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For just $40 dollars a year, you can support us in our coverage of motorcycle racing. Your money helps send David Emmett, Scott Jones and the rest of the staff to the races, where they can bring you the in-depth reporting and beautiful photography you come to MotoMatters.com for. Although none of the site is behind a paywall, site supporters also have access to a different layout, with more room for the stories, larger photos and completely ad-free, as shown below. Even better, becoming a site supporter will also gain you access to much larger size versions of the photos that Scott shoots. Site supporters get hi-res desktop-sized photos, rather than the smaller 800x600 that ordinary users see (for a sample, see this photo). Site supporters also get a nifty badge next to their name when posting comments on the site:
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Done
MotoMatters is my first, and usually only, stop... well worth the money. Keep up the good work!
I can't wait
For the next article; really good journalism David and the team, you are an oasis of knowledge in a sea of hyperbole!
Site
Paid my money and happy to support such a great site. Keep up the great work, Scotts photos are superb by the way.
Paid Up
Paid my subscription and very happy to.
I have eschewed all other MotoGP sites in favour of MotoMatters. The haters and the pin-stickers seem to be far less evident on this site and I hope David and his team can keep herding them back to crash.net and the like and keep this site focused on racing.
I know that Casey can be prickly at times, and Vali and Jeremy have had their reputations somewhat tarnished by the move to a red paint job, and that Dani is maybe not managed by the nicest person on the planet.
You know what? I don't care!
What I care about is the great and magnificent history of GP racing, and that it continues unabated and unpolluted.
I want a prototype class not a production-based class, and I want to see the best riders in the world on machinery that advances motorcycling, not imitates what already exists.
Keep pushing against the trend towards dumbing everything down, David. You
have a great site with intelligent, incisive commentary. Long may it prosper.
Awesome
Since I learned of this site I have been coming here for the latest on anything motorcycle racing related. Awesome site and am glad to support the cause! Keep up the great articles!!!
Subscription
Thank you for the friendly reminder. It was high time I contributed to a site that gives me so much information, insight and pleasure.
Just subscribed ...
Thanks for the reminder to help support the best MotoGP website in the world!
Got my PayPal receipt already, but under My Settings > Orders, it says "No orders available." Will give it some time and hopefully "supporter status" will kick in soon.
Keep up the good work!
... and as I'm previewing this post, my order has been processed. Thanks! :)
new subscription
Helllo David: After reading your thourough analysis of the potential problems with the desmosedici, I decided I had to stop being so cheap and pay the man for his superlative journalism skills( I was a site browser until now) That article was sooo informative. I'm an engineer but I still often come away enlightened by your articles and comments AND from some of the comments by your forum posters. Keep up the good work!!
great idea - thanks!
however i still see ads..?
edit: nm, i see the Pending.
Should be fixed now
It should be fixed now. There is one change I still have to make manually, unfortunately, although subscribers can change the website theme to Subscriber in their own settings page.
Would it be possible to add an option?
David,
The news and op-ed side of the site is fantastic…definitely without parallel…thank you for that.
Otoh, the forum side is a bit rubbish, definitely not to the same standard as the main site.
How about adding a $20 option for those that would like to support the front side of the site only?
Thanks
Main site and Forum
All of the money in subscriptions goes towards supporting the main website. The forum is run mainly by the moderators there, and though I maintain it, I spend very little time or money on it, other than occasionally upgrading the (free) software and reading some of the interesting opinions there.
Now, I profoundly disagree that the forum is not the same standard, but that is a matter of taste and not worth arguing about. But I can assure you that the forum is not draining any resources from the main site. So you could say we already have the option you are asking for.
I have been reading forums
I have been reading forums all over the web. This one is by far the most informative. A high percentage of the posters actually have a strong technical background; they bring up many points that I wouldn't have thought of and I come away educated.
Thanks...
Appreciate that explanation.
Keep us posted if you do add a $20 option. Until then, I'll be getting the best deal on the web... ;) Cheers...
Donations
There is always the option to donate 20$ or any other amount if you want to support the site.
Just sayin'.
Aware of that.
