# What does our Money go towards? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 26, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275 "2006-09-26T22:28:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/1 "2006-09-26T22:28:38Z")
Maybe this has been posted already. I already read why the site is slow in another thread. I was wondering how our money is spent. 15$ \* 60,000 people = 900,000$ How much is divided amongst moderators vs maintenence? How many moderators are there anyways? Also how much revenue would be earned from the ads at the bottom of the page now? I’m simply curious ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/2 "2006-09-26T22:29:40Z")
Oh my goodness… Thread title should be what does our “Money” goes towards? Hopefully a grammar check in the future :smack: ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/3 "2006-09-26T22:32:59Z")
[QUOTE=Quasimodal] Maybe this has been posted already. I already read why the site is slow in another thread. I was wondering how our money is spent. 15$ \* 60,000 people = 900,000$ How much is divided amongst moderators vs maintenence? How many moderators are there anyways? Also how much revenue would be earned from the ads at the bottom of the page now? I’m simply curious [/QUOTE] The number of paying members is nowhere near 60,000. That number reflects all of the people who have ever registered for the SDMB. Most of these people date from before we went to a pay-to-play site, or from guests who only registered for a trial membership. The actual number of paying members is more in the 3,000-4,000 range, last I heard. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/4 "2006-09-26T22:41:49Z")
Corrected your thread title, moved it to ATMB, which is where questions about this message board go. I know that personally I take home about 10K from this gig. I don’t know about the rest of the mods. I’m hanging on just to become an Admin, which is where the really big bucks are. And they just sit on their asses all day, too. Life just ain’t fair…and another thing, … ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/5 "2006-09-26T22:55:55Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] Corrected your thread title, moved it to ATMB, which is where questions about this message board go. I know that personally I take home about 10K from this gig. I don’t know about the rest of the mods. I’m hanging on just to become an Admin, which is where the really big bucks are. And they just sit on their asses all day, too. Life just ain’t fair…and another thing, … [/QUOTE] To be fair, sitting on one’s ass can be a struggle. Just ask [SkipMagic.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7811784&postcount=35) ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/6 "2006-09-26T23:45:54Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] Corrected your thread title, moved it to ATMB, which is where questions about this message board go. I know that personally I take home about 10K from this gig. I don’t know about the rest of the mods. I’m hanging on just to become an Admin, which is where the really big bucks are. And they just sit on their asses all day, too. Life just ain’t fair…and another thing, … [/QUOTE] Does that include the endorsement money? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/7 "2006-09-27T00:38:46Z")
[QUOTE=jacquilynne] Does that include the endorsement money? [/QUOTE] I’ve checked with both R. J. Reynolds and Johnnie Walker, but neither of them seem to want to use a picture of me moderating with a cig hanging out my mouth and a glass of scotch in my hand. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/8 "2006-09-27T00:48:14Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] To be fair, sitting on one’s ass can be a struggle. Just ask [SkipMagic.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7811784&postcount=35) [/QUOTE] A pretender-cum-lately. We have detectives watching his every move. I’ve personally seen modfest pics where he is doing stuff that is currently under review by the staff. I can say no more. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/9 "2006-09-27T01:35:49Z")
[QUOTE=Quasimodal] Maybe this has been posted already. [/QUOTE] Best line I’ve read today! ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/10 "2006-09-27T02:41:39Z")
On the (sigh) off-chance that this is being asked seriously, then: (a) Yes, it has been asked before, about ten zillion times. No, I exaggerate, probably only eight zillion times. (b) There are only around 3,000 paid subscribers; the 60,000 number includes everyone who ever stopped by for a month, or even for an hour – like the spammers who stop by to post one thread offering a great deal on cheap neurosurgery in Nigeria or something. © The money goes to the CHICAGO READER, a privately-held company, and it goes to paying for the technical support, hardware, etc. Moderators and Administrators are not paid positions – well, OK, we get our subscription comp’d, but sheeeesh. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/11 "2006-09-27T03:21:06Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] Moderators and Administrators are not paid positions – well, OK, we get our subscription comp’d, but sheeeesh. [/QUOTE] And a coffee mug–_each_. Pretty damned fancy coffee mugs, too, with handles and everything. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/12 "2006-09-27T04:22:40Z")
[QUOTE=TVeblen] And a coffee mug–_each_. Pretty damned fancy coffee mugs, too, with handles and everything. [/QUOTE] Damn! You got handles? You musta been in the first wave. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/13 "2006-09-27T04:31:44Z")
Me, all I got was mugged. No coffee involved at all. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/14 "2006-09-27T05:03:41Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] Me, all I got was mugged. [/QUOTE] Hey, you’re the one who entered “J. Fred” on the “real name” line of the Mod application. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/15 "2006-09-27T05:13:13Z")
> [@C K Dexter](#): > > On the (sigh) off-chance that this is being asked seriously, then: So on the (vibrant exhalation) ON-chance of Quasimodal being a troll, you’ll act offended. Even the Admins could do well to follow the spirit of the rules here, not just the letters. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/16 "2006-09-27T05:13:18Z")
I thought my TV stardom would impress everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/17 "2006-09-27T05:17:12Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] Me, all I got was mugged. No coffee involved at all. [/QUOTE] I thought we were going to rig something up to give him a shock whenever he does this? Whatever happened with that? ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/18 "2006-09-27T05:31:27Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] I thought my TV stardom would impress everyone. [/QUOTE] OK, OK, so you were Bobby Brady. Everyone knoiws that, give it a rest. Sheesh. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/19 "2006-09-27T06:30:32Z")
[QUOTE=TVeblen] And a coffee mug–_each_. Pretty damned fancy coffee mugs, too, with handles and everything. [/QUOTE] :dubious: But did they scrub the old dried-up coffee stains out of them before they passed them on to you? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/20 "2006-09-27T06:32:25Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] I thought we were going to rig something up to give him a shock whenever he does this? Whatever happened with that? [/QUOTE] Way I heard it, his tweeness shorted it out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275.md?page=2)