The IGN Experiment

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• Bitter, party of one? Your table is ready. : Constrictor
• non@131.246.207.164 guts balls : NukeDukem
• i dont see anything wrong with asking for $. It's the amount that they are asking for as compared to the... : Steve Gibson

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  I'll put 30 dollars into the "Get Daily Radar off the Web" fund. : acheron
  • maybe if we were talking about Dailyradar, not IGN, that would be on topic. : r0lf-

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  .. If I can't take it in the car or bathroom, I ain't payin' for it. : avixe
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    thats kinda gross but ok... : baron calamity
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      I mean it as in, I think that a product is worth paying for, but simple, transient information isn't. ... : avixe
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        Do you pay for an ISP? : GoofyBoy
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          No, but I understand your point. That's a service, though: there's support and physical resources [a m... : avixe
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            I agree with you about not paying for gaming stuff on the Internet. Information on many websites aren... : GoofyBoy
            • I guess we're in agreement, then. I see how special content could theoretically be worth paying for... : avixe
            • thats the reason i would pay yearly to post/read comments here on the shack you get LOTS of cool stuff ... : tomservo
  • a fuckin men. : r0lf-
  • You can print out the PDF's then. : Stormrider
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    Dude, go buy yerself a laptop and one of those linkSys wireless network dealies... You'll be set. ju : CerealSam
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      My wife just got a new lap top and a wireless networks. Its ok but its no speed demon. (kinda laggy for ... : baron calamity
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        I just moved my computer out onto my screened in patio so I can enjoy the weather and I tried one of tho... : Joseph
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          Which one did you get? Do you get anywhere near the 11Mb/s transfer rate claimed? That back porch ... : CerealSam
          • I got one put out by SMC. The speeds I get are around the same as through a parallel port. I can play mp... : baron calamity
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            Mine was a 3com setup I think. It was a complete kit, 2 wireless cards and the main terminal thing. It w... : Joseph
            • Thats pretty much my experience. : baron calamity
            • correction, it was LinkSys, not 3com. dur on me. : Joseph
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            and the back porch is nice. The woman is a yard freak, so she takes good care of it. Nice smells from ou... : Joseph
            • Usenet is still free. : baron calamity
• really? i guess that makes sense. i was wondering what prompted them to decide to revive PCXL. As a pay ... : Steve Gibson
• Oh god no...please tell me they're not going to whore out my beloved PCXL...I'd rather just remember it : Fortyseven[BTEG]

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• websites don't necessarily have to go down - i paid something like $.50 for the boston globe today. it'... : inferno73

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  The same tired, flawed argument. : cot
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    It's not an argument...it's my opinion. Get over it. : Thradar
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      You feel entitled to free content since you've paid for your connection. I don't think that you are. ... : cot
      • It's the same logic as with tv though. I pay for my cable, so I don't want to pay for the shows... ahh,... : Anti_dentite
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      Not only that, but I think cot is misinterpreting the argument. At least as I see it, the argument is... : acheron
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        That's a fair summary of the argument. And it doesn't even have to be argued. It's a case of persona... : hi-c
        • See, you just switched back to the original argument, rather than the one #98 posted. There is a diff... : cot

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  Hmmm... "So, again, why move stuff into a subscription format? Because the services IGN has been pro... : acheron
  • Of course, if it was a site I gave a shite about (like this one), I'd probably be happy to help them rec... : acheron

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• They won't need to "switch back" to free mode. Read the fucking article people.. the site will still be ... : Grandmoff

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• Probably a bit risky. You can read the desperation for revenue in it as well as in this subscription sc... : hi-c
• hey they are advertising N-Sync too. wtf? : g30f

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  gamespot is written by a bunch of people who barely like games... : baron calamity
  • I'm glad you mentioned that. I'll check it out. :) : hi-c

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  Yeah I totally agree. $30 for a single website is just silly at this point. Give me more stuff, then ... : Hustlah
  • It could be worse, I suppose. They could have been dumb enough to try to charge 30 dollars a month. : acheron
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  True, but in case you weren't aware (maybe you are, I don't know), print magazines don't make money off ... : Silent Sorrow
  • That's right... I forgot about the ad revenue. I shoulda sent more money to Steve. : futtbucker

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• Because I guess something, no matter how small and insignificant, is better than nothing. Good point, t... : arizona bay

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• The Insider membership comes with a printable PDF so you can do just that (only the news isn't three mon... : UnnDunn

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• Liar. : cot

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  Why will we pay for the shack and won't for IGN? 1) Umm... well since we're here all the time, we mus : futtbucker
  • Well I wasn't argueing what website was better. I do agree with you that the shack has more personality,... : Grandmoff
• I wanted to give Steve money, but I lost my job and that puts a restriction on frivolous spending. he : Joseph

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• *14 year old has $40. Looks at unprofessional webpage, looks at ad for Black&White/Tribes2/Newest C... : ZeBFFd00d
• I think you missed one little detail. One DOES NOT have to pay. : Grandmoff

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• thats what im saying. special messageboard privelages dont cut it. winning a random drawing for a new g... : tomservo

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  Heh, you can see 14 year old Gamecube fanboys trash their offices and scream in loud girly voices whenev : ZeBFFd00d
  • IGN.Stripshow : avixe
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    Well consoles aren't just played with by kiddies : baron calamity
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      No, but a lot of the console game site "journalists" are. : ZeBFFd00d
      • true true.. : baron calamity
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    Based on their "writing" I don't want to see how the editors work I picture them sitting in piles of... : madgrad
    • hehe review templates <game> was very (bad, good, excellent, fun, huh?) and i (liked, disliked) it... : tomservo
    • Heh. SOF2 will be a great game. I remember when I first heard about SOF2 and the thought of playing : ZeBFFd00d

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• It's nice to know that IGN ain't worth 30 bucks either. : acheron

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  now THAT i would make an exception to pay for without expecting some lame stickers or privelages in exch... : tomservo
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    ehehe, maybe steve could make a special shack sticker I could put on my car TO MAKE IT GO MAXIMUM FAST! : madgrad
    • it better be bigger than my SWOOSH and FUBU sticker! VROOOOOM : tomservo
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      For the first time in over a year, you managed to make me spill Mountain Dew on my keyboard with that.... : avixe
      • HOORJ! None can escape my mad wit skillz yo. : madgrad