George
07-27-2004, 04:27 PM
We are extremely happy to announce the introduction of our "Premium Member" program.
VTCTalk.com is now and will always be a FREE website to join, post, and enjoy. Neither I nor my staff are in it for the money. Premium memberships will simply help to pay for the costs of running, maintaining, and advertising the site to gain more members. Your Premium Membership fees will help keep this site alive and FREE for everyone to enjoy. Having said that we want to ensure that you actually get something in return for your contributions!:banana:
For a 1 time donation of only $24 you'll receive all of the below benefits for a full year and.....
A customized yourname@vtctalk.com (yourname@vtctalk.com) e-mail address, with 20 megs of storage space, accessible through web-based or pop3 services. The web based interface is amazing. You have to see it for yourself. It's just as good as Outlook!
http://files.altn.com/static/images/screenshots/MDaemon/WorldClient-Lookout.gif
http://files.altn.com/static/images/screenshots/MDaemon/WorldClient-Lookout-Calendar.gif
We only do this for yearly memberships because of the obvious strain it would pose to add and delete monthly accounts.
For a PayPal monthly payment of donation $2.00 (You can do it just once or as many times as you like!) you will receive the following VTCTalk benefits, and our undying thanks :D:
1) A Cool Premium Member Badge http://vtctalk.com/badges/vtcprem.gif
You've seen the Charter Member and VTCTalk Staff badges. Now Premium Members will have their own badge to distinguish them from the crowd. Already have a badge? Add to your stack!
2) Custom User Title - You know that title under your name that says "Rookie Member" or "Experienced Technician"? Wanna change it? Premium members can! You can change it to whatever title or catch phrase you choose (so long as it doesn't violate our forum rules for profanity or vulgarity).
3) Your PM box will expand enormously in size - You currently can only store 100 Private messages in your inbox. Premium members can store 1000! (InBox and Sent Items combined), and you'll have the ability to PM up to 30 buddies at once. Think that's too much? Well when you count Sent and Inbox messages in that number, 100 messages runs out pretty quickly.
4) You'll get full access to "Usenet Newsgroups" forums - This will allow you to reach 1000s of Usenet members through our site without having to grapple with complicated news software and without the need to pay for a newsfeed. You'll be able to read messages and post responses that will be seen around the world on news servers everywhere! (Currently ALL registered members can see the posts in Usenet but only Premium Members can post)
5) Profile Picture - You will recieve the ability to store a profile picture on our server for access by anyone. Link potential employers to your professional profile here on VTCTalk.com with photo!
6) Ability to post Calendar events - Promote your own upcoming events to our huge member base with teh ability to post to our calendar. Daily events are avertised in the right column as they come about.
7) Premium Members only contests and giveaways - In the near future we plan to begin contests and giveaways that test your VTC knowledge. You will be able to earn real physical prizes and other forum permissions and title badges. (Also, certain special downloads will be restricted to Premium Members only to conserve bandwidth)
We feel that the benefits we're offering for Premium Membership are a great value for you, and a great way to help us by supporting the site. If you're interested in signing up, please go here:
Sign Up Here ===>> http://www.vtctalk.com/subscriptions.php (http://www.vtctalk.com/subscriptions.php)
Want to set up a recurring payment so you don't forget?
Do it Here ===>> https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=qwest%40qwestmedia.com&item_name=VTCTalk.com+Premium+Membership+%28Auto+R ecurring%29&item_number=vtctalk+premium&no_note=1¤cy_code=USD&a3=2.00&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1
(IMPORTANT: Please include your username in the comments field when starting recurring donations so I can update your account quickly without having to email you to ask.)
Thanks, everyone!
**Please note: Contrary to popular belief you DO NOT have to have a PayPal account already to complete this process. A PayPal account is only necessary when doing automated recurring payments.
Don't trust these internet sites with your credit card and prefer to mail a check or money order, please make it payable to George Boone, and send it to:
George Boone
303 Hartman LN.
O Fallon, IL 62269
Thank you for supporting VTCTalk.com!
