Would you consider paying $ to have your is it normal questions featured?

It's always going to be difficult to generate new revenue streams from an existing site that works well and is, as far as I can see, successful. Charging for existing functionality is likely to drive a lot of people from the site. However, I think you've got exactly the right idea in offering new and enhanced functionality for a premium. The question is what that functionality should be.

Greater flexibility over our postings (such as deletion) may be popular. The ability to see other's replies to our own comments (rather than just our posts) would be really popular, I think, and would allow the lifetime of postings to naturally extend beyond the day or so they're in the first page or two of recent posts. The option to post something only the OP can see (or to send them an email) may also be popular, even though I think it would detract from the purpose of the site. Perhaps an "express" moderation for a premium would be popular also.

It's difficult to know how others feel but I think a monthly subscription in return for premium features would be more popular than a cost per usage. A number of tokens for each type of service could be included in monthly packages, allowing a few tiers of service (i.e. silver and bronze account).

What seems most important to me (and perhaps others) is that the ability to post a certain number of stories/polls per month and the flexibility to answer any or all of them remains as it currently is. The stories, polls, and the comments they generate are more than just the lifeblood of the site - they "are" the site.

I like this site a lot and it is a relaxing and fun way to spend time. BUt if a great site like this becomes a scam with a membership and all that, I know that many users will me lost.
I have told a lot of my friends to use this and if charges were added to this site, Im almost positive that they won't use it anymore.
If I was in the position as the owner to this site, I would put advertisements on some pages and maybe a 10 second commercial for every 10 stories or something.
Hope this helps

I agree with faquarl. Exploiting people's personal neuroses for moneymaking somehow rubs me wrong. I'd rather have subtle advertisements, if it must be.

this is not on the topic of money but what is moderation? if posts that are sadistic to animals and include the same violent threat to humans are allowed on but "boring" ones are denied what is the purpose of this moderation? Sadistic posts that would make a decent person gag and that could easily gain a fan base is a dangerous thing. it is so blatant that i had to mention it

management can you please put a chat on this??? it would be a nice idea dont you think?

I wouldn't mind some advertisements, if IIN requires some money to cover up domain costs etc.

Absolutely yes to the poll! I need more useless crap to spend my hard-earned monies on plz! The rent and bills just aren't draining my bank account quick enough!

I have a suggestion. The Premium Package idea is good, but here's an alternative suggestion. What about selling Point Packages for extra features?

For example, let's say that the site has Point Packages for sale, and there are 3 Packages($5 package, $10 package, and a $30 package), and each package gives a site user 100 points for each dollar spent.

The Points can be used to access extra features individually for users who don't want a full premium package, and so they can spend their money flexibly. Things like PMing someone can cost like 25 Points, or having a poll approved immediately can cost 50 Points and etc. Hope this idea is helpful.

why do my wishes keep getting ignored? -_-

sorry, I don't enough money to pay for school, let alone a website I use for fun.

Some of the users in this site, like me, don't have a credit card or a job to afford paying for a service that could be offered by another site for free. I read some of the above comments and the advertisements idea does'nt sound bad at all. What ever takes to keep the site for free so everybody in IIN can enjoy the services provided by you guys. Adding new features to the site sound great, but not charging for them.

I don't have a credit card to pay for this service so it would kind of be unfair that people's questions get more popular and answered and everyone who hasn't payed for the service gets less people answering or voting =[

One last thought - moderation tends to happen en masse so users revisiting the site are either faced with the same stories as last time, or way too many to read in one go. I know it's probably much easier to moderate like this, so how about having a delay on stories so, although they have been moderated, they are trickle-fed onto the site periodically.

If they were released gradually over the 24 hours (or however long) until the next moderation phase, then everyone revisiting the site would have something new to read each time. It also works for people in other timezones or those who keep unsociable hours. You get the benefit of 24-hour moderation even though your moderator(s) don't have to change their methods at all (or moderate at 4am, even though it'd look as if they were doing exactly that).

It wouldn't work for time-sensitive information like news, but I don't see why it couldn't work for you.

LOLWUT! Pay for IIN? NOOOOOOOO

I wouldnt pay but i think it would be a good idea for you to make this idea happen because too many people add stories knowing its normal and just want attention this way the people who really want to know if something is normal or not would gladly pay.

I don't think I'd pay, but I like the idea of having it a possibility to have a question featured. If I had one I wanted featured (which I doubt) I'd definitely pay a couple bucks. SO, long story short. If there's an on going option then yeah but no more than a couple of bucks.

no i dont wanna pay money free sounds good for me

Isn't this some form of counseling, you pay the counselor to give you "professional" advice or certain situations that you believe aren't normal and need help with? Except we're asking a bunch of randoms with no degree and half of them reply some ridiculous crap.

Yes, maybe...
But I'd also want greater control over the comments and polls that ONLY I post; like I want to be able to delete anything that I created. I know we can email you the links, but that's a hassle compared to clicking delete button.

I think personal moderation of questions posted would be a great step.

This site seems to actually give people comfort and closure as opposed to just being something else they have to try to compete in and get comments on, you know?

I go to yahoo answers or youtube to get comments and recognition.

This place is cool for advice. If I ever have a question I'd ask it here to get a general census.

hey can you add chat to this? that would be really cool