Hi! I have a wallet with Myminifactoy and I have asked before about using it here. Maybe you can look into this with the ad free idea…
i would like if we could scroll down and not have to click on the next page every 10 or 20 seconds..(like every other site)
And just a heads up everybody, if you use DuckDuckGo Browser there are NO ADS ALREADY.
My suggestion is that people who contribute useful designs should not be subjected to ads on the system. Find some way to credit those who participate as provides of useful content and reward them with an ad free environment. I find it frustrating when I am trying to add content when I am bombarded with useless ads. I have stopped adding designs because my time is more valuable. I provided designs that I found useful and share them to try and help others. Once in a while someone provides a tip but if the statistics are actually accurate as to views and downloads then my designs are being used so they must be adding a benefit to Thingiverse. If the statistics are inaccurate, and my designs are not really being used, then its a total waste of time on my part to bother putting in the work and effort to make them available.
If you want to provide ad free subscription as a way to transfer the costs then provide that as an additional incentive for your content providers. It really doesn’t give them anything other than making it easier to provide your content. The least that they deserve.