Post #69606 by hanford_lemoore on Wed, Jan 14, 2004 6:36 PM

Re: Buying yourself cult status

All Grand Membership is, is a badge that says you gave up some money for this forum. Some people will cheer those on, others will be thinking "that's stupid -- paying for a free forum". It could be a badge of honor, or a badge of gullibility, depending on who's looking at it.

I do feel that people should be reconized for paying. Sure, you can do it with a click of a button, and you can do it without having any posts of substance. But it is not a "cheap" act, nor is it a disenguine one. It too requires commitment, of a different sort.

Now, when you look at "Honorable Tiki Contributor", it's just a badge for getting 1000 posts. Some people may say "Man that Bong guy sure has dedication", and others may say "Bong has 1800 stupid posts -- what a waste of time". But it doesn't matter, becuase it's just a badge for 1000 posts.

If you feel it's lame to be able to get "Grand Member" quickly by paying, then that's in your eyes, becuase it's not taking away from your post count. There will be others who think "man, that's cool to see those people sacrificed money to help out the forum even though they barely have any posts!"

Re: Grand Honorable Tiki Contributor

You will always have your post count. It will be there just below your name, for all to see, whether you're a Grand Member or not.

I can understand wanting the "Grand Member" status but also keeping your "Honorable Tiki Contributor" status, becuase they are not on the same scale (one is a time commitment, the other is a financial commitment). But it is is tricky to do in software.

So for now all I can say is to hold your head up high becuase your post count will always be displayed below your name, and people will take note of that.

~Hanford

[ Edited by: hanford_lemoore on 2004-01-14 18:57 ]