Editing Threads as a Non-Paying Member

[kirbyclassiciii]

To me it is just plain inconvenient to have to pay up just to edit or delete a thread you created.

And even if I was a paying member, the time allowed to edit or delete threads you made is only six hours.

I am hoping to have infinite time (as a paying member) to edit or delete threads or replies to threads in the future. I would still hope to be given privileges to edit or delete threads in a 72-hour or so window as free members.

~Ben

 

[jmurray01]

I did once share your opinion, but you must understand that this forum has to make enough money to cover the costs of keeping it online and a big part of the money (I would speculate) comes from subscription costs for upgrading membership and there has to be insentives for doing so.

As for the six hour limit, I think that is fair enough as you should notice and correct any mistakes by that time.

 

[vac-o-matic]

Jamie....

I couldn't said it better myself. It's enough that this is a free website to all, however for a nominal fee, you can contribute and enjoy the perks. Robert has put a lot of expertise and time into this forum, updates, features, and also the constant monitoring due to all the unnecessary drama, cattiness, pi**ing matches, etc. that goes on. I'm a single income collector with a mortgage and bills, and feel it is well worth the dollar a month to enjoy it to the fullest. I agree that six hours is plenty of time to go back and make any corrections, deletions, etc.

 

[cuffs054]

Yep, I agree it is great cheap entertainment!

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

I'll put my suggestions on the back burner for now.

~Ben

 

[gsheen]

I would not mind a 12 Hour edit time maybee. I often post before I go to bed at night. I am normally very tired and that does not help my dislexia or the fact that my Samsungs s5 keypad is not designed for some one with Man sized fingers. Often I look the next day and I cringe when I see how badly I spelt words

On the paying to edit I think you should pay to be able to post. It hardly cost s anything. Infact a packet of Miele bags costs me more and that is with our horrific exchange rate to the dollar.
If you can spend fifty bucks every few months buyinv a thrift shop vacuum then you can pay your forum fees

 

[manchestervacs]

I am happy to pay the few dollars an upgraded membership costs, even though I only drop by occasionally. I like reading the site, and as a non commercial site, it must pay its way. That means either advertising or member contributions.

It seems a bit odd to me to complain about something you do not contribute any $ to.

 

[kloveland]

Good grief!

It's only four dollars for 30 days of membership. Four dollars isn't going to make me or break me! That's the way I look at it!

 

[jmurray01]

Indeed Kenneth. I know I am scraping the bottom of the barrel at the moment, but even then £2.54 ($4) is still affordable. Hell, that is half the price of a bottle of wine and I can still afford plenty of those...

 

[miskini]

You wanna play

You got to pay. Geez Ben, it's a whole dollar a month.

 

[marks_here]

Maybe some people are on a very fixed income & really can't afford it

 

[gsheen]

If said people are on such a fixed income How come they can buy vacuums ?

 

[jmurray01]

"How come they can buy vacuums ?"

Or pay their internet subscription for that matter.  I don't know about anybody else but I'm paying £7.50p/m for my internet (excluding line rental) so the Vacuum Land subscription is nothing in comparison. 


 


In fact, the $12 fee for a year's subscription actually converts to £7.63 in Great British Pounds, therefore to subscribe to this forum for a year costs the same as than a month's internet.  Not bad at all, especially compared to some other forums.