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To echo that, the alternative would have been a COYS-style cull of users and to limit who could access the transfer forums.
We have over 2000 people online at any one time during the window, COYS are lucky if they can handle 200 nowadays. Other forums are similarly tiny. We pushed to make it all as open as possible but that comes at a huge cost (topping £500/month now). Making up £6k/year in terms of donations and advertising is a challenge so we appreciate everyone that donates. Donations are almost only made during the transfer window and need to last all year.
Also to clarify, no one is sending the ITKs money and the ITKs get nothing out of sharing their info.
We have over 2000 people online at any one time during the window, COYS are lucky if they can handle 200 nowadays. Other forums are similarly tiny. We pushed to make it all as open as possible but that comes at a huge cost (topping £500/month now). Making up £6k/year in terms of donations and advertising is a challenge so we appreciate everyone that donates. Donations are almost only made during the transfer window and need to last all year.
Also to clarify, no one is sending the ITKs money and the ITKs get nothing out of sharing their info.