Premium Membership

I apologize if a similar thread was started elsewhere, but I checked Feedback and Gen Chat and didn't see anything.

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What is the increased functionality and what are the new features?

What??? I knew nothing of this!

Does this have something to do with the disappearance of the direct links to single posts?

Just want to clear that up before making a new thread about it.

We're working on it.

I don't think it does, DK.

"Increased functionality" does it mean you get to close your own threads, increased PM box, and such?

We're still deciding :) Read my announcement!

Basically we're going to take away some of the things you've been getting for free over the years and then start charging you for them. Use of the 'e' key will be around $16 annually, for example.

You should charge Scrabble prices for them. Q and X would be making some big money.

Azar has good ideas. Unfortunately, people would just use more leetspeak, I'm afraid.

numbers cost as many dollars a year as what number they are. All symbols are $23

You should charge Scrabble prices for them. Q and X would be making some big money.

D:

You should charge Scrabble prices for them. Q and X would be making some big money.

But...I'M NOT GOOD AT SCRABBLE!

No wonder my Alt103 didn't work :shifty:

I don't know what I'm talking about

Personal opinions aside, will people who've already paid for increased PM space get upgraded to Premium Membership for free, considering they've already payed more then the cost of it and your removing the option of increased PM space and integrating it into this new 'Premium Membership'.

:confused:

Personal opinions aside, will people who've already paid for increased PM space get upgraded to Premium Membership for free, considering they've already payed more then the cost of it and your removing the option of increased PM space and integrating it into this new 'Premium Membership'.

:confused:
that's a good question.

g07 2 m1n1m1z3 k3y u54g3 =[

http://forums.eyesonff.com/premium.php

So if I understand this correctly, we all will have to start paying to view or manage our usernotes. Also, will recognized members have to pay for premium membership to retain the ability to close their own threads or will they be grandfathered in.

http://forums.eyesonff.com/premium.php

So if I understand this correctly, we all will have to start paying to view or manage our usernotes. Also, will recognized members have to pay for premium membership to retain the ability to close their own threads or will they be grandfathered in.

Firstly I can't even get the premium page to load anymore, it just goes into a loop of half-loading then refreshing. Also so people will be able to post usernotes but we won't be able to see what's been written about us without paying? That doesn't sound a terribly good idea...

isnt there any options for the english!? it does,nt say how much we have to pay and i dont speak yank!
allso is the payment a monthly thig or yearly? im tempted to get one but im totally confused!

http://forums.eyesonff.com/premium.php

So if I understand this correctly, we all will have to start paying to view or manage our usernotes. Also, will recognized members have to pay for premium membership to retain the ability to close their own threads or will they be grandfathered in.

If the part about the User note is true, nice decision there. Really, it sounds like a SMASHING idea.

isnt there any options for the english!? it does,nt say how much we have to pay and i dont speak yank!
allso is the payment a monthly thig or yearly? im tempted to get one but im totally confused!

You'll need a credit or debit card that can make international payments I'm assuming, and if you want to know it in another currency I'd recommend XE.com - The World's Favorite Currency and Foreign Exchange Site (http://www.xe.com)

No wonder my Alt103 didn't work :shifty:

You lost the functionality of your g key? Well, just use j.

g07 2 m1n1m1z3 k3y u54g3 =[

Using numbers still requires the same amount of strokes as a letter.

As for the idea of Premium Membership, I really don't like this idea.

im happy to gte one but the sign up page is broken
;____;

allso is the payment a monthly thig or yearly? im tempted to get one but im totally confused!
$8 Yearly or $25 Lifetime.

allso is the payment a monthly thig or yearly? im tempted to get one but im totally confused!
$8 Yearly or $25 Lifetime.

i meant in pounds but i know now lol its its £14.

im just waiting for the sign up page to be fixed

Now you can pay to post when you could be doing it for free, Huzzah! Oh how could I have lived without this feature.

I see the regular membership has now been updated so that you don't have to pay to change your own title or view usernotes, but no one has addressed the topic of whether or not recognized members will be able to close their own threads if they don't pay for premium membership.

