Sorry for being nosey but who pays for the running of this site and how much does it cost? 
out of interest
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Number7 said:Sorry for being nosey but who pays for the running of this site and how much does it cost?
Answers in order
1) Niall pays for the place and hopefully we all contribute by clicking on the ads at the top of the page.
2) Mind your own business
as i was reading that, the ad at the top was the "ARE YOU STUPID" ad, whereby you click yes or no!
I clicked no, but it took me to the same place as when i clicked yes, does that make me stupid?
I clicked no, but it took me to the same place as when i clicked yes, does that make me stupid?
But seriously I've always wondered how much it costs to host a website?
Are the costs different according to who you buy the domain from or what?
There are a multitude of service providers out there who will host your web page for you, initial costs would depend on the size of the site however where it gets complex is in the bandwidth usage. You will have to sign up for a fixed package which will give you a certain bandwidth at any one time and also daily, weekly and monthly limits. Exceed these and they will temporarilly shut down the site or more likely they will charge you a small fortune.
You will occasionally see this place go down due to exceeding it's bandwidth (usually gloating ABUs and whinging muppets when we've lost) but given the number of users we have, the site runs pretty smoothly which ultimately means Niall is forking out large sums of his own dosh to provide sufficient bandwidth for all except the most extreme muppet influx.
You will occasionally see this place go down due to exceeding it's bandwidth (usually gloating ABUs and whinging muppets when we've lost) but given the number of users we have, the site runs pretty smoothly which ultimately means Niall is forking out large sums of his own dosh to provide sufficient bandwidth for all except the most extreme muppet influx.
Big Andy said:
Niall is proud of you and roundly applauds your stupidity.
If that's the advert I'm thinking of then if you click it 300 times, on the 301st you are taken to a different site full of nubile blondes/strapping hunks/mp3s of some great Nelly Paz might like/sheep/fill in your own preference here. Try it Andy it's great