HisRoyalSweetness Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 does it say how many paying members there are to the forum? i'm curious what kind of revenue it generates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yes it's a big cash grab. :eyeroll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisRoyalSweetness Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 not at all. i'd actually be stunned if it covered its own costs. how many members are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 It must really burn you up to know Guns n Roses is doing just fine without Americans being the only source of fandom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisRoyalSweetness Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 i don't get it. how many members does the nighttrain forum have? does it tell you how many registered members there are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm sure if there was a huge membership then braindead and lolcano would be over there permanently and only dropping in here to swell up like toads and brag about how great it is. Their silence says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nambis Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yes it's a big cash grab. :eyeroll:actually, it is a massively failed attempt at a crash grab.... seems like everything this band has done since the UYI era has been a massive failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm sure if there was a huge membership then braindead and lolcano would be over there permanently and only dropping in here to swell up like toads and brag about how great it is.Their silence says it all.What the fuck are you babbling about? No, really. What in the fuck... are you talking about???!!!1 My silence says it all? Hahaha. What is this, some sort of schizophrenic word salad? I never said it had a membership with high or low numbers, so quit running your mouth and speaking on behalf of me. All I'm telling you is: from what I've seen, the fans in South America and other parts of the world are much more positively vocal than fans in the U.S. Hey, I don't deny Guns has taken the biggest hit in popularity in the U.S. No shit sherlock. But the concert numbers in South America, India, and other non-U.S. venues continues to demonstrate Guns n Roses appeal. If you check out the chats, livestreams, twitter, and etc, lots of fans are quite active all around the world. I'm not making this shit up.Keep telling yourselves the U.S. is the only battleground. Ha.Yes it's a big cash grab. :eyeroll:actually, it is a massively failed attempt at a crash grab.... seems like everything this band has done since the UYI era has been a massive failure.What evidence do you have, exactly that it's a failure? It's a fucking website and a fan club. Running those types of things doesn't exactly break the bank. The cost-to-benefit ratio is by definition insanely high, no matter the numbers. One minute Axl gets criticized for not giving fans stuff like this, the next he's being accused of a 'failed' cash grab as if it's some morally reprehensible thing. Gimme a fuckin break already. Don't be a monkey automaton with your criticism. Use your brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 not at all. i'd actually be stunned if it covered its own costs. how many members are there?I don't think it says how many are paid anywhere.But I'm wondering if you might be right. Maybe that's why this "paradisecity.com" deal has come about? Perhaps it's a cheaper alternative (for GN'R) than GroundCTRL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nambis Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) nevermind. Edited December 22, 2012 by nambis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm sure if there was a huge membership then braindead and lolcano would be over there permanently and only dropping in here to swell up like toads and brag about how great it is.Their silence says it all.What the fuck are you babbling about? No, really. What in the fuck... are you talking about???!!!1 My silence says it all? Hahaha. What is this, some sort of schizophrenic word salad? I never said it had a membership with high or low numbers, so quit running your mouth and speaking on behalf of me. All I'm telling you is: from what I've seen, the fans in South America and other parts of the world are much more positively vocal than fans in the U.S. Hey, I don't deny Guns has taken the biggest hit in popularity in the U.S. No shit sherlock. But the concert numbers in South America, India, and other non-U.S. venues continues to demonstrate Guns n Roses appeal. If you check out the chats, livestreams, twitter, and etc, lots of fans are quite active all around the world. I'm not making this shit up.Keep telling yourselves the U.S. is the only battleground. Ha.Yes it's a big cash grab. :eyeroll:actually, it is a massively failed attempt at a crash grab.... seems like everything this band has done since the UYI era has been a massive failure.What evidence do you have, exactly that it's a failure? It's a fucking website and a fan club. Running those types of things doesn't exactly break the bank. The cost-to-benefit ratio is by definition insanely high, no matter the numbers. One minute Axl gets criticized for not giving fans stuff like this, the next he's being accused of a 'failed' cash grab as if it's some morally reprehensible thing. Gimme a fuckin break already. Don't be a monkey automaton with your criticism. Use your brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketQueenGNR Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm a member.I am as well but I sincerely doubt they'll get me to pay again for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I bet they lost a load of money when they botched the t-shit thing and had to send out replacement t-shirts to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisRoyalSweetness Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm a member.I am as well but I sincerely doubt they'll get me to pay again for next year.maybe if there were more members, they'd bother posting stuff. but they figure what's the point...anyone know if paradise city will be a pay site too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl_morris Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) There are 80 members per page in the members section. There are 142 pages of membersSo that's a maximum of 11360 members. Each member having paid between $30-$50 per membership.I guess there return is similar of playing one show in an arena!! Edited December 22, 2012 by Axl_morris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Or maybe ashba taught them how to fudge the numbers so they can feel better about themselves. I think there's literally less that twenty ppl from this forum who signed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariablue Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I'm a member.I am as well but I sincerely doubt they'll get me to pay again for next year.maybe if there were more members, they'd bother posting stuff. but they figure what's the point...anyone know if paradise city will be a pay site too?I haven't heard that it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcano62 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 There are 80 members per page in the members section. There are 142 pages of membersSo that's a maximum of 11360 members. Each member having paid between $30-$50 per membership.I guess there return is similar of playing one show in an arena!!This.I am a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Shy Assassin Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I heard that nightrain is the place to be cos BBF spends time there. I wish he'd come back here again so we could ask him about the progress that they're making on the new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 There are 80 members per page in the members section. There are 142 pages of membersSo that's a maximum of 11360 members. Each member having paid between $30-$50 per membership.I guess there return is similar of playing one show in an arena!!I think you're getting it wrong. I'm a member, I can access my profile and modify it but if I want to see other people's profile or friends, etc. I need to pay for my membership. Most of the members you're seeing are not paid members at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I log in once a week not much is happening on the official site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 There are 80 members per page in the members section. There are 142 pages of membersSo that's a maximum of 11360 members. Each member having paid between $30-$50 per membership.I guess there return is similar of playing one show in an arena!!I think you're getting it wrong. I'm a member, I can access my profile and modify it but if I want to see other people's profile or friends, etc. I need to pay for my membership. Most of the members you're seeing are not paid members at all.What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 i was following the progress to see if it would take off. they have alot of of potential but aren't doing much with it. i mean if you're gonna charge, give the fans what they want, updates from axl: exclusive content: news updates: discounts on merch: how about some ticket giveaway contests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Shy Assassin Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 i was following the progress to see if it would take off. they have alot of of potential but aren't doing much with it. i mean if you're gonna charge, give the fans what they want, updates from axl: exclusive content: news updates: discounts on merch: how about some ticket giveaway contests?Plus, it would be cool if they were to let us know when Pisser and Hookers & Blow would be back out on the road next. It's tough finding this kind of info via any reputable media outlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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