Damn, I dun even know what paypal is :(

I see the regular membership has now been updated so that you don't have to pay to change your own title or view usernotes, but no one has addressed the topic of whether or not recognized members will be able to close their own threads if they don't pay for premium membership.

It's been such a farce so far we might not find out for some time and even then only Recognised members might only be told if they will recieve it? Although it does sort of devalue the award of recognised member if anyone can just purchase the same benefits bestowed upon you for doing insanely too much work...

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Damn, I dun even know what paypal is :(

It's a system invented by E-Bay to send money via the internet, check out www.paypal.com

Paypal is an online website/application that allows people to accept credit cards over the web. For example, I set up a paypal account and on my website I put a button that says, "$20 to join". When you click that button, you go through a few paypal screens (very similar to checking out/paying when you buy something online) and on your paypal account you specify which credit card you would like to pay with. Paypal then charges the money ($20 in this example) to your credit card and deposits the money ($20 in this example, although Paypal charges a commission, so it'll be a little less than $20) into my Paypal account, which I can then either transfer to my bank account or use like a gift card if Igo somewhere else that uses Paypal.

Although it does sort of devalue the award of recognised member if anyone can just purchase the same benefits bestowed upon you for doing insanely too much work...
My thoughts too. I also dislike the idea of having to pay for any features that have been offered for free in the past.

allthough we now need to pay so we can keep youing the features!
i like these forums but it does seem a little unfair

When Cid asked for donations in the past, he always stressed that the money was going to pay server costs.

Will all the money be used to cover the cost of keeping EoFF running, or will some people be making money out of this?

When Cid asked for donations in the past, he always stressed that the money was going to pay server costs.

Will all the money be used to cover the cost of keeping EoFF running, or will some people be making money out of this?

EyesonFF.com Premium Membership Center

What are premium memberships?

An EyesonFF premium membership is a great way to enhance your forum experience, as well as support your favorite Final Fantasy Forum. For only $8/year, you get a wealth of benefits, such as no ads, almost unlimited PM space, and more than ten new forum skins.

How many different premium memberships are offered?

We only have one type of premium membership, which lets you have full access to the features described on the right. You can buy a yearly premium membership for $8/year or a lifetime premium membership for $25 flat.

Why do I need a premium membership?

Currently, EyesonFF is supported on advertising income alone. The advertising income is sufficient to sustain our server. However, we are attempting to expand the website and offer many great promotions to our users. We have a lot of great ideas, but advertising income alone won't provide the funds to pursue them.

Buying a premium membership not only gives you many benefits, it is also a way for you to directly support our site. Put quite simply, while we certainly appreciate all of our members equally and there is no obligation to sign up for a Premium Membership, we do appreciate the help in growing our site!

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On the joking side, if I live more than 100 years from when I buy a lifetime membership, do I have to buy another lifetime membership?

On the joking side, if I live more than 100 years from when I buy a lifetime membership, do I have to buy another lifetime membership?

I don't think they should let you have any kind of membership *rattles cage*

On the joking side, if I live more than 100 years from when I buy a lifetime membership, do I have to buy another lifetime membership?

I don't think they should let you have any kind of membership *rattles cage*
Are you rattling my cage or yours? :confused:

On the joking side, if I live more than 100 years from when I buy a lifetime membership, do I have to buy another lifetime membership?

I don't think they should let you have any kind of membership *rattles cage*

Who knows, Mullely, who knows?

I don't think this is a good idea.

RMs will be keeping whatever powers they have. None of that is changing.

I see the point about devaluing the RM status, but the recognition is different. RM statuses can still be earned by doing work for the forums and will still be viewed in an entirely different light than people who decide to throw down 8 bones for this stuff.

The close your own friends thing makes sense, but the open one doesn't.
If a CK or Admin decided to close your thread, and you've paid for this, couldn't you just reopen it? Wouldn't that really kind of being annoying for the staff?

The close your own friends thing makes sense, but the open one doesn't.
If a CK or Admin decided to close your thread, and you've paid for this, couldn't you just reopen it? Wouldn't that really kind of being annoying for the staff?
It's been discussed that if someone abuses the priveleges they pay for, they can be taken away (without refund).

