Thanks for sharing your thoughts man. It was interesting to hear the thought process behind why a site like RAWK chooses not to pursue the app route. For sure i understand there are many considerations that an average user looking at an idea on the surface often misses.
But i will say this - i was in the app store the other day downloading a clutch of Liverpool related football apps, and the only one I would have paid a one-off fee for is a RAWK app. Without hesitation i would have paid £15. Just putting that thought out there.
Hello Keith, thanks for being a RAWK supporter.
You have been on the site long enough to know that the RAWK forum model isn't really suited to developing an app. If it's readability that is an issue, there are third party apps like tapatalk that work with the SMF forum software, and help with presentation on phones and tablets. The site has been volunteer run and wilfully non-commercial for twenty years, and runs on shareware. The content you read is free, and has been supplied for free by fellow supporters. No one is making any money from RAWK. Apps and other bells and whistles would begin to accrue other costs and headaches that need funding, and we have consciously chosen not to do that. Other sites who have monetised their traffic through ad revenues, merchandise and subscription models are able to invest in their user experience because that's how they make their money, and in some cases their living.
RAWK users are here as guests, not customers. We don't ask for much, we don't sell you anything, but we're very grateful to those of you who keep the servers running.