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April Fools Site: OoaT Subscriptions

On April Fools Day 2010, Off on a Tangent displayed with a modified template that asked users to purchase a site subscription. All content was cut-off after some introductory text and then had a notice asking users to subscribe to read the rest. The announcement read as-follows:

Get Your OoaT Subscription Today!

Effective today, I am instituting a premium subscription system for Off on a Tangent. If you want to gain access to some of the quality content on this website, please consider purchasing an Off on a Tangent subscription. Prices start at only $75/year! This is much less than some of our competitors, and I think  [ . . . ]

Clicking on the various subscription links gave you this information:

Some Off on a Tangent content is available only to paying subscribers. Subscribers receive:

  • High quality news, opinion, and creative content from Scott Bradford.
  • No more ‘nag screens.’
  • Good ‘mojo’ from supporting the independent media.
  • A free subscribers’ gift*!

If you want to join the Off on a Tangent community and support quality, independent media, please consider subscribing. Subscription plans start as low as $75/year.

  • $75/year unlimited access†.
  • $95/year news and reviews access.
  • $150/year unlimited access.
  • $200/year premium access.

Unlimited access plans unlock the entire Off on a Tangent site with no restrictions whatsoever.

News and reviews plans unlock breaking news, news opinion, and product/media reviews. Fiction, poetry, and other miscellaneous content is not included.

Premium access plans provide all-access rights to Off on a Tangent, including everything in the ‘unlimited’ plan plus publish rights! You can contribute your own content to the Off on a Tangent community!

To subscribe, please contact me directly with a 250 word essay describing why you would like to be an Off on a Tangent subscriber!

* Free gift is available to unlimited and premium subscribers; gift may be made from pipe cleaners and snot.
† $75/year unlimited plan requires 25-year subscription contract and 10-years prepayment.

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Scott Bradford has been putting his opinions on his website since 1995—before most people knew what a website was. He has been a professional web developer in the public- and private-sector for over twenty years. He is an independent constitutional conservative who believes in human rights and limited government, and a Catholic Christian whose beliefs are summarized in the Nicene Creed. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. He loves Pink Floyd and can play the bass guitar . . . sort-of. He’s a husband, pet lover, amateur radio operator, and classic AMC/Jeep enthusiast.