Would you give up cPanel for better uptime?

[zen-r]

I think the problem with the 100 post requirement idea is that it is probably new members & beginners to web-hosting who need cPanel the most, & they are the ones who would be immediately excluded from having cPanel.

Perhaps a refinement to that idea would be to charge a small/ fair amount to use cPanel. One could pay either in x10 credits (earnt the usual way by posting in the x10 forums or doing services here for others) or in real money (using Paypal etc) - thus giving most people the opportunity to get cPanel if they really need it.

Personally, at this stage I would still want cPanel included.

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[garrettroyce]

What if cpanel was a one time fee service? Have some of the free servers non-cpanel and some cpanel. This would eliminate the "bad" users from choking up cpanel. Then, you could also control when apache recompiles, like only recompiling during non-peak hours and only compiling once per day instead of a few times a day.

[adamparkzer]

What if cpanel was a one time fee service? Have some of the free servers non-cpanel and some cpanel.

I support this idea; I prefer one-time fee services of payments as opposed to monthly fees. Having to pay only once takes off the necessity of having to worry about periodic payments, and it'll attract more customers without credit cards with automatic payment (like me).

[garrettroyce]

And X10 does allow mail-in payments (at least I think I do) so all you people without credit cards can still mail in your payments. I could see this being an X10 reward as well

[lemon-tree]

I honestly could not go without cPanel; it is what makes x10hosting really stand out from the rest of the free hosting sites. Obviously, being free hosting we have no real right to complain and decide, it is down to whoever pays the bills. I agree that an alternative setup must be found and I also agree with the previously stated idea. Many new users do not need the power and functionality that cPanel supplies as they are just hosting a small website. However, some users, like me, rely heavily upon the advanced features that are supplied with cPanel. So, I think that users should by default be placed upon a server with a low-functionality, reliable control panel; however, those users that need it can be transfered, or upgraded, to a cPanel server. That upgrade could ideally come at a cost in forum credits, as they generally show a contribution to the x10 community.

[garrettroyce]

Yeah, I think that's a pretty fair compromise. But, since it takes some time to get credits, I think having a paying option is good to have as well.

[zen-r]

Isn't all this what I already suggested in my last post here?

[adamparkzer]

Yeah, I think that's a pretty fair compromise. But, since it takes some time to get credits, I think having a paying option is good to have as well.

I actually think the forum credits is a better idea. People who only register to abuse the system could simply make a payment to x10Hosting to get their accounts upgraded, and continue to abuse the servers. However, by forcing them to upgrade with forum credits only, they're forced to prove that they're real people, and they really want the upgrade to cPanel, and they're dedicated to spending time and effort to help others to get this feature.

[garrettroyce]

I think credits only is going to mean a lot of worthless spam, creation of multiple accounts only for donating credits, and people selling x10 credits for cash instead of people paying cash to x10 for upgrades to the servers. I agree with your principal, but I think too many people aren't going to put in any honest effort.

If you set the credit price too low, everyone will have cpanel and we'll be back in the same place. Too high, and people will try to abuse the system to get in. I see credits as a reward to the people who care and give back to the community, not as a punishment to people who don't. Not everyone has time to post either, it isn't fair to punish them.

[zen-r]

I actually think the forum credits is a better idea. People who only register to abuse the system could simply make a payment to x10Hosting to get their accounts upgraded, and continue to abuse the servers. However, by forcing them to upgrade with forum credits only, they're forced to prove that they're real people, and they really want the upgrade to cPanel, and they're dedicated to spending time and effort to help others to get this feature.

True, but I think Corey might also like some cold, hard cash! All these services & hardware don't come cheap, so any extra revenue such as that which might be raised by the option of paying to get cPanel, can only be a good thing.

Anyway, Corey may be working on some better, completely different ideas which have nothing to do with payments (cash or x10 credits) so I guess we'll have to wait & see.