Since the uproar with the CustomPC banner installation a lot of the companies which advertise with us have been taking a look at the forums. You may notice that Crucial and CPC banner have now gone as a result of this.
The forums are now running at a 100% loss to the site, this is a shame since we like the community. At the moment I am happy to personally sustain the cost of the forums, and see no reason to 'ditch' them. All I ask is for the quality and depth of posts to be extended, and when we do find a new advertiser - you guys do not flame them to bits, instead you speak to me about it via email.
We are happy to accept donations towards costs, but we are not going to move to a subscription site.