- The EntitledThese are users who think they are owed everything and look for really unreasonable amounts of disk space and data transfer that they have no intention of using. They're really looking for the maximum amount of features at the minimalist of cost or investment (e.g., time or activity or avoiding post to host). These kind of users look at the numbers and go for the highest being offered, regardless of service or uptime. Although they want all the guarantees in the world, they're willing to settle for less if it looks like they're getting more - they want unlimited bandwidth and disk space, which is impossible for a web host to fulfill. All they will get is false promises and guarantees, and a host that will sooner or late disappear. Most of these entitled users will never actually use their web hosting accounts, but will complain about uptime or service cutbacks.
- The RealistA good portion of free web hosting users fall into this one. These are users looking to host a site or two and are looking for a host that offers the maximum value that fits their site. That means giving up this notion of "unlimited" everything and looking for moderate bandwidth and hosting features that are needed by their site. Realists will have a higher rate of finding free hosting, but will face issues finding hosts that truly offer free bannerless web hosting
- The AbuserThis isn't really a user, but a person looking to host something illegal or to abuse the services of a free host for their own purposes. Most are modestly innocent, like people looking to host scripts to download files (rapidleech hosting) or torrents, while some are more serious and are using the hosting to phish facebook accounts or to run ddos scripts, spam doorway pages and other web filth. These usres are in it for their own self-profit - they have no intention of hosting a site and will pick up and find other free hosts as they come across them. They really ruin it for everyone!
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