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Originally Posted by flstf
I don't understand why TFP would use this method to attract contributors to the forums: Get them hooked on the EZ forum then shut it down and invite them to contribute to the other forums in order to get their access back.
I found the TFP from a google search while looking for porn a little while ago, LOL.
It reminds me of the "Get out the Vote" and "Rock the Vote" campaigns put out by both political parties. Why do we want people to vote who don't even know what the 3 main branches of government are and/or cannot locate Iraq on a map.
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the answer is simple. People were abusing the EZ. What I mean by that is that the majority of new people were simply leeching and not contributing to the rest of the board. It was killing bandwith, not to mentin Hal's wallet. This board is not a porn board this is a place to edcuate and evolve. There are so many great areas of this board that I really can't understand why someone would even want to focus on the EZ. This isn't a new concept for TFP. When I joined even before the crash. You had to earn the priviledge to view the EZ. I like that much better. Opening it up was a great way to attract members in hopes that we would find more members who would contribute but sadly this didn't happen for the most part. The way the EZ access is setup now is IMHO the best way. A person should be hooked to TFP not just the EZ.