Quote Originally Posted by AnonymousCoward View Post
Of course he doesn't force anybody to pay. Because as soon as he tries (e.g. by means of a paywall) most of his readers will disappear like snow for the sun. So he has no choice but to use the ad-funded business model. That there are some people who are not interested in seeing ads, and subsequently block them, is all in the game.
Apparently he gets enough money from ads to keep this site running, so his business model is working and I don't see why you're getting so worked up about all this.

You don't see? Do I need it to spell it out AGAIN?

Running a site creates costs.
Running a forum creates costs.

You have to cover them.

a) pay
b) ads

People who block ads create costs but act to prevent creating income.

You actively(!), willfully(!) harm the site.

You don't want to pay nor ads? You are free to go AND NOT USE THE INTERNET. I am sure there will be many, many free, big sites left if everybody acts like you. Exactly one:

a site made by a parasite whining around that only paysites are left.

There is no such thing as a free meal.