Suggestion Query re: defraying costs with ads

[The Snark]

Has AB given consideration to making the forum a non profit educational medium which would qualify it for 501 (c) (3) public and private grants?

 

[Arachnopets]

We have not given any consideration to that. We appreciate the suggestion, but doubt we would qualify, In addition, we do not have the manpower (or any possible funding) to follow through.

 

[Tentacle Toast]

Has AB given consideration to making the forum a non profit educational medium which would qualify it for 501 (c) (3) public and private grants?

Unlikely to qualify for a litany of reasons, but there's no reason for frequent users not to buy a membership of their own. Why seek tax dollars? Assuming even a quarter of the people who join have $25 dollars to spend on a spider, it's reasonable to assume they've enough disposable income to contribute $25, even just once, towards the premier source of information on nearly everything about them.
why not become a supporting member yourself? Maybe that'd help encourage others to join in... continued, quality access would be sustained, without the need to siphon tax dollars, & the unforeseen consequences that may come with it.
Even if you're a prolific contributor to the knowledge base, you've likely taken away as much as you've given. In my opinion, $25/year is an exceptionally reasonable fee, especially compared to the average society memberships, & their knowledge base is accessible only through a paywall.

 

[Kada]

Unlikely to qualify for a litany of reasons, but there's no reason for frequent users not to buy a membership of their own. Why seek tax dollars? Assuming even a quarter of the people who join have $25 dollars to spend on a spider, it's reasonable to assume they've enough disposable income to contribute $25, even just once, towards the premier source of information on nearly everything about them.
why not become a supporting member yourself? Maybe that'd help encourage others to join in... continued, quality access would be sustained, without the need to siphon tax dollars, & the unforeseen consequences that may come with it.
Even if you're a prolific contributor to the knowledge base, you've likely taken away as much as you've given. In my opinion, $25/year is an exceptionally reasonable fee, especially compared to the average society memberships, & their knowledge base is accessible only through a paywall.

Can't agree more. I don't have credit cards, but do have a PayPal account. Do the admin have a link or option for this method? Being foreign (to the USA), PayPal is probably the best route, bank transfers are slow, time consuming and have massive fees. I think it's good to chip in, even if here many CB spiders are under in and aroun $10, that shouldnt be the metric. books cost $50 etc. And here we can read AND cknverse back and forth! the info and conversion I totally agree is worth contributing to, whatever someone can afford. Be it $1 or $1,000.

My only issue is now there are so many ads and some of them are very sexual. So I can no longer look at this website with my kids or at work, which is quite unfortunate. Maybe the admins could look into this. Given the language policy, I assume this is meant to be a child friendly site. I get ads from ikea to lesbians cuddling nearly naked on a bed. Quite the range.

 

[Mike41793]

I get ads from ikea to lesbians cuddling nearly naked on a bed. Quite the range.

The ads I am getting today are for a local car dealerships website I was on a few days ago and for thriftbooks which is a website I have an account on and made purchases from before

I'm not a technology guy but it would appear to me the ads are related to cookies or whatever from other websites I've been to lol

 

[Arachnopets]

Do the admin have a link or option for this method?

In fact, we do.

https://arachnoboards.com/account/upgrades

My only issue is now there are so many ads and some of them are very sexual. So I can no longer look at this website with my kids or at work, which is quite unfortunate. Maybe the admins could look into this. Given the language policy, I assume this is meant to be a child friendly site. I get ads from ikea to lesbians cuddling nearly naked on a bed. Quite the range.

Thank you for letting us know. Can you please send us a screenshot of the ads that you consider sexual. You can send it either via our contact us email (contact_us@arachnoboards.com), or via private conversation.

I'm not a technology guy but it would appear to me the ads are related to cookies

This is correct. Google ads are based on one's search history on their device.

 

[Kada]

In fact, we do.

https://arachnoboards.com/account/upgrades

Thank you for letting us know. Can you please send us a screenshot of the ads that you consider sexual. You can send it either via our contact us email (contact_us@arachnoboards.com), or via private conversation.



This is correct. Google ads are based on one's search history on their device.

Cheers, thanks. The weird thing with the adds is it's Chinese stuff. I live in Taiwan, but this is a work. Outside of here and Facebook, it's all just work stuff. there's lots of varying stuff. Ikea, kitchenware, cars, clothing etc. This one stuck out though. I will email it to you I don't mind so much, but it is strange when 2 ladies cuddling in underwear pops up on the phone haha. My guess is a dating website?

