Oops. I didn't really answer the questions.

Well, ads are ugly and payments annoying. You can just upgrade the posting requirements if really needed. Like putting ads on the starter package or upgrading needed post numbers. I don't think I would even mind with an innovative system such as this.

I like most members of this forum.
They are most helpful and friendly.

Basically, I got here the same way just as some of these nice people did. I googled (or however you want to spell it) and found this place on free-website-hosting.com

1> Are you ready to accept ads on your website ?

Eh, I suppose so, but I'd prefer to keep it looking professional. I'll put up ads if it were for Astahost (like someone else said, the little logo "hosted by Astahost" would be cool).

2> Are you ready to make a small payment for not posting?

I'd pay if I didn't want to post, but you guys are all just so nice so it's hard not to jump in and post. (I'm not being sarcastic, lol)

3> Do you feel that you are compelled to post? If yes, Suggest about other methods in which we can ask you to come up and support us. We are supported by advertising networks.

Hmm.....not really. I blog, so I like to post things (but I just won't post for the sake of posting). I guess if I were sick, I'd be posting a bit less but I'd make an effort to stay active.



I think it's actually 10 credits, not 10 posts. If you have something to say, 10 credits are not that many. I got over 10 just now.

4> Do you feel that the facilities provided by this host is enough for you. If not, what do you require.

I just got my account today, so I think I have what I need for now. I can always upgrade.

5> Do you require Cpanel. [ We provide the most advanced cpanel ]

I like Cpanel for the convenience.

Wow, I guess I rambled on a bit (a bit??). LOL. But I wanted to answer the questions!

I wouldn't forcefully put on Ads, it will turn away users. Average Joe Bloggs doesn't want to hear that any banners are put on his site period. That being said, I was put off by many hosts who required forum posting, because going somewhere and being forced to post was kind of annoying. But once you realise that it is your only hope of getting good free hosting then you just go for it. And this community is great, people get along, it's a structured environment. No complaints.

But as someone said, the optional link thing sounds good. You could have the idea that Daniel said whereby each link is directed to a special page which has the ID of that user. We could have wee competitions to see who gets the most clicks, who has the best banner etc etc. And maybe give out an extra MB of space for each click, nothing to big, just something a little extra. I know I wouldn't mind telling my visitors to come to this site. Maybe, if the plan works and revenue gain permits it, at the end of each month you could give the user who got the most unique hits from their banner a domain name. That would really push people.

It would work like the i-Pod scheme they have running. If each person now linked five people to this site from their website, and lets say we have 50 people on here that actively want to help the site, thats 250 new comers. Each of whom are encouraged to post to win the domain name and they all get 5 new people, thats 1250 people more! Then the community really starts going on fire and posting here is even more fun.

So maybe I don't know alot and the above idea wouldn't work as expected but just imagine the growth. I hover about alot of Web Designing boards and the best hosts those boards recommend have 10mb space with no MySQL support or no Mail() function allowed...if word of Astahost got around even more it would rocket.

But the users now need to recommend it. When people see "Must post in forums" they get turned off. If our users now tell them that the community is fun, you get a laugh and get loads of help, thered be nothing stopping them.

I mean - no banners, CPanel, MySQL, Mail, 5gb BW, 50Mb space!!! For free!!!

The options and the free part brought me here. The fact of no ads was a bonus. I think its a terrific idea to have the ads in the bulletin section for the developers to help generate money to keep it all going. This has to the best system I have seen yet, I love it and wouldn't change a thing. Reason - keep the hosting free and develop a creative community and people will donate to the cause.

The search for a free PHP webhoster with safemode off and Sablotron enabled brought me here. I don't even remember HOW I fond astahost, but it's more important THAT I found astahost.

1> Are you ready to accept ads on your website ?

No, please not! I loooove watching all the ads here in the forum, it's a good idea to show the ads that way, but I do not want these ads on my website.

2> Are you ready to make a small payment for not posting?

Let me put it this way: Posting is CHEAPER than paying!

3> Do you feel that you are compelled to post? If yes, Suggest about other methods in which we can ask you to come up and support us. We are supported by advertising networks.

Sure we're compelled, but as I said, it's cheaper than paying and it's nice to find good quality posts here! I did not think that before I registered here. Well as a possible alternative, how about a minimum clickrate for the ads in the forum? Hosting for ads-clicking ...?

4> Do you feel that the facilities provided by this host is enough for you. If not, what do you require.

Yes, everything cool. Sometimes I have the feeling that the server is a bit slow.

5> Do you require Cpanel. [ We provide the most advanced cpanel ]

No, it's not really necessary. Cpanel is nice, especially these pre-installed scripts, but I sure could live without that.

6> Can you comprise Cpanel with more hosting facilites like space and BW.

The only thing that's important to me is my enabled XSLT Sablotron in the PHP configuration.

YOU GUYS ARE ALL VERY FRIENDLY HERE AND THAT MAKES IT FUN BEING HERE!

GreetingZ

The main reason I came here was because it's a great addition to Myspace. After people check out myspace, they see it leads to my hosting. The bandwidth is also very good so it can really be helpful when I need to put something up where I can't fit anymore.

I do not mind putting ads in my hostings and stuff. But paying is hard since it'll most likely use money order or paypal, and it's a hassle to get those unless I get a money order about a month early since I'm very busy and don't have the time to leave work, and my only source is a computer there. So yeah, in the future it might be okay, but for now ads will be just right.

Is it just me or should this thread be moved to Comments and Feedback Sub-Forum? Just pointing it out.

Well, I'm not quite sure about this one. Maybe, maybe not. I would certainly link back to Astahost from my website, but ads? Hmmm... I'm speaking honestly here.



Not at this point in time. I was looking for a good webhosting service [ which I also found at Trap17 ] that I could use until I could afford a dedicated server with my own domain.



Most times, yes. I do feel compelled to post. Other times, not so. But I have a history of not being a consistent poster.
Anyways, I can't really suggest anything at the moment.



Yes, I feel that the features you offer with the web hosting meets and even surpasses my expectations. I would have been happy with 100 MB, 3 GB Bandwidth, PHP/MySQL and that's it. But other features have proven to be useful as well.



Like mentioned above, no, I don't need CPanel technically. I consider it to be a bonus, not a requirement. However, it has served me well so far.



I could compromise CPanel for 200 MB space and 10 GB bandwidth. On the other hand, I honestly don't require that much space or bandwidth. I would rather use CPanel instead of acquiring more space and/or bandwidth.

I hope my feedback was fruitful and enlightening.

I like this website and the terms very much myself. However, I had a question and wanted to make sure:

I posted a tutorial on the "HOW-TO" topic, and it's coming up as an error. Does that coencide with the "will not be visible until moderated" deal, or is there actually some error causing my topic to not come up correct? To elaborate, I posted one part of my tutorial on the "HOW-TO" portion, but when I tried to view, it said there was an error. Is that because moderators have to first check it out, or what?

Also, if that's the case, you should delete two credits from my account cause I tried 3 times to get it on. As long as my last post on that "How-to" tutorial thread still shows up, then you should get rid of the other two credits I have.

Thanks!