VTCTalk.com is now and will always be a FREE website to join, post, and enjoy. Neither I nor my staff are in it for the money. Premium memberships will simply help to pay for the costs of running, maintaining, and advertising the site to gain more members. Your Premium Membership fees will help keep this site alive and FREE for everyone to enjoy. Having said that we want to ensure that you actually get something in return for your contributions!:banana:
For a 1 time donation of only $24 you'll receive all of the below benefits for a full year and.....
A customized yourname@vtctalk.com (yourname@vtctalk.com) e-mail address, with 20 megs of storage space, accessible through web-based or pop3 services. The web based interface is amazing. You have to see it for yourself. It's just as good as Outlook!
http://files.altn.com/static/images/screenshots/MDaemon/WorldClient-Lookout.gif
http://files.altn.com/static/images/screenshots/MDaemon/WorldClient-Lookout-Calendar.gif
We only do this for yearly memberships because of the obvious strain it would pose to add and delete monthly accounts.
For a PayPal monthly payment of donation $2.00 (You can do it just once or as many times as you like!) you will receive the following VTCTalk benefits, and our undying thanks :D:
1) A Cool Premium Member Badge http://vtctalk.com/badges/vtcprem.gif
You've seen the Charter Member and VTCTalk Staff badges. Now Premium Members will have their own badge to distinguish them from the crowd. Already have a badge? Add to your stack!
2) Custom User Title - You know that title under your name that says "Rookie Member" or "Experienced Technician"? Wanna change it? Premium members can! You can change it to whatever title or catch phrase you choose (so long as it doesn't violate our forum rules for profanity or vulgarity).
3) Your PM box will expand enormously in size - You currently can only store 100 Private messages in your inbox. Premium members can store 1000! (InBox and Sent Items combined), and you'll have the ability to PM up to 30 buddies at once. Think that's too much? Well when you count Sent and Inbox messages in that number, 100 messages runs out pretty quickly.
4) You'll get full access to "Usenet Newsgroups" forums - This will allow you to reach 1000s of Usenet members through our site without having to grapple with complicated news software and without the need to pay for a newsfeed. You'll be able to read messages and post responses that will be seen around the world on news servers everywhere! (Currently ALL registered members can see the posts in Usenet but only Premium Members can post)
5) Profile Picture - You will recieve the ability to store a profile picture on our server for access by anyone. Link potential employers to your professional profile here on VTCTalk.com with photo!
6) Ability to post Calendar events - Promote your own upcoming events to our huge member base with teh ability to post to our calendar. Daily events are avertised in the right column as they come about.
7) Premium Members only contests and giveaways - In the near future we plan to begin contests and giveaways that test your VTC knowledge. You will be able to earn real physical prizes and other forum permissions and title badges. (Also, certain special downloads will be restricted to Premium Members only to conserve bandwidth)
We feel that the benefits we're offering for Premium Membership are a great value for you, and a great way to help us by supporting the site. If you're interested in signing up, please go here:
Sign Up Here ===>> http://www.vtctalk.com/subscriptions.php (http://www.vtctalk.com/subscriptions.php)
Want to set up a recurring payment so you don't forget?
Do it Here ===>> https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=qwest%40qwestmedia.com&item_name=VTCTalk.com+Premium+Membership+%28Auto+R ecurring%29&item_number=vtctalk+premium&no_note=1¤cy_code=USD&a3=2.00&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1
(IMPORTANT: Please include your username in the comments field when starting recurring donations so I can update your account quickly without having to email you to ask.)
Thanks, everyone!
**Please note: Contrary to popular belief you DO NOT have to have a PayPal account already to complete this process. A PayPal account is only necessary when doing automated recurring payments.
Don't trust these internet sites with your credit card and prefer to mail a check or money order, please make it payable to George Boone, and send it to:
George Boone
303 Hartman LN.
O Fallon, IL 62269
Thank you for supporting VTCTalk.com!