Does it have to say 'Senior Member'?? Makes it sound like I am in my 80s. Maybe something like 'Distinguished Member' or 'The Man'.
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This site is completely free and there are no costs. Please enjoy and provide feedback.So if we change his to "...Citizen" do we give him the discount?
We were trying ever so hard to not use the same titles that OCS used. We've put it up for vote in the Bug Fixed and new Features thread.How about Founding Members. By the way, senior is fine too.
I fully understand your view regarding paying for access to technical information and I agree with that idea in principal, but truthfully, I didn't envision a paid membership site for the reason that I personally think there is a wealth of information that people would love to share and I wanted to present a platform where it could be shared with others. Could I have charged for this site? Yes, but it goes against every grain of my being because of how I feel and how I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others, and I know there are many more like me who enjoy doing the same. This site will never have advertising either. I don't believe in it. This site is a resource for any and all who wish to use it, and I won't be swayed by potential income or offers of income.ORIGINATING MEMBER
Tbh, I wouldn't have a problem paying $20 yearly for a professionally run site that has a ton of technical information. I believe as forums get more and more technical data the $20/lifetime will fall to the wayside.
For example, when someone posts a real good diy thread the community or mods can lock it down so only paying members have access, AS LONG AS IT IS NOT ABUSED.
What will bandwidth cost if the site gets really busy?I fully understand your view regarding paying for access to technical information and I agree with that idea in principal, but truthfully, I didn't envision a paid membership site for the reason that I personally think there is a wealth of information that people would love to share and I wanted to present a platform where it could be shared with others. Could I have charged for this site? Yes, but it goes against every grain of my being because of how I feel and how I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others, and I know there are many more like me who enjoy doing the same. This site will never have advertising either. I don't believe in it. This site is a resource for any and all who wish to use it, and I won't be swayed by potential income or offers of income.
This site will remain free and be a resource for all free of charge. My gift to the community if you will.
Free knowledge and speech for all to share at no cost to anyone who wishes to be here. I believe Jon and Mike share that vision.
With this site, in time, I hope to have a vast wealth of knowledge that all can benefit from and when the time comes, I will leave it to the community.
Not everyone will share this idea or vision, but that's what makes it my vision and I hope others can share in that same vision and leave the world just a little better place.
Not concerned with bandwidth at all. I pay $10 a month for 15tb of transfer now and can add as much as I want (up to unlimited).What will bandwidth cost if the site gets really busy?