Well it took a little longer than I had planned, but we finally have a new subscription plan to replace the very out-dated A-Guard program. The new subscription program is albeit a little shy on features at the moment and there I already know that yes, the only people that will be signing up are those wishing to help me be able to afford to send my daughter back to school this fall.
But rest assured we will be adding more bells and whistles to this option namely that I will be building an entirely new way to store images on your account and use them in posts, etc. It will likely be something very much like what Facebook users have today.
That won't be the only feature by far and I will be working on other new features for the entire community. For one I am tired of those doing buying and selling on the site not having the tools they need to see what someones reputation online is. This won't solve all the problems in that area I know (as even good sellers/buyers go bad sometimes), but it should make it easier to see feedback for recent trades, etc. And no it's not going to be ebay for modelers. At least not at this point.
To get info about subscriptions just login and click on your username in the upper right of the site.
Cheers,
Jim
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staff_Jim
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 12:32 PM UTC
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 12:50 PM UTC
Can I pay the Quick Check coffee price since I don't do Starbucks? 
staff_Jim
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 02:09 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Can I pay the Quick Check coffee price since I don't do Starbucks?
Lol Dave. Yeah but don't you end up drinking that daily? I'm lucky to have Starbucks once a week or more.
Cheers,
Jim
majjanelson
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 02:31 PM UTC
Jim,
What will happen if you've been a subscriber, loaded about 100 MB of images, and lapse in your subscription for a month or two (say, I was delpoyed on MIL duty)?
I'm thinking both sides of:
1. I'm the subscriber and what happend to my images (do tey just go "poof"?)
2. What will happen to all of the posts that others may read that had links in them to my images after I'm no longer a subscriber (do they turn into red Xs?)...
What will happen if you've been a subscriber, loaded about 100 MB of images, and lapse in your subscription for a month or two (say, I was delpoyed on MIL duty)?
I'm thinking both sides of:
1. I'm the subscriber and what happend to my images (do tey just go "poof"?)
2. What will happen to all of the posts that others may read that had links in them to my images after I'm no longer a subscriber (do they turn into red Xs?)...
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 02:41 PM UTC
Can't answer those questions for Jim, but I do know that one of Jims pet peeves is the dreaded red X's showing up in threads. Always has been.
staff_Jim
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 03:04 PM UTC
That's a good question Jeff. There is nothing setup to delete the images from the server so they would still be there. At some point I would probably have to start doing some image/disk space maintenance, but I would foresee at least a 90 day window where you could move the images or resubscribe.
Cheers,
Jim
Cheers,
Jim
slodder
Member Since: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 03:12 PM UTC
Daily my order at Starbucks is
1. Venti drip
2. Venti iced americano 2 pumps white mocha with 2 sweet & lows
3. Venti ice black tea - unsweatened
4. tall 1/2 calf americano with steamed soy (unless it's hot- then it's iced and not steamed soy).
5. One double shot energy drink.
sometime - 3 scones maybe 3 birthday cake donuts... just depends.
So - how's that work - for me or against me?
200MB is nice, good feature, nice to see it coming to life.
1. Venti drip
2. Venti iced americano 2 pumps white mocha with 2 sweet & lows
3. Venti ice black tea - unsweatened
4. tall 1/2 calf americano with steamed soy (unless it's hot- then it's iced and not steamed soy).
5. One double shot energy drink.
sometime - 3 scones maybe 3 birthday cake donuts... just depends.
So - how's that work - for me or against me?
200MB is nice, good feature, nice to see it coming to life.
old-dragon
Member Since: August 30, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 03:47 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Daily my order at Starbucks is
1. Venti drip
2. Venti iced americano 2 pumps white mocha with 2 sweet & lows
3. Venti ice black tea - unsweatened
4. tall 1/2 calf americano with steamed soy (unless it's hot- then it's iced and not steamed soy).
5. One double shot energy drink.
sometime - 3 scones maybe 3 birthday cake donuts... just depends.
So - how's that work - for me or against me?
