NN said: Hi,
We have variable restrictions in place that mean that some members can not view pics from profile pages directly. Those users still can view pics through the photo categories.
This is and was a necessary step. We can't continue to improve this place with current revenues and provide this service to 98% of you for free.
Do you expect free Spotify? Or Free Netflix? Facebook is only free because they are selling your data, and as a result can reap a massive windfall in advertising revenue by selling targeted advertising. Snapchat LOSES money and is only running because of an IPO raising millions of dollars to artificially prop up their app that makes not a dollar.
Running this site and employing the necessary staff to do so costs a lot of money. A LOT. I am working pretty much on minimum wage and living a very modest life. I have been doing this for 15 years.
Please do not complain that we require some financial contribution! We are not a million dollar corporation but a few people that work tirelessly to develop and support this place.
Please - premium members who value this service, step in here and support me in this.
Also - ARTISTIC the fake image that you posted has been removed from this thread as it was not real - I am not sure who made that image but I was most disappointed.
To those that are premium and those that will be soon, thank you.
The way I see it, it's a limitation, not a restriction. So many sites have limitations for basic members, but, for some reason, people seem to feel entitled to their porn being free. I pay for a few sites for premium content, like Spotify and Amazon. Porn was never free before the internet, so I'm not sure why people expect it to be free now. I can't say I remember what it was like to be a free member here, but I don't recall the site being overrun with advertising and pop-ups the way other "free" sites are on the days between my membership lapsing and when I renewed.
I honestly don't understand why more people aren't premium. The double time offer has been run several times this year, which makes it less than $50 American a year if you buy two years. I took advantage of that. Now, I do understand if someone just can't afford it, it's a luxury you can't justify. But, in my mind, that's like going to a soup kitchen and complaining that all they have is soup, when they used to have sandwiches too. I am sorry for the crude comparison, but that is how absurd it sounds to me.
As far as the effect it will have on views and votes...yeah, it might cause a decrease. That is gonna suck for some people, but NN doesn't owe you the views. If your mentality is that you are doing the site a favor by posting your pics and vids, yes, the site needs your content, but please admit to yourself that you post for YOU, and NN gives you the platform without having to go full porn star. So, it is really a give and take that is mutually beneficial.
TL;DR: If you can afford premium, please invest in the site. If you can't afford premium, please understand that limitations to your access will happen to keep the site running. Nothing in life is truly free...someone is paying somewhere.