Just sayin hey
Saw this forum over at INC but didn't think too much of it til that site started chargin everyone for everything.
My name is byron and a few friends and i are a part of a team or crew that we call HJT. Only 4 cars in so far but we like to keep it small that way no drama can come in a ruin it haha and thats it.
Way Too Big
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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Welcome...
Welcome man... What do you drive?
Back to being stock and slow
. Like woah..
I know Brandon personally, old friend, But I cant believe he's starting to charge on a site with under 10K members..
Thats terrible. Im kinda shock he's trying to pull that off. He's def a smart dude. I just think That site is not at the level to charge members. I think a site with 100K members + should charge a small fee of like 10 bucks a year or something.. But not with 9xxx members.
I personally think what they are doing is wrong.
I think in the future of "Intraweb" some sites/forum will end up having to charge a small fee..due to hosting fee's going up and lack of advertisers and lack of good AD programs . But thats only with a large member base off 100K + and the Content to back it up.
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wazzup man,,, welcome to ia.
tell me about it man. The site was decent when I first joined it back in 2006... over the years though I was slowly posting less and less because of how much the site started changing. And now that brandon decided to do this thats when i said fuck it and started looking for other forums.
haha i mean who the hell is going to pay $19.95 just to post in a certain sections? i don't know what they are thinking but a lot of people have started migrating away from INC... that place is now officially lame.
thanks man..right now im driving around in a gray '06 subaru STI... i only have some suspension work and wheels atm.Originally Posted by Motivation
pictures coming real soon.
Way Too Big
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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(ಠ_ృ) Riveting tale, chap.
Wow @ INC. I know INC and IA have had quite a few run-a-rounds. This is crazy. I can't believe anyone would fall for that shit. Later, QD.
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What does your name mean? When one looks at it, I'm sure I'm not the only one, but it looks to read "beckie." Later, QD.
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hahhahhhaha i've had this username for a good year now. and i remember back in 06 when IA invaded INC and some people from here and over there kept going back and forth to see who was the biggest shit talker hahahh. At the time it delivered some major laughs.... the rivalry between the two has been going on for a long time now.
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Way Too Big
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
_██_
(ಠ_ృ) Riveting tale, chap.
Hi
Welcome to IA
Welcome to IA
yea I notice that stupid shit. Premium member LOL at that gay shit
Thats why i dont post on there much...
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