Premium Membership - Become a Supporter

Premium membership is a way for you to help support WritingForums.Org.

While you do receive some things (detailed below) by purchasing premium membership you're really donating to the site. The purpose of this is to help fund the site for more future improvements, such as the new blog and style that will be coming in the next few days. By donating you help the site grow. All funds will be used to improve the site, be that by creating new features, upgrading the hosting and servers, advertising, or otherwise.

Premium memberships is completely optional. No features that are currently available, including the new ones, will be exclusive to premium members. This site will always be free.

Premium members will get the following:

No Ads
Private Forum (discuss anything you want - including private reviews)
1500 2000 message PM box
Colored Username
New User Rank "Badge" - http://www.writingforums.org/images/supporter.gif
New Custom User Title
+ more will be added

All premium members will be held to the same rules as all members.

To subscribe for premium membership, go to your Usercp. On the bottom left, find the link that says "subscriptions." From there you can purchase the membership option. All donations will be sent through paypal.

In the subscription manager, you will see several options. You can purchase membership for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, or a year. Each option is cheaper for the longer you purchase it for. There will also be two options at the same price. The ones with the asterisk (*) are reoccurring payments. This means that they will automatically try to recharge you when the current subscription expires. So if you want to make a one-time donation, choose the option with no asterisk. If you want to make it for each selected period (i.e., send $5 every month), then choose the asterisk payment, which is the reoccurring option.

If you wish to donate more than the highest amount or wish to donate anonymously, you can send funds through paypal to support[at]writingforums[dot]com.

Feel free to ask any questions in this thread.

Just to clarify:

Payment is through paypal only. Paypal is an ebay owned company and has a generally good reputation. The way it works is that you can send funds electronically through a bank account, credit/debit card, or your current paypal balance. Once you select to become a supporter it'll walk you through the steps and ask you to confirm payment.

If your using USD then your subscription should come into affect immediately. If you're using a different currency such as GBPs then I'll have to manually approve the payment (less than 24 hours). If you pay through you bank account it also takes several days to process the payment.

I think it's an excellent idea, I've just bought a 3 month subscription to trial it. I'm happy to support the site, I think it's such a great opportunity for writers of all types.

Do you know when the subscription will kick in?

I think it's an excellent idea, I've just bought a 3 month subscription to trial it. I'm happy to support the site, I think it's such a great opportunity for writers of all types.

Do you know when the subscription will kick in?

I'm sorry about that. It should have been instant - I'm not sure what the problem is.

It's late where I'm at so I'm retiring for the night, but I'll fix this first thing tomorrow. Until then I've manually added you as a subscriber. Anyone else who chooses to subscribe before I fix this issue may also have to be manually added.

Anyway, thanks for subscribing and congrats on being the first subscriber. :p

It's no problem, there's no rush :)

Thanks :D

Thanks so much :)

(it's not letting me respond to your PM :redface: )

Thanks so much :)

(it's not letting me respond to your PM :redface: )

Really? That's.... unusually. I just checked the settings and it should be working. I'll check back tomorrow. :redface:

"No private messages selected."

I'm getting that message when I try to respond to you :confused: :(

When I get cash I'll sign up. Until then I'm poor.

Same. It would be nice to contribute to the site, but at the moment I just don't have the cash.

I will be sure to show my support with a 12 month membership within the next two weeks.

I just have to get a pay pal account first is all. :p

Great idea though Daniel.

Torana

Daniel,

Sorry to cause trouble; I'm still having trouble sending PMs, getting the same message every time I try to.

I only see that if I click the Delete Message button (when reading a PM) without checking the checkbox,

Exactly what steps are you taking to send a PM, and what browser and version are you using?

I was looking around for a checkbox that I might have been missing, but couldn't find anything. It's letting me send new PMs, but not respond to them.

In all honesty, I'm baffled as to what could possibly be causing this. I've sent a support request to the makers of the software. Perhaps they can give me some insight into the issue.

Thanks for your help, I appreciate your efforts :)

So you read a PM, and then what? You click on the gold button labelled Reply? Exactly when do you get the error?

And what Browser are you using? IE6? IE7? Firefox?

Daniel has fixed the problem now :)

Thanks for your help.

You're welcome.

Also, for the premium membership, I'm 90% sure I solved the auto subscription issue. It should work now - if it doesn't, let me know.

Also, feel free to suggest additional features for supporting members. I won't guarantee anything, but I will consider all suggestions.

ermm, i would really love to, i am all for supporting forums, sick children, dolphins etc but my mam laughed at me when i suggested paying for something that allready comes free. silly woman. as soon as i get a job, like after 16 or summat, i will join up, i pinky swear. :p oww, and can i ask, what's the private forum thing for subscribed members?

The private forum for supporters is where those who have joined up as a supporter can have private discussions about whatever we would like to talk about so long as it doesn't go against forum rules of course.
You can even ask for private reviews of your work as well.
Being a supporter of the forum I have found is really good. You get a larger inbox and the private forum really is an added bonus. Plus it is a great way to help make sure that the forum stays operational at the same time. :)

We just need some more members to become a supporter. It isn't actually that expensive. I found it rather cheap to join as a supporter for 12 months. I've been to other forums which are far more expensive to join as a paid member that is for sure.

How much is it in Australian Dollars?

How much is it in Australian Dollars?

