Efestivals amd Neil THANKS !

[funkydred]

Yet again.. Thanks... Big Love to all

x

Stunning

[eFestivals]

thanks .... and thanks to the handful of people who have signed up for the ad-free option in the last few days.

(the ad-free option gives you all of efestivals free of 3rd party ads. You can sign up via the "subscriptions" tab towards the top of the page).

[Taikonaut]

How many people tried to access the site yesterday compared to previous years?

It seemed very smooth. Good stuff.

[mrtourette]

I deliberately stayed away yesterday to make sure Glasonbury warriors could get as much access as possible. You're welcome.

[Funkyfairy!]

And I was just about to type the same - thanks Neil and e-festivals and mods etc

Feel like the luckiest fairy around today having secured a golden ticket yesterday through a friend - awesome feeling, and now have to dig in and get the others we need in April

Thanks again

And to anyone thinking about it Gold is the way to go .... ad free always :-)

[jimmyt]

thanks .... and thanks to the handful of people who have signed up for the ad-free option in the last few days.

(the ad-free option gives you all of efestivals free of 3rd party ads. You can sign up via the "subscriptions" tab towards the top of the page).

[Peaceman]

I didnt realise either. Maybe I'll join when I get a job!

[eFestivals]

How many people tried to access the site yesterday compared to previous years?

It seemed very smooth. Good stuff.

yesterday set a new record, about 200 people more than the previous record.

And just like with See's servers, the efests servers maxed out (I couldn't even get on to tweak the settings to give it a higher capacity), so while it might have stayed smooth for you that wasn't the case for everyone.

Now, where have I heard something like that before? Perhaps you Taikonaut were doing something special to access here.

Edited October 7, 2013 by eFestivals

[russycarps]

For those of us that are here everyday, are you better off us keeping the ads, or paying for the gold membership?

[ThomThomDrum]

yesterday set a new record, about 200 people more than the previous record.

And just like with See's servers, the efests servers maxed out (I couldn't even get on to tweak the settings to give it a higher capacity), so while it might have stayed smooth for you that wasn't the case for everyone.

Now, where have I heard something like that before? Perhaps you Taikonaut were doing something special to access here.

[mrtourette]

For those of us that are here everyday, are you better off us keeping the ads, or paying for the gold membership?

[russycarps]

The ads didn't bother me, I just did what I thought was best for the site.

[mrtourette]

yeh I meant is it more profitable for neil if we dont pay to have the ads removed, if we come here every day of the year and click a couple of them

[eFestivals]

For those of us that are here everyday, are you better off us keeping the ads, or paying for the gold membership?

TBH, that's a question I cannot answer.

I chose the price for the subscription based on it being the more regular users who would be interested in it, but it was done using a bunch of loose assumptions.

[eFestivals]

I think I asked him but there was't a definitive answer as there's no way of knowing how many clicks people will make. He seems quite happy when people sign up so I guess he'd rather have the money in the bank rather than trust the regulars to click ads every day.

I don't have a preference either way, as I don't know which one is better financially.

I started offering the ad-free subscription because someone asked for it and it was possible for me to do easily enough on the forums.

Since I first did that I've redesigned how the main part of the site works (at the back end of things) and so been able to expand the ad-free offering to the main pages too - and I did that without changing the price for the ad-free subscription.

So anyway, sign up for ad-free or don't sign up - I don't mind either way, unless you're using an ad-blocker!

(If you are using an ad-blocker here then I'll ban you if I find out, and at some point soon-ish you won't get access to here because I'll be putting an ad-blocker-blocker in place.

[Wooderson]

The recent iPhone Chitika targetted advert/popup is the first ive encountered that'd steer me towards an ad-free account. Its a miserable little bugger.

[jeffie]

Right I'm in, I also hadn't even noticed the subscription tab, until it was mentioned.

Neil and I have had our heated moments in the opast, usually due to my obtuseness, but this is definitely the best place to find out information and advice about live music and festivals that I've ever found.

£18.00 pa is a bargain.

Cheers Neil

Jeff

[mungo57]

I will be signing up shortly. Love the forums and its the least I can do!

[eFestivals]

Cheers Neil

Thanks Jeff.

(and the other person who paid at around the same time, I forget who it was now).

[phillyfaddle]

I'll be signing up. This site has been a rich source of both info and moral support since I was first pointed to it by a Glasto mate a few years ago. Nice to see it being so successful. You do a great job Neil and the team

[eFestivals]

thanks for the nice words.

Nice to see it being so successful.

my bank manager doesn't feel the same.

[dan05delaney]

yesterday set a new record, about 200 people more than the previous record.

And just like with See's servers, the efests servers maxed out (I couldn't even get on to tweak the settings to give it a higher capacity), so while it might have stayed smooth for you that wasn't the case for everyone.

Now, where have I heard something like that before? Perhaps you Taikonaut were doing something special to access here.

[eFestivals]

The website was impossible form me to get on yesterday

just don't go accusing me of blocking your IP address.

[Mr Splodge]

Same as above many thanks to Neil and the efests team. This site is a great place to be and I have now applied and paid for gold membership.

Here is looking forward to many more years.

[themuel]

Yep. Thanks as always. I don't read all the threads so I'm a bit out of the loop. I thought you left, Neil?