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[Sir_Crashalot]

Getting more visitors isn't the biggest problem (besides the possible bandwidth problem leading to more costs, leading to more adverts...). There is another problem. How are you going to contact more that 20000 people and ask them if they are interested in a newsletter? Posting the question in the forum is no option since many don't use the forum (see the reaction to this thread). Having the option when you register is good but would only be seen by new members. Putting the option in Profile will also only be seen by the regulars here.

The only(?) option you have is to send every registered member, who doesn't visit very often, an e-mail asking if they are interested in the newsletter. Now can you spell SPAM?

Just to keep the discussion going,

Crash

[C]

Getting more visitors isn't the biggest problem (besides the possible bandwidth problem leading to more costs, leading to more adverts...). There is another problem. How are you going to contact more that 20000 people and ask them if they are interested in a newsletter?

Because you add it as an option to all those registering now, not those who've registered in the past (you just have to hope they come back anyway). The other way would be maybe to add a link to the SimV newsletter on the main site, then on that page have a click here to sign up type thing.

Purely hypothetical. Just putting forward ideas...

On the SPAM subject, surely sending one email inviting someone to signup for a newsletter could not be construed as SPAM as they gave their email address (so must have some interest) when signing up the forum.