In Australian dollars the subscription prices are currently as following:
1 Month - $AU 6.12
3 Months - $AU 12.23
6 months - $AU 24.46
1 year - $AU 36.69They were approximately equivalent to the coinciding U.S. dollar amount.

Ok. We will have to see what happens in the new year :) Thanks.

Supporters will also get a supporter "badge" under their avatar and can now enter custom user titles. User titles are the titles that appear directly below the username.

OOohhh sounds spiffy! :( I will have to wait until the new year unfortunatly!

How exciting :D Off to check it out now.

Yay! Look at my groovy badge! :p

Those supporter tabs are excellent! They almost tempt me to buy a membership but I've already blown a lot of money on other things lately. :(

The badge is a really nice touch!

I'll probably be able to become a supporter in the new year :) It's only fair, since I'm hooked to this site.

You Banzai? Hooked on the site? I'm stunned. :)

I know, I do my best to hide my addiction :p

Well I'm in I spend enough time here so Here I am

I need to talk to my dad. I'm thinking about trading in my Xbox live membership (Which I can't use cause my college blocks my 360 from the network) for support. Just to get rid of these darn ads. Besides I'll save like $20.

Its a good cause

Agreed :)

Indeed it is. Everyone is a winner. I get $20 back. Lpspider gets some support cash and my Xbox Live stops going to waste (I'll miss Chromehounds though...)

lol. Well we do have the cookie Jar and now we have the Hidden Cookie Jar. Sccchhhh though..............:p

Cogito, I'm looking forward to seeing you there :)

Hulls, I'm about to go and welcome you :p

I'll probably be able to become a supporter in the new year :) It's only fair, since I'm hooked to this site.

Banzai You should be charged back rent for the time you spend here. lol :p

My mam laughed at me when I asked. It just aint happening. Once I start earning I'll be supporting right away, but until then I'm sorry. *bows head*

Don't worry Heather. We'll still be here when you get a Job:p

Hehe. Not that long away actually. It was scaring me the other day that I will have finished school in just over a year. I wanna go back to Nursery :p

Are you planning to leave after GCSE, heather?

Hey Banzai is that supporter badge of yours invisible :p

So where do I find out how much this costs?

In your User Control Panel (UserCP), go to the Miscellaneous section on the left and click the Paid Subscriptions link. The Available Subscriptions pand that comes up containds a drop-down control listing the various subscription choices (currency, duration, and whether it automatically renews). You are not committed to subscribing for several more steps, so don't worry!

We'd love to see you sign up, though. :)

I'll be signing up once I resolve an issue with my bank (or I recieve my statement). Can't see my statements online because they potentially entered the wrong SS number and I can't activate PayPal without it. Not a good thing to mess up.

Well, I hope you get it sorted soon. In any event, I look forward to seeing the green neon (Kryptonite?) bar under your avatar. :)

I hate it when that happens. But look forward to you joining us in the silence of the supporters lounge :p

(at the moment the crickets are all you can hear)

Yeah, but one of the crickets has been nicknamed Gus, and he's the size of a Volkswagon!

LOL :p

Strangely enough I'm actually petrified of crickets....><

Is that a cricket under your rock there Torry. :p

<stomps Raven's foot and smacks him over the head with a lump of wood>

What was that? :p

Finally got that whole mess sorted out. Money is on its way! (should be cleared by the 9th, according to PayPal) :)

That is great news MarcG. Look forward to seeing you around the dusty corridors of the supporters lounge. :)

Heh, I'd like to support, but I'm a long shot from having a job. It'll be another year before I can drive and get a job. But I'll see ya then! :p

Finally got that whole mess sorted out. Money is on its way! (should be cleared by the 9th, according to PayPal) :)

I see the pending message in Paypal. It should be confirmed any day now. Once it is your should automatically become a supporter if you're in the U.S. - outside the U.S. I'll have to confirm it manually. Thanks for supporting! ;)

<stomps Raven's foot and smacks him over the head with a lump of wood>

What was that? :p

You just knocked the Rock off the olive branch. :p

Hurray!

Awesome! Welcome to the Supprorters' Guild!

So, if you can't do the whole Paypal thing, but you have a debit card, is it a possibility, or no?

I don't think that you can actually...but then again I am not certain.

Yes, you should be able to. You don't have to yourself have PayPal to pay through the PayPal system, but it is a bit faster if you already DO have a PayPal account.

Well, let's see what I can do. I don't have a paypal because I'm not 18, and my mom said that was one of the rules or something. (Momma always said....)

But if I can with just my Debit Card, then I would love to donate :D Is there a certain amount I need to have in mind? *shifty*

You don't have to be 18 to have paypal...

And the subscription fees can be found (I think) by going onto UserCP, and then paid subscriptions in the Miscellaneous section of the menu down the left of the page.

Hmm....okay :) thank you

People lie about their age all the time on Paypal. ;)

My old writing forum from years ago got so big, that the admins were considering having somekind of membership fee. It was a democracy and the final vote was no. The site no longer exists, but whther or not because of this, I'm not sure.

I know, but I don't know if I can lie about my Debit Card :D lol

I think this is a great idea and a wonderful way to support the site. As soon as I get a paypal account set up I plan to subscribe.

I have a question. If you have a private forum and your subscription expires, does that mean your forum disappears too?

It's not private to you, it's private to the Supporter group.