[Locked] FAKKU State of the Union 2016

>10pages
>56pages
>34pages of magazine only.

Yep.

There should be a trial account in the future as well as a rotation of free content, if things go smoothly.

I'm unsure if they have anything planned about the discounts though.

https://www.fakku.net/forums/feedback-suggestions-and-support/new-server-costs Last part of 4th paragraph, it was literally his dream.

Yet we have innumerable single-post users piling in here claiming he just decided to 'sell out' all of a sudden, as if he even had a choice after getting take down notices.

Tbh, I think this topic has exhausted itself.
Arguments have been made both both sides, and both have valid points, but the main issue imo:

We all know that the users were lied to, lied to again, then lied to some more before ultimately being stabbed in the back.

The reasons for it and all the legal issues are irrelevant-what's annoying is that we were flat-out told this wouldn't happen, and that's what's annoying people-that the auth are liars.

Really now? I was never lied to, nor was I stabbed in the back. If you feel you were lied to that's entirely up to you.

Uh...When the auth specifically say Fakku would not be going pay-only, and then it does, that's literally the definition of lying.

Citation needed.

Someone posted the quote a few pages back iirc.

so your source is a post of 2007. That's nearly a decade ago, times change, as does what is actually possible and feasible. The best laid plans of mice and men.

Probably a reference to not charging for scanlations too, little different than going legit (like he dreamed of eventually). But otherwise I'll let Jacob speak for himself if he wants to.

There some possible way to at least view the deleted fav/collections that we had in our accounts? Been away for a while and sorta a shock to me. I understand where this is coming from but I lost some good bookmarks I want to find again =(

there is, on the favorites page in the upper right hand corner is an export link, it will give you a JSON file with your favorites, including removed materials.

Thanks for the info bud!

Uh...No. If I was actually super-invested in this convo, I'd go and find you the post (from last year) that said Fakku would never go to a pay-only model.

Ah my bad thought you meant something else, still I stand by my point that plans never go the way we want.

@GQ This.

Also I don't see what your point is. The past is in the past. Let's say you become an artist and you swear you'll never sell your work. Then 10 years pass and you're one of the greatest talents around. You're offered large sums of money for your work. Are you saying it's not okay to change your mind because you made a decision 10 years ago when circumstances were much different?

I'm getting the feeling that you're trying to say that the community comes first here. But that just isn't completely true. FAKKU was one dude's college side project. It took a lot of commitment and time to make it grow as much as it did. Yes, the community is responsible for building that growth. It wouldn't be around anymore if nobody visited. But on the other hand how many users actually gave anything back? Especially those who appreciated the service over other websites. How many of those people made sure to buy merchandise and consider clicking on those advertisements? A lot of people have come crawling out of their caves to complain or throw tantrums. But most of them have done nothing to give back. FAKKU provided a useful service that people didn't have to do anything to access. For 10 years people have been using this site freely. FAKKU owes them nothing, I think.

Furthermore it's wrong to say that FAKKU has turned on their users. Paying for products isn't an evil thing. I refuse to believe otherwise. You pay for all the other things you use in your life but people make up all kinds of excuses for things like digital media and porn. It's ridiculous. And no, I've had enough discussions on why digital media has value and I don't want to get into that right now.