There are cases where these can all be used properly by a responsible members. If the person pays the money just so they can use the powers in an irresponsible way, then they'll be removed.

Shouldn't it be you can open the threads that you've closed yourself, but if a Mod closes your thread, you can't open it back up.

You guys need to calm down. :p

Every feature that has been available to regular users will STILL be available to regular users. Recognized Members will still be able to have their RM perks without having to upgrade to Premium. Those who have already purchased extra PM space awhile back will automatically be upgraded to Premium member status.

As for devaluing of Recognized Members, whattheheckno. The best part about being a RM is the recognition and the spiffy gold title. The opening and closing of a thread is just an added perk, and not one that even gets used all that often. It's not a big deal.

Giving Recognized Members premium membership would actually be a pretty nice touch, I think. A nice way of saying THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID or something like that. To go along with the shiny gold title anyway.

Giving Recognized Members premium membership would actually be a pretty nice touch, I think. A nice way of saying THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID or something like that. To go along with the shiny gold title anyway.

I like this idea.

Giving Recognized Members premium membership would actually be a pretty nice touch, I think. A nice way of saying THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID or something like that. To go along with the shiny gold title anyway.

I like this idea.
Me too.

Giving Recognized Members premium membership would actually be a pretty nice touch, I think. A nice way of saying THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID or something like that. To go along with the shiny gold title anyway.

I like this idea.
Me too.

Rewarding people?

Who are you and what have you done with the real Flying Mullet?

Giving Recognized Members premium membership would actually be a pretty nice touch, I think. A nice way of saying THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID or something like that. To go along with the shiny gold title anyway.

I like this idea.
Me too.

Rewarding people?

Who are you and what have you done with the real Flying Mullet?
Don't drag me into this. :p

Giving Recognized Members premium membership would actually be a pretty nice touch, I think. A nice way of saying THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID or something like that. To go along with the shiny gold title anyway.

I like this idea.
Me too.

Rewarding people?

Who are you and what have you done with the real Flying Mullet?
Don't drag me into this. :p

I'll drag you and your mullet wherever needs be :D!

What if I downloaded Cid's Mozilla Upgrade so I don't see ads?

what are the extra features apart from the skins??

What if I downloaded Cid's Mozilla Upgrade so I don't see ads?

I don't believe that these are actually ads, as they seem to be a part of forum functionality. Either way, you could adblock this stuff with Mozilla options anyways, or ignore it.

I think on even old Mozilla versions, there is an option to block all images from a provider.

what are the extra features apart from the skins??

From the Premium Sign-up sheet:

No ads (but you're using Mozilla, what's the point? And if not, then you fail at the internet)
Maxed PM box (65535?)
13 new Skins (probably all lame)
Opening and Closing of own threads (like an RM can)
Change Thread Titles (abusable if it's what I think it is)
Managing own Usernotes (moderation?)

You guys need to calm down. :p

Every feature that has been available to regular users will STILL be available to regular users. Recognized Members will still be able to have their RM perks without having to upgrade to Premium. Those who have already purchased extra PM space awhile back will automatically be upgraded to Premium member status.

Wasn't the ability to be invisible available for free in the past but is now being charged for? I'm probably wrong, but it's generally a feature that's enabled for users on vBulletin forums so I would've assumed it was an option.

You are right. I think the owners didn't notice that before, and they said that will be removed from the list, though they haven't gotten to it yet.

Wow, is it really necessary to tell us who is and who is not a Premium Member in the Usergroups? I can just imagine the divide between users, especially this poor unfortunate soul that joined yesterday and paid for a membership. Worse comes to worst, I may have to throw Maxx Power off of the plank and declare mutiny, because as it turns out, he's a money spending Elitist ON THE INTERNET LOL.

Seriously. Why?

Call it the forum leaders page, dear boy. And it's probably an oversight that will soon be remedied, and nothing intentional.

Also, on the forum leaders page it's titled "Premum Members." I wish to be added to this list because I consider myself a pre-mum member, given that I'm not yet a mother.