Rusty Ran out of Money - GoFuckYourself.com

Bobo · 10-12-2002, 03:53 PM

I feel bad for him although he's plugging Adult Platinum to make some cash so Lensman will be happy: http://www.thumbs.to/thumbs.html

pr0 · 10-12-2002, 03:59 PM

Thats just pathetic, he should have just hotlinked from a freehost & kept his business.

Bobo · 10-12-2002, 04:03 PM

I agree...he must have been making like $3/month. TGP's don't burn through mpbs of bandwidth. I wonder if he's really planning to come back or not

pimplink · 10-12-2002, 04:09 PM

I hate to see threads like these. I wish you the best, Rusty. Better success on your next venture.

Bobo · 10-12-2002, 04:18 PM

Does he check GFY?

Sly_RJ · 10-12-2002, 04:21 PM

This is what company credit cards are for.

pipp · 10-12-2002, 04:25 PM

That url just gave me the mother off all "popup hell autoinstalling dialer shit" I have ever seen

Bobo · 10-12-2002, 04:28 PM

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Originally posted by pipp
That url just gave me the mother off all "popup hell autoinstalling dialer shit" I have ever seen

Hey didn't notice that before. Every few times you visit the page instead of going to his site he directs you to 3-4 pop-ups.

Anyway, his message is as follows:
What happened to Rusty's Thumbs?
I'm sure that this is the question that everyone is asking when they encounter this page. The simple answer is that I've run out of money to host this site at the moment. The bandwidth on this site has been killing me for the last few months so this is my last ditch effort to raise the funds to move this site to a cheaper server. I need all the loyal surfers to this site to check out my sponsors and hopefully sign up - sadly, it's the only way to make enough money to move the site. So if you ever thought about signing up for a premium site, this is the best time. There are 87 sites to choose from and they all have incredible pictures & movies that should satisfy any taste. I apologize for this interruption...

SpeakEasy · 10-12-2002, 04:49 PM

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Originally posted by pr0
Thats just pathetic, he should have just hotlinked from a freehost & kept his business.

Hummmmm...Thats not really cool

OzKaNoz · 10-12-2002, 04:57 PM

It's really to bad about Rusty. He's been around along time.
I think he'll over come this as he has with other things.

Rusty, if your reading this board, if there is anything I can do to help let me know.

Oz

Bobo · 10-12-2002, 05:02 PM

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Originally posted by OzKaNoz
It's really to bad about Rusty. He's been around along time.
I think he'll over come this as he has with other things.

Rusty, if your reading this board, if there is anything I can do to help let me know.

Oz

Yeah I know he's been around for years. How could this happen? Poor business model?

OzKaNoz · 10-12-2002, 05:08 PM

Bobo
I don't know. I alway thought he had a good site. I haven't seen doing anything for awhile now.

Oz

Libertine · 10-12-2002, 05:09 PM

I hope he manages to get back on his feet. However, this does make one wonder about the TGP business...

pr0 · 10-12-2002, 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by SpeakEasy

Hummmmm...Thats not really cool

Yea i used to feel real bad hotlinking off geocities when i started out & didn't have any cash. I should go confess my sins

Pipecrew · 10-12-2002, 05:22 PM

How much does he need? and how much is his hosting bill, anyone know?

Nic · 10-12-2002, 05:34 PM

Maybe I should do that on some of my sites. Hopefully he's making some money off of that!

Mr.Fiction · 10-12-2002, 05:38 PM

Is he selling his domain?

Bobo · 10-12-2002, 06:03 PM

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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
Is he selling his domain?

I dunno good question. I don't think the domain name is very good...I don't even know who he registered it with. Those types of domains (ex whatever.to) are not even recognized by the major registrars to my knowledge, such as networksolutions.

What doesn't make sense is that he's been around for a long time, had 50k+ daily viewers many that were loyal visitors, he didn't use blind links or scripts to boost traffic.

jimmyf · 10-12-2002, 06:25 PM

I use to have a .to domain sold it... I did very good with it... sold it with 1 sponsors recurring for some good money also....

Bobo · 10-12-2002, 06:35 PM

Where does one register a .to domain anyway?

beemk · 10-12-2002, 06:37 PM

he should try a paypal donation button instead of getting his surfers to sign up for sites.

10-12-2002, 03:53 PM	#1
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10-12-2002, 04:57 PM	#10
OzKaNoz Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Deep With In Your Mind Posts: 1,834	It's really to bad about Rusty. He's been around along time. I think he'll over come this as he has with other things. Rusty, if your reading this board, if there is anything I can do to help let me know. Oz __________________ Techie Media Web Hosting

10-12-2002, 05:08 PM	#12
OzKaNoz Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Deep With In Your Mind Posts: 1,834	Bobo I don't know. I alway thought he had a good site. I haven't seen doing anything for awhile now. Oz __________________ Techie Media Web Hosting

10-12-2002, 05:09 PM	#13
Libertine sex dwarf Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17,860	I hope he manages to get back on his feet. However, this does make one wonder about the TGP business... __________________ /(bb\|[^b]{2})/

10-12-2002, 03:59 PM	#2
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	Thats just pathetic, he should have just hotlinked from a freehost & kept his business.

10-12-2002, 04:03 PM	#3
Bobo Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,253	I agree...he must have been making like $3/month. TGP's don't burn through mpbs of bandwidth. I wonder if he's really planning to come back or not

10-12-2002, 04:09 PM	#4
pimplink Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Closer than you think Posts: 9,535	I hate to see threads like these. I wish you the best, Rusty. Better success on your next venture.

10-12-2002, 04:18 PM	#5
Bobo Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,253	Does he check GFY?

10-12-2002, 04:25 PM	#7
pipp Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Where the sun don't shine Posts: 1,185	That url just gave me the mother off all "popup hell autoinstalling dialer shit" I have ever seen

10-12-2002, 05:22 PM	#15
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	How much does he need? and how much is his hosting bill, anyone know?

10-12-2002, 05:34 PM	#16
Nic Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 72	Maybe I should do that on some of my sites. Hopefully he's making some money off of that!

10-12-2002, 05:38 PM	#17
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Is he selling his domain?

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