OK let's see
if i set up a host i would try to provide the best service possible, like
X-Istence said, we just can't have automatic registrations, every aplication must be checked, and we must always try to see what our hosted people are doing with the service that we provide to them. When we define rules, they have to follow them as well as we do.. we cannot say "99% up-time" and then simply ignore the server and let it go with the flow, if we say "99%" up-time, we must do our best to keep it that way,, and if we say "don't use this service to store your files", and "if within 1 week, your site hasn't been put online, and there is no activity within your part, you will be warn, and if within 3 days there is no answer, you account will be deleted", and the users just ignore those rules, then it's 'NEXT' time, because there are a lot of people trying to create sites for other people, with useful information, not some useless information that only a few see it, and only ONCE, the site doesn't even has regular updates to it's content, if it was to be meant like this (not having updates), then don't choose a Host that supports PHP and MySQL, go with the basic service on Angelfire and others.
About expenses, it's ok to have a few ads, we could do like Breezeland, the admin clicks them, not the users that visit our hosted, of course that we can't get a lot of money from this, even if it just pays our expenses, it's GREAT!!, but if we started a FREE service, we couldn't be waiting for huge piles of money, right ?!? If it is, then start your paid Host, and see if your hosted ones are participating, as the free ones(if you pick them by finger, of course), have support and that doesn't costs so much, if we are doing just because we like it.... (i don't really know how to say it in English but... it's like this ' dog that runs for pleasure doesn't get tired ' )
- I'm from portugal sorry if it ain't like this, and i'm not calling a dog to anyone out there....
About the 15 year old matter, ok, i'm confused here, .... ok... if a 15 year old has de logistics and capability to start it, and he wants to make it serious, and all, ok, start your own server, but please, make it serious and you don't need excellent layout's, just a GOOD DAMN service, and warn you hosted how things are doing, because if i were hosted by anyone, I would like to know how things were doing, if it was going to move or simply dying in a couple of weeks... so I say go ahead, start your own free host, but keep it serious, and not just because you can, and if you feel so just shut it down, we are all people and make mistakes, but if you are going to shut down you servers tomorrow, warn your hosted TODAY!!...
My Host (if I had one)
(maybe someday) !!
-90 Mb (or 150, if the site were really good!, and could have more)
-3Gb Bw (users, could request more, but only, only if necessary)
-PHP
-MySQL
-About the ads, just the sufficient to keep the expenses, no profit needed...
-A lot more stuff... everything needed to keep up a good site!
-and the guarantee of a great service...
Users picked by finger, and a powered button, on the pages, a quite small one...
I don't really know if it is really good, but it's what I need and i just can't make up my mind about wich server to use, i don't know if they are going to last a month, a year, a week..... :sad2:, so in the meanwhile, just keeping regular visits to FWS and checking the daily survivors...
(I know, you are :tired2: and almost :sleeping2 ) .... but this is the end...