Silver Membership - Benefits of upgrading your Forum experience.

[Franck]

To help covering the ever increasing costs of running the Forum, I have introduced a paid level of membership. For only £6.00 (for 3 months) or £20.00 (per year) you get many benefits and the added satisfaction of supporting our community.

For those of you unaware of the benefits of Silver membership, here are a few benefits:

- View the 'Who's online page' - accessible via the quick links menu at the top of the page.
- Ability to be invisible on the Forum - editable in your user cp
- Start a blog to share your life and experiences with other fellow dancers.
- Ability to edit / delete own posts - regular members can edit the post, but can't delete it.
- Ability to upload larger attachments - higher limit on posting attachments
- Upload a custom avatar - existing members with custom avatars will be able to keep them, but new members will have to upgrade to pick their own avatar.
- Ability to use Signatures. Silver members will be able to use a signature.
- 8000 Private messages limit - Normal limit is 400.
- Private Message tracking - check if your message was read.

The features that are activated are listed on the 'Paid Subscriptions Page ' page, also available from your user cp.

The new membership status is activated automatically and your user name will appear in Bold characters, once you are a fully functioning Silver member!

Once again, i would like to remind everyone that Silver membership is not required to enjoy the Forum and read all the posts, this is simply a means for everyone who enjoys the Forum on a regular basis to support it and enjoy a few extra features...

[under par]

To help covering the ever increasing costs of running the Forum, I have introduced a paid level of membership. For only £6.00 (for 3 months) or £20.00 (per year) you get many benefits and the added satisfaction of supporting our community.
For those of you unaware of the benefits of Silver membership, here are a few benefits:

- View the 'Who's online page' - accessible via the quick links menu at the top of the page.
- Ability to be invisible on the Forum - editable in your user cp
- Start a blog to share your life and experiences with other fellow dancers.
- Ability to edit / delete own posts - regular members can edit the post, but can't delete it.
- Ability to upload larger attachments - higher limit on posting attachments
- Upload a custom avatar - existing members with custom avatars will be able to keep them, but new members will have to upgrade to pick their own avatar.
- Ability to use Signatures. Silver members will be able to use a signature.
- 8000 Private messages limit - Normal limit is 400.
- Private Message tracking - check if your message was read.

The features that are activated are listed on the 'Paid Subscriptions Page ' page, also available from your user cp.

The new membership status is activated automatically and your user name will appear in Bold characters, once you are a fully functioning Silver member!


Once again, i would like to remind everyone that Silver membership is not required to enjoy the Forum and read all the posts, this is simply a means for everyone who enjoys the Forum on a regular basis to support it and enjoy a few extra features...

I for one have really enjoyed the extra features Franck, but don't let everybody have them

I need to feel special and elite.

Come on everybody give Franck your money join the Silver members club

[Lou]

Come on everybody give Franck your money join the Silver members club

Or give him more money & join the Platinum Club. You get the added benefit of Franck coming round with a complimentary glass of wine and plate of waffles* whilst you post.

*as opposed to the whine & waffle you get normally from the rest of the forum, I suppose

[Lynn]

Or give him more money & join the Platinum Club. You get the added benefit of Franck coming round with a complimentary glass of wine and plate of waffles* whilst you post.

*as opposed to the whine & waffle you get normally from the rest of the forum, I suppose

Is that the one where you also get a signed photograph of Ethel?

[Tiggerbabe]

complimentary glass of wine

wine? wine? Franck's strictly a champagne kinda guy Lou, or were you keeping that to yourself

[Lou]

Is that the one where you also get a signed photograph of Ethel?

I am hoping to see Ethel tomorrow. I'll have to get her autograph & auction it off on eBay...

wine? wine? Franck's strictly a champagne kinda guy Lou, or were you keeping that to yourself

Well, I wasn't likely going to tell everyone what type of wine, was I? But he should do something about those plastic cups!

[Tiggerbabe]

But he should do something about those plastic cups!

- you just need to get there earlier to get one of the crystal ones

[WittyBird]

I need to feel special and elite.

Surely you do feel special everytime you've gotta get that pair of shoes or that new outfit
what is it Up size 24 feet and a 190" Leg?

[fletch]

How do you know when your membership is up

[CJ]

How do you know when your membership is up

It's kinda like a rush of blood, with a dull ache. And a need.....

But like Claire S.... You'll never know how it feels.

[fletch]

It's kinda like a rush of blood, with a dull ache. And a need.....

But like Claire S.... You'll never know how it feels.

are we talking about the same thing

[Claire S]

It's kinda like a rush of blood, with a dull ache. And a need.....

But like Claire S.... You'll never know how it feels.

[LMC]

How long does Silver membership take to "take effect"?

I get so much interest/entertainment out of being on the forum that it's gotta be worth less than 40 p a day - so I coughed up yesterday evening and was hoping it would be done overnight?

OK, you got me - I actually paid up again because I am incredibly shallow and am dying to know who some of my unsigned rep comments are from and I also want to change my signature.

[Tiggerbabe]

Hi LMC, it should be, there must have been a hiccup!

[Genie]

are we talking about the same thing

[Yliander]

Question - I've taken out a silver membership and enjoying it immensely but is there anyway for me to stop the banner suggesting I become a silver member appearing at the top of every page?

[stewart38]

I could have sworn my membership last year was £10 but now it shows £20

How much does the membership fee 'support this ceroc site ?'

shouldnt we as members have a break down of costs ?

[David Bailey]

I could have sworn my membership last year was £10 but now it shows £20

Don't think so - AFAIK it was £20 last year also.

shouldnt we as members have a break down of costs ?

Well, I get £19, does that answer your question? And well worth it, too, if I say so myself.

[stewart38]

Don't think so - AFAIK it was £20 last year also.


Well, I get £19, does that answer your question? And well worth it, too, if I say so myself.

Im not trying for once to be funny its just a question

If the cost of running the site is met by subscriptions (or 90% of it is) thats fine but all the headline banners are for ceroc weekenders etc

ie whats the £20 for ?


Ceroc must pay for some of this site ?

can we have a 2007 update ?

[David Bailey]

If the cost of running the site is met by subscriptions (or 90% of it is) thats fine but all the headline banners are for ceroc weekenders etc

ie whats the £20 for ?

If you look at the number of actual paying punters (Silver Members), it's pretty low - 100 or so I think. So the entire yearly forum subscription fees will probably generate about as much revenue as one freestyle. Out of that princely sum, even ignoring the actual labour of maintaining it, presumably, Franck has to pay software fees, licensing fees, hosting fees, etc. etc.