However, my request was for a $20 "subscription" option, and this being a subscription thread, well....
as Aussie 66, i waited to be
as Aussie 66, i waited to be order nr 66. keep up the sensational reporting. Keep me in check if i go too far. Great work, I dont know what i get for my 40 dollars worth but if it keeps you going then its money well spent.
IN
You caught me with $40 in my pocket, got me off the fence.
Between this and HFL I get almost all my moto news on the web.
cheers. -case-
Hell Yeah
Subscription worth it for the larger desktop version photos from the lens of Scott Jones - top stuff!
Also I'll add another shoutout for HFL, great stuff!
Account details
I know I subscribed to the site, I'm just not sure how long ago. I'm assuming the subscription lasts a year, so is there some kind of warning that the subscription is coming due?
Also, even when I log in as a subscriber I still have the fixed banner and ads. I've adjusted my page layout settings, but there doesn't seem to be a setting for ad-free there. To be honest, I don't mind keeping the ads on the page if it means more money going your way, but it would be nice to lose the banner.
Fixed
I checked it, and should be fixed now!
Thanks for the reminder, like
Thanks for the reminder, like many avid followers of arguably the best MotoGP news site I have been meaning to subscribe. I was also pleased to see the paypal option, always my favourite payment method for web purchases.
Subscription
Thank you, David and Scott, for the excellent site, stories and photos, glad to subscribe. Looking forward to more of your work.
Finally done
Wanted to do this for a while, good thing you put up a reminder!
I have a personal feature request, regarding the layout customization.
An option for site supporters to modify the layout to make the header absolute would be great!
I have a N900 now, and while the stock browser supports greasemonkey, which is pretty cool, it doesn't reflow the text correctly.
I have to use opera mobile, which does reflowing perfectly, but doesn't take care of the position:fixed. It does have a mobile view which does, but that destroys the layout pretty badly.
A dedicated mobile version of the site is absolutely not necessary for me, when i could prevent the header from eating up half of my screen i would be perfectly happy.
Hope I'm not going on your nerves with this yet! ;)
Subscriber layout
The Subscriber layout doesn't have the fixed header, the page flows normally. And a mobile site is moving up my priority list fast ...
Right
You are right, sorry for the false alarm!
I checked with chrome, and apparently it still had the CSS cached.
I'm 100% happy now, thanks a million! :)
Now the site works great! For me, personally, there is no need for a dedicated mobile version anymore.
Done! WELL WORTH IT !!
Done!
Faster than a Honda upshift!
Rock on, THE BEST REPORTING - Thank you!!
Best $40 I ever spent
except for that time in Tijuana...
Its a privileged to support such a comprehensive and intelligent site. Go get 'em Dave!
Top stuff
Good to have this sort of reminder a couple of times a year so that people like me get reminded to finally get around to it. This site is by far the best coverage of racing and I for one am very grateful of it being here.
I like the fact the merchandise has been decoupled from the subscription package, this is just a direct cash injection without causing all the hassle of merchandising, or the high cost of postage for international subbers.
A suggestion - some other enthusiast sites I've been on have had a small icon or similar which appear next to your name when posting in comments/forums etc that show you're contributing to the site rather than a casual observer. With an increasing number of crash.net mentality people posting on this site, it would help us sort the wheat from the chaff. It would also serve as a very subtle but ongoing reminder for people to contribute, without being invasive or annoying.
Site Supporter Badges
... are the next item on my todo list. Have something that will work, just need to implement it.
Site Supporter Badges
As I'm sure you will have noticed, the Site Supporter badges have now been implemented. Comments and suggestions on how to improve them are welcome!
alright thanks for that. One
alright thanks for that. One more question, I don´t actually have a credit card (or at least not one I´m keen on using) I have a couple of debit cards. can I use those?
Other forms of payment
We can do this differently, send me an email (david@motomatters.com) and we'll see if we can find another form of payment.
thank you
now we can formally say thank you to david and the rest of the team!!!
Finally......
....you caught me with a bit of money in my pocket. :-)
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the site and
Thanks for the site and content David.
Thanks for your support!
Thanks for your support! It's what keeps the site going...