...dude, all I understood is "donuts"!
staff_Jim
PublisherMember Since: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 03:53 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Daily my order at Starbucks is
1. Venti drip
2. Venti iced americano 2 pumps white mocha with 2 sweet & lows
3. Venti ice black tea - unsweatened
4. tall 1/2 calf americano with steamed soy (unless it's hot- then it's iced and not steamed soy).
5. One double shot energy drink.
sometime - 3 scones maybe 3 birthday cake donuts... just depends.
So - how's that work - for me or against me?
200MB is nice, good feature, nice to see it coming to life.
Geese Scott... I hope that's for the family or the office.
05Sultan
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 04:05 PM UTC
DAAAAAAMMMNNNN! That tweaks my whole 9-man ops team for 12 hours!
U da Man Scott! 'course I throw down a couple iced cream cheese coffee cake thingers too! 
cheers!
Rick
U da Man Scott!
'course I throw down a couple iced cream cheese coffee cake thingers too! cheers!
Rick
mmeier
Member Since: October 22, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 09:25 PM UTC
One request from Europe/Germany:
Could you expand the PayPal account a bit so it accepts "Bankeinzug" (automatic debit transfer system) as a second option? As a german I don't have (nor need) a credit card so to subscribe I would need the very common second option.
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As for coffee:
10:00: Big cup from the office cofeemaker (Milk, two sugar)
11:00: Big cup, see above
13:00: Can of tea, earl grey, hot (3 big cups)
14:00: Meeting, at least 2 cups of cofee (I would prefer a Mead Ting like in the old days)
15:00: Can of tea, Assam, with milk (3 big cups)
17:00: Big cup on the way
And around 22:00 I need a huge cup of hot milk to get asleep
Could you expand the PayPal account a bit so it accepts "Bankeinzug" (automatic debit transfer system) as a second option? As a german I don't have (nor need) a credit card so to subscribe I would need the very common second option.
=====================
As for coffee:
10:00: Big cup from the office cofeemaker (Milk, two sugar)
11:00: Big cup, see above
13:00: Can of tea, earl grey, hot (3 big cups)
14:00: Meeting, at least 2 cups of cofee (I would prefer a Mead Ting like in the old days)
15:00: Can of tea, Assam, with milk (3 big cups)
17:00: Big cup on the way
And around 22:00 I need a huge cup of hot milk to get asleep
staff_Jim
PublisherMember Since: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 10:27 PM UTC
Quoted Text
One request from Europe/Germany:
Could you expand the PayPal account a bit so it accepts "Bankeinzug" (automatic debit transfer system) as a second option? As a german I don't have (nor need) a credit card so to subscribe I would need the very common second option.
I saw an option for giropay and it mentioned specifically German transactions. I have turned this on if that helps.
Thanks,
Jim
Gunny
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 11:21 PM UTC
Long overdue, Jim, IMHO. . .I'm in!
metooshelah
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 11:24 PM UTC
Hey Jim,
is it possible to maybe add more subscription options?
something like 1 month, 3 month or the likes?
is it possible to maybe add more subscription options?
something like 1 month, 3 month or the likes?
slodder
Member Since: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 11:30 PM UTC
I am the coffee hound responsible for the office. So I don't drink All of that, just some
Dangeroo
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Member Since: March 13, 2009
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 12:40 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Hey Jim,
is it possible to maybe add more subscription options?
something like 1 month, 3 month or the likes?
That's what I wondered, can you put in the option to pay for half a year or a whole year? That would prevent people like me from forgetting to pay each month...
Cheers!
Stefan
bpunchy
Member Since: February 22, 2009
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 03:02 AM UTC
Hi mates , wait on , you mean you want me to pay to log onto my favorite web community ?
I can subscribe ?
When did this happen ?
You want $3.49 USD a month ?
Why , thats outrageous , all this for threefiddy ?
Man when I wake up in the morning take my credit card .
Pleased to subscribe mates .
This site has done so much for me .
Thanks guys.
I can subscribe ?
When did this happen ?
