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I am on a high-speed connection. Because of inadequate server power to handle all users, I was experiencing an avewrage of 5-minutes per page load. Donations will be pooled and used to purchase a new server. Once we have a server that is powerful enough to handle all the traffic we had before the shutdown, we will restore full access. You base doubts on the fact that this is the third time in three years. The fact is, it came back the first two times. The first time, enough donations came in that we were able to upgrade to a faster configuration.

The simple fact is that the porn is not the main focus of the site. The main focus is the members who actively participate in the forums. That is the part of the site that we want to promote and emphasize. We'd like to leave it open to everyone and let them all have their way, but the fact is that something has to go if the site can't support everyone. The people who contribute to the TFP and make it a community are the ones who get preferential treatment. If people don't like that, they are free to stop visiting the site. After all, everyone who does not own the server is merely a visitor. I dontated, but I don't own part of the server, therefore I am a member who has been chosen to help run the site. I don't have a contract, I don't get paid, I just help out because I want to help the site keep running. I am free to leave at any time. I can say, "Sorry, I'm not going to be here anymore," and my account will lay dormant until the end of time; If Halx thinks I'm becoming a problem, he can ban me in three clicks and show me that I'm not welcome here anymore. After all, I'm just a visitor.

I don't know if this will do any good, but I might as well give it a try. Last night, afte taking 20 minutes to log in, I raised the issue and suggested that the porn be removed until we could get a faster server. It was discussed briefly, our staff came to a consensus, and Halx made the final decision to pull the plug. The point of saying this is that I am just another visitor, not the owner of the server, not an admin, and I was the one who raised the issue. If you want to give someone shit for the decision, maybe I'm the one to aim at.

The first time the porn got pulled, I frowned a bit, looked around at everything else the TFP had to offer, and decided that it was worth my time to get my hand off my dick and onto the keyboard. I hope that some of you who are frowning now can do the same and see what a great thing we have going on the rest of the board. If you aren't satisfied and don't want to stick around, all we ask is that you do so peacefully not steal the silverware or punch the waiter on the way out.