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Originally Posted by Stanathan

I'm not sure if CP members choose to ignore it or not, but the amount of advertising on CP is astounding and I imagine it comes with 6 figures of annual revenue and if not, very close to it. I don't think you just want to be telling CP members you don't need them because I'm sure these paying advertisers are expecting a certain amount of hits etc.

This forum may once have been a place where the owner and the mods made decisions based on honest ethics and principles and the desire to provide a great place for sports fans to come together, but with this amount of money involved, things like the YLYL thread going away are likely happening to try and reach new demographics to increase revenue.

I can't say any of this is certain or true, but when significant amounts money are involved, I have a hard time believing that the decisions are genuinely made for the benefit of society and not for the benefit of the owners' pockets.

Obviously if I had a huge issue with it, I wouldn't be a member here and I am completely on board with the forum making money any way it can. I just don't buy all the cuddly crap and and I get a good chuckle at it because I feel money is corrupting the genuine nature of the recent decisions.

9 month rollercoaster up in here.