You want $3.49 USD a month ?
Why , thats outrageous , all this for threefiddy ?
Man when I wake up in the morning take my credit card .
Pleased to subscribe mates .
This site has done so much for me .
Thanks guys.
mmeier
Member Since: October 22, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 03:31 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextOne request from Europe/Germany:
Could you expand the PayPal account a bit so it accepts "Bankeinzug" (automatic debit transfer system) as a second option? As a german I don't have (nor need) a credit card so to subscribe I would need the very common second option.
I saw an option for giropay and it mentioned specifically German transactions. I have turned this on if that helps.
Thanks,
Jim
Giropay should be the right one. It does not work yet but that maybe PayPal moving along at speed of bank. Will try again tomorrow. If it does not work than I'll interview the online payment gurus in the next office.
I would like a quarterly or even yearly subscription too. Would make things easier for me.
Gunny
Member Since: July 13, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 03:46 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Hi mates , wait on , you mean you want me to pay to log onto my favorite web community ?
I can subscribe ?
When did this happen ?
You want $3.49 USD a month ?
Why , thats outrageous , all this for threefiddy ?
Man when I wake up in the morning take my credit card .
Pleased to subscribe mates .
This site has done so much for me .
Thanks guys.
Now THAT'S the spirit!
barkingdigger
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Member Since: June 20, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 03:56 AM UTC
Okay, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. Can anyone please confirm the payment mechanism? I used Paypal and it sure seemed like it was setting up a regular monthly standing payment rather than a one-off, but the thread above suggests it might be only one month at a time? I'd sure hate to have to actively re-up through Paypal each & every month if it can be set up to automatically do it until I tell it to stop...
**** never mind - I just saw on the Subs forum that indeed it does come out automatically without the need to keep topping up!
Tom
**** never mind - I just saw on the Subs forum that indeed it does come out automatically without the need to keep topping up!
Tom
staff_Jim
PublisherMember Since: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 04:34 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextHey Jim,
is it possible to maybe add more subscription options?
something like 1 month, 3 month or the likes?
That's what I wondered, can you put in the option to pay for half a year or a whole year? That would prevent people like me from forgetting to pay each month...
Cheers!
Stefan
Hi guys... sorry maybe I didn't explain how it works well enough. These are setup as subscriptions via PayPal. So the $3.49 is automatically paid each month via whatever account you have setup via PayPal (credit card, debit card, bank account).
Thanks,
Jim
Merlin
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Member Since: June 11, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 10:11 AM UTC
Hi Jim
Cool - signing up is neat and easy. We don't have a Starbucks on the Isle of Wight, but there are several good coffee shops in Ryde if any of you guys make it over here on holiday.
All the best
Rowan
Cool - signing up is neat and easy. We don't have a Starbucks on the Isle of Wight, but there are several good coffee shops in Ryde if any of you guys make it over here on holiday.
All the best
Rowan
GunTruck
Member Since: December 01, 2001
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 10:13 AM UTC
Back into the fold again! 
Besides - I really don't need to be drinkin' Starbuck's coffee anyway...
Besides - I really don't need to be drinkin' Starbuck's coffee anyway...
staff_Jim
PublisherMember Since: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 10:50 AM UTC
Wow... I am truly touched at how many staffers have decided to subscribe.
Folks these people already have unlimited gallery space, and I think I know why they (and a lot of you) are opting to do this. Their many hours of work, past and present, are more than enough, but these are very generous guys and they still want to go that extra bit to help support the site (and me!). I am truly appreciative to have such a great group of people as part of this community.
Very sincerely,
Jim
Folks these people already have unlimited gallery space, and I think I know why they (and a lot of you) are opting to do this. Their many hours of work, past and present, are more than enough, but these are very generous guys and they still want to go that extra bit to help support the site (and me!). I am truly appreciative to have such a great group of people as part of this community.
Very sincerely,
Jim
betheyn
Senior Editor#019
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 11:08 AM UTC
I have only joined because someone has pinched my A- Guard badge .
Andy
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