Has RPS lost its mind?

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Jarhead0331

June 29, 2017, 10:04:24 AM
Get a load of this...

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/supporter-redirect/

I am currently unable to access the main page.
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bayonetbrant

#1
June 29, 2017, 10:10:11 AM
oy vey...  that's asking for some trouble
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mirth

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June 29, 2017, 10:11:16 AM
Tech screw up. Must have been testing something. I can reach the home page now.

Wonder what they plan on making premium content.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

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Jarhead0331

#3
June 29, 2017, 10:13:58 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 29, 2017, 10:11:16 AM
Tech screw up. Must have been testing something. I can reach the home page now.

Wonder what they plan on making premium content.

It said "bonus" articles and free "gifts" from gog. Sounds very enticing...
Grogheads Uber Alles
Semper Grog
"No beast is more alpha than JH." Gusington, 10/23/18

mirth

#4
June 29, 2017, 10:14:33 AM
Wait. Is this something they've been doing for a while?

QuoteOh, and hey, existing Paypal subscribers as of 18th September 2014, please check your email for a complimentary key! (And check your spam folder, Gmail sometimes eats our mailouts!) Thank you – you deserve it.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

mirth

#5
June 29, 2017, 10:15:14 AM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 29, 2017, 10:13:58 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 29, 2017, 10:11:16 AM
Tech screw up. Must have been testing something. I can reach the home page now.

Wonder what they plan on making premium content.

It said "bonus" articles and free "gifts" from gog. Sounds very enticing...

Yeah, you can still get directly to the redirect page - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/supporter-redirect/
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Pete Dero

#6
June 29, 2017, 10:18:13 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 29, 2017, 10:11:16 AM
Wonder what they plan on making premium content.

They are not alone :  https://www.wargamer.fr/abonnement/    (nothing to do with the Wargamer in the US)

Abonnement annuel = 30 euros pour les articles réservés aux abonnés         (maybe they can get away with it because there aren't that many strategy games sites in french)

mirth

#7
June 29, 2017, 10:20:43 AM
Oh, it doesn't surprise me really. A lot of sites do some kind of "premium" content tied to a subscription. Didn't realize RPS was doing it.

And blocking the home page behind the paywall is a bit of a goof, but they seem to have fixed it quick enough.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bbmike

#8
June 29, 2017, 11:15:57 AM
Wot I think - I've been meaning to delete any bookmarks to RPS for some time now.
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Gusington

#9
June 29, 2017, 02:51:32 PM
Premium content here includes digital images of Star, accessed by using the passwords 'frisky fluffer.'
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Jarhead0331

#10
June 29, 2017, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: Gusington on June 29, 2017, 02:51:32 PM
Premium content here includes digital images of Star, accessed by using the passwords 'frisky fluffer.'

...we really need to charge for that kind of exclusive content.
Grogheads Uber Alles
Semper Grog
"No beast is more alpha than JH." Gusington, 10/23/18

mirth

#11
June 29, 2017, 03:02:11 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 29, 2017, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: Gusington on June 29, 2017, 02:51:32 PM
Premium content here includes digital images of Star, accessed by using the passwords 'frisky fluffer.'

...we really need to charge for that kind of exclusive content.

I'll pay to never have to see it.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Jarhead0331

#12
June 29, 2017, 03:43:55 PM
Quote from: mirth on June 29, 2017, 03:02:11 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 29, 2017, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: Gusington on June 29, 2017, 02:51:32 PM
Premium content here includes digital images of Star, accessed by using the passwords 'frisky fluffer.'

...we really need to charge for that kind of exclusive content.

I'll pay to never have to see it.

Ok. Please send payment through paypal to billing@grogheads.com

Thanks.
Grogheads Uber Alles
Semper Grog
"No beast is more alpha than JH." Gusington, 10/23/18

mirth

#13
June 29, 2017, 03:47:24 PM
The check's in the mail.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Windigo

#14
June 29, 2017, 04:17:19 PM
My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.
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