Upcoming Changes

[mith]

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2017 Donations:  $56.47
   Paypal Fees: -$  3.82
   Domain Name: -$ 13.96
   Server Cost: -$1351.51
           Net: -$1312.82

It is difficult for me to post this announcement, but the rising cost of hosting this website has left me with no other options.

I love this place and I’ve never minded the cost. But my son is going to enter pre-school in the fall, and the wife and I are planning some renovations this summer. I don’t want to alarm anyone but I’ve been quietly working with the admins and staff to make some changes that are going to help the site going forward.

First you may have already noticed we’re selling ad space. This will help fray much of the hosting cost. This necessitates a few changes we didn’t take lightly. Our ad revenue will be based on unique visitors visiting the site, and seeing the ads. To meet our ad revenue goals we need to increase visitors.

We will be making some changes to the site to make it a more attractive option for mafia on the internet. We’ve shorten our name to mfascm. The unique name will both appeal to a younger audience and make it easier to find us on google. Right now our competitors are offering a much faster experience for mafia, so we are going to follow suit. The Listmods will be rolling out new requirements for mafia games. They will be shorter, and more frequent, like marathon games. This change will happen in all queues, and each Listmod should post the details. Mish Mash will make a less extreme change, because that part of the forum features games that don’t even happen on our forum.

You’ll also see paid content in Discussion and Sitechat. Please treat the paid content like you would any other content in those areas.

We have a large benchmark to clear for ad revenue. If you just want to donate and lower our benchmark a little you can click on the link below.

Thanks for a great 16 years, here is to 16 more.

Donate Here

Cheers,
mith

[Ircher]

Llolololool....

Extending the marathoon weekend though wouldnt be a bad idea.

[Gamma Emerald]

One thing: the ads are very obtrusive, they should probably be at the bottom and banner sized.

[Ircher]

Agreed; they take up too much vertical space.

[Alisae]

Yeah you should make them bigger

[vonflare]

I support this new policy

[mhsmith0]

Try selling out to porn sites I hear they pay well for ads

[Not_Mafia]

None of this would have happened if you'd let shotty buy the site

[Cheery Dog]

These ads don't appear to be taking me to their offers

[Inferno390]

Try selling out to porn sites I hear they pay well for ads

Omg, plz no.

Like, I understand the need for ads, but don't do that.
The timing also has me paranoid about April Fools, but I doubt that's the case.
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ANNNNNNNND I just started anylzing the announcement like it was a mafia game. Well shit.
The only other thing I don't understand is the changing of the site name to something with basically no vowels in it. Wouldn't make the site harder to find?
Oh, and what the heck is the premium and why is there an ominous slogan?
And why are so many of the ads literally clickbait?
So many questions, so little time...

[Inferno390]

These ads don't appear to be taking me to their offers

Where are they taking you out of curiosity?

[Ircher]

The timing also has me paranoid about April Fools, but I doubt that's the case.

Also, the ads go to mafiascum

[Alisae]

The timing also has me paranoid about April Fools, but I doubt that's the case.

Also, the ads go to mafiascum

what's mafiascum I already kno mfascm

[Gamma Emerald]

Plus there's a scientology adtalking about unlocking your potential
if that's serious I need to get out more because I'm extremely fucking sheltered if so

[Cheery Dog]

These ads don't appear to be taking me to their offers

Where are they taking you out of curiosity?

Not to their offers.
Not to any other offers either, is like they've forgotten to put the actual link in

[UC Voyager]

Try selling out to porn sites I hear they pay well for ads

i agree

[UC Voyager]

see. i would link some amazing porn ads, but this isn't speakeasy, so i also think that global announcements should be on speakeasy only

[Not_Mafia]

see. i would link some amazing porn ads, but this isn't speakeasy, so i also think that global announcements should be on speakeasy only

It wouldn't be very global anymore

[Klick]

I wonder if there were any better ways to appeal to a younger audience...

[Not_Mafia]

Make the logo a slice of avocado toast

[xyzzy]

fucking millennials killed the playing mafia on a forum on the internet industry

[Ircher]

Why are you blaming millnials? Though, I'm not one.

[Inferno390]

The timing also has me paranoid about April Fools, but I doubt that's the case.

Also, the ads go to mafiascum

These ads don't appear to be taking me to their offers

Where are they taking you out of curiosity?

Not to their offers.
Not to any other offers either, is like they've forgotten to put the actual link in

OMG, April Fool's Day prank confirmed?
I really want to mess with one of the ads, but I'm so scared I'll get backed right now, it's stupid.

[Inferno390]

Hacked, not backed. Fricking autocorrect.

[Not_Mafia]

Hover over the ad, it'll show you it links to your egosearch