Thread: Where is my Avatar?

Originally Posted by twitchy

As a NON paying member who long will I be able to post before I have to pay????????????

all basic services will always be free as long as i run the place...

that said, someone has to pay the bills so far its been me and those that donate of their time and money and skills, and those that advertise, subscribe and give generously in other ways...

you want some bling or more than whats provided for free you get the pleasure of chipping in.

Removing avartars goes to far and asking for money is black mail and you might see members dropping off like flies and worse a new Land Rover forum might appear.

Originally Posted by AussieLandRover

Removing avartars goes to far and asking for money is black mail and you might see members dropping off like flies and worse a new Land Rover forum might appear.

Fer Chriss Sake! Is an avatar that important?

If it's going to improve performance I'll happily lose mine.

BTW, there is another Aussie forum - It won't take you long to check it out. They get about one post per day and have no archive so you can't look back for stuff. Try here: http://members.boardhost.com/blumx/

Originally Posted by AussieLandRover

Removing avartars goes to far and asking for money is black mail and you might see members dropping off like flies and worse a new Land Rover forum might appear.

Perhaps people are too attached to their sigs and avatars?

The admin team might want to consider a skeleton subscription package? $12 for 3 months or something.
For that fee, you get an avatar and a signature. Thats it.

Seems fair to me.

Originally Posted by AussieLandRover

Removing avartars goes to far and asking for money is black mail and you might see members dropping off like flies and worse a new Land Rover forum might appear.

It is SO not blackmail. Inc spends his time and money providing this environment for everyone. If you don't wish to contribute - fair enough. But it's his site and he has the right to defray some of his costs.

If you pay $0 you still get to read everything and post. If you buy a magazine for $13 (?) you get about one month of info and enjoyment. Subscribing here is the best value LR info you can get on the web. I'm a member of a number of other forums but you can't beat this one.

Originally Posted by AussieLandRover

Removing avartars goes to far and asking for money is black mail and you might see members dropping off like flies and worse a new Land Rover forum might appear.

MOD HAT NOT ON

Rons on the money here,, by all means take my silly avatar!!
and as for money,, who's asked you for one red cent?
You get FREE access to the best Tech forum in the southern hemisphere,, good deals on parts and free 4wd training if you partake in one of our MANY trips. People you've never met will happily carry goods across the state for you to save you paying freight,,
and you're concerned about a silly avatar??

as for a new Landrover website??
bring it on!!!

cant have too much of a good thing.

I was going to say something but I don't think its needed

In all fairness to him I'm assuming he hasn't been involved in the forum that long with 69 posts so probably doesn't realize the richness of its content.....
but again pretty sweeping statement saying members might drop off like flies, maybe the 68 other posts were only used to make friends with!! being as though he appears to know are members so well..

Originally Posted by d3funct

Perhaps people are too attached to their sigs and avatars?

The admin team might want to consider a skeleton subscription package? $12 for 3 months or something.
For that fee, you get an avatar and a signature. Thats it.

Seems fair to me.

already have the option, a 3 month sub is worth $8 ...

not really sure what else i can do....