CyberCheeze FAQ

Q:	What's going on? Is the list or web site shutting down?
A:	Not at all. We're currently working to clean up the web site content and update the systems, in order to re-release a much better web site. The Joke Of The Day mailing list will continue operation as usual.
Q:	Will CyberCheeze stay free?
A:	Absolutely. We plan to introduce additional services that may cost money, in order to get some funding for CyberCheeze. The web site and mailing list will still be free, and supported by advertising as before.
Q:	Does CyberCheeze make a lot of money?
A:	Absolutely not. Currently, we do not make any money at all and we pay out of our own pocket and spare time to keep CyberCheeze alive. We're actually losing weight!
Q:	What's the story behind CyberCheeze?
A:	Briefly, CyberCheeze was started by two individuals in early 1996 out of own interest in jokes and humor and for fun. Also, we saw the emerging .com circus coming and hoped to make a living from it. Although we didn't get very rich in dollars, like we already suspected, we got rich in bills, support and email. Thus came the slogan "It's a joke doing business with you." In early 1997, due to lack of funding, the operation of the site was handed over to Yes Interactive AS ("Yes"), a Norwegian internet development company, and its US subsidiary, Media Beyond, Inc. After a long struggle with both the advertising market and being non-core business for Yes, CyberCheeze finally regained its independent state as of the 20th of July 2001 as part of an agreement between Yes and one of the funders of the site. This all means that CyberCheeze again has the freedom to be just CyberCheeze.
Q:	What was all that regarding donations to CyberCheeze and why was it turned down or stopped?
A:	Media Beyond Inc, which formerly operated CyberCheeze on behalf of Yes Interactive AS, was no longer affiliated with CyberCheeze as of 20th of July, 2001. This is merely a legal and administrative change. CyberCheeze did not wish to keep up with a plain donation- based support, and will rather create additional services that can be purchased to support the site. Media Beyond Inc. did not have that opportunity or ability, so in order to try and save the site from a slow, eery, creeping dot-com death, that was its last resort to be able to work with CyberCheeze, since nobody longer paid them because of lack of incomes.
Q:	I donated money to CyberCheeze, but the donation was either not accepted or refunded. Why?
A:	This was solely a decision made by Media Beyond, Inc. and CyberCheeze was neither informed nor asked to find a solution to this before it happened. However, if you donated money, CyberCheeze is grateful and happy for your intent to support its service and hope that you still will in the future.
Q:	Do CyberCheeze still accept donations?
A:	Not in any organized way. However, if you wish to support us financially and help us cover the cost of running the site, we would appreciate that you look into purchasing one of the extended services that will soon be available to our members.
Q:	What can I do to help CyberCheeze?
A:	Like the previous answer says, purchase one of our upcoming extended services. If you're a business, we're happy to discuss how we can use our high traffic to help you sell and promote your products to our huge user base. Also, helping to promote CyberCheeze or our newsletter on your web site, to friends, colleagues and family to help us grow our subscriber base is very much appreciated and valuable to us. All other business ideas, proposals and suggestions are of course welcome to sales@cybercheeze.com.
Q:	What does CyberCheeze smell like?
A:	Awful, like any other cheese that's been laying around in room temperature for 5 years or so. It's hairy too.
Q:	Your jokes suck, who picks them and where do they come from?
A:	You! The majority of the jokes we send out are submitted by our members, and otherwise picked from our own taste and general feedback from subscribers. Although we cannot always be funny to each individual subscriber, we try to be funny in a general way that catches most people's humor, as often as possible. The CyberCheeze mailing list is like any other party, the sense of humor range from inflammable dry to soaking wet, pure as spring water to dirtier than mud. Of course your feedback and submissions are vital to form what is sent to the list.
Q:	Do CyberCheeze support preservation of the rain forrest?
A:	Yes! However, we do not support all kind of bushes that is seemingly as dense as the more critical rain forest regions. In fact, we think it should be chopped down to give room for some better use, like growing rhubarb.

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