bit more profitable.

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