 

[Arachnopets]

Cheers, thanks. The weird thing with the adds is it's Chinese stuff. I live in Taiwan, but this is a work. Outside of here and Facebook, it's all just work stuff. there's lots of varying stuff. Ikea, kitchenware, cars, clothing etc. This one stuck out though. I will email it to you I don't mind so much, but it is strange when 2 ladies cuddling in underwear pops up on the phone haha. My guess is a dating website?

Thanks for sending it to us. For the US, it is not necessarily considered "sexual". It is subjective how it is perceived.

It may not be due to search history. It might be because of geographic location.

 

[The Snark]

I don't mind so much, but it is strange when 2 ladies cuddling in underwear pops up on the phone haha. My guess is a dating website?

It is subjective how it is perceived.

Simplified, it's clickbait. I got curious a while ago and went digging. Found several sites with countless suggestive images. As @Arachnopets mentioned it's governed by region and what each region's law enforcement considers over the top. Excessive. It must be kept in mind, it is entirely up up the higher ups in the local law enforcement communities as to what is an outright criminal offense. Law enforcement runs all and rules all with the primary motivation as to what can be leaned on, extorted for a fine. They, not the courts, collect all fines and fees and the higher ups in law enforcement direct their officers as to what violations to enforce as being the most lucrative. Chasing clickbait from a chronic offender web site like Shopee or Lazada can get leaned on pretty hard, but individual web sites with small cash flows usually just get the warning, 'big brother is watching' and the offending image simply vanishes.

Keep in mind the different mindsets of various countries. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/21/...rancois-prost-photography-hnk-intl/index.html

 

[sparticus]

I also get weird Temu type ads that look pretty sexual in nature, but sometimes on closer inspection may not be. I may have screenshotted a couple. I'll check my phone folder and see.

 

[Kada]

I also get weird Temu type ads that look pretty sexual in nature, but sometimes on closer inspection may not be. I may have screenshotted a couple. I'll check my phone folder and see.

For me it's not even about what the add is really about. But this ad (it's all in mandarin as I am from Taiwan) has 2 ladies in underwear cuddling and being romantic. It's not like childish play. Again, just don't care at all. But if I'm in public, showing colleagues some tarantula stuff on the computer or on the ohine, and this pops up, it looks as though I am into lesbian type porn. Again, it's not that I have an issue with that stuff, but in a professional, or family situation, it makes viewing this site with others a no go zone because sometimes these ads cover the whole screen.

I now browse arachnoboards privately for this reason, which is too bad.

I understand it has nothing to do with arachno boards, my phone etc etc. It's just Google type assumptions. But they get a bit awkward sometimes which honestly will take away from the actual websites content over time in my opinion. To each their own, I no longer view this site with others for this reason. Just take screenshot and Google search the rest.

 

[The Snark]

For me it's not even about what the add is really about. But this ad (it's all in mandarin as I am from Taiwan) has 2 ladies in underwear cuddling and being romantic

Scantily clad in Far east Asia is th norm. Too common to even keep track of. At the major get togethers at the temples here girls dancing on stage wearing barely there skirts is the norm. Upskirt are okay. Bare shoulders and excess cleavage a no no. Cultural weirdness.

I suppose there are benefits of being behind the 'bamboo curtain' - Chinese gov firewall and censorship. Thailand internet is heavily financed by China. To which they add their own IMHO in ultra victorian prude net and site blocking. It does get a little weird - extreme, with web sites like Arachnoboards getting sent through the sanitizing servers. AB is apparently flagged as an animal trafficking operation and about half the time it can take 3 to 5 minutes for a thread to load. Or I post on a thread the odds are I will get timed out and have to hit the Post button several times. Understandable. Many animal sales sites are suspect as being part of the animal trafficking network. And quite likely, some are, deliberately or inadvertantly. Thailand having the triple whammy of a bad reputation, Prostitute, drug and animal trafficking center of Asia and their censorship of the net their way of fighting the reputation.
On that front, things can get a little ironic?. Bro-in-law got five years for assault with a deadly weapon and attempted first degree murder - getting time off for good behavior. At present he's 6 years into a second stint in prison for drug sales with no time off allowed. Head home and grab a sword and go whack somebody gets a strong slap on the wrist. Sell drugs in the local hilltribes gets the 30 seconds court appearance and shipped off to northern Siberia.