Oh and about income. Yes that was a very old video. People always seem to bring up my income, so I'll just tell you. I don't mind. Last month I pulled $210K (in one month) from my books, affiliate comission and YouTube ad revenue. I'm at around 1.5 million for the year so far. Even if I make 20 million a year, I won't change anything about this forum. This forum exists and will continue to exist because I can pay for it forever. I couldnt have done that when I was disabled and homeless. And I will never charge or put ads on this site. That's why it looks nice and plain, without silly pop ups or other distractions.
This forum costs me, out of pocket, $50 a month? I pay it annually. It is super cheap. I bought the forum software for $1000 and bought some add ons as well. I will pay for this forum until I die. It is truly free for anyone to post here, and it will never have corporate affiliation. This forum is just me and up north and personal, some mods, and that's it. There's no hidden agenda here, just a basic forum to help each other out. I use it all the time to learn, and to help people avoid bad products that people complain about. I love hearing what everyone has to say, and this forum is a net benefit for society. In my opinion.
If I run out of money (my assets are in trusts, and I invest everything, so I doubt it), then maybe a donation button only for operating costs could be implemented. And I would show with a separate PayPal account every single penny, and where it goes. And take the donate button off the site when the annual bill is paid for. This site will never make money. That is not the intent. It is for people to discuss my favorite hobby ever, and that's it. I'll defend it till the day I die. I never see forums without ads, and I want to make the first one. And many forums are so biased! I hate it. I disagree with posts all the time here on the forum, and that's great!