Premium Membership Poll - Your thoughts please

[meldean]

Im a premium member and originally signed up for the BMS discount which has now stopped. BUT i will renew and carry on renewing because the information and advice that i have gained from this forum is second to none.
If you require ICC profiles made up the paul on the forum is your man and he does discount for premium members on his website which is worth the £10 fee in itself.

Really anybody that is not a premium member that uses this forum should just bite the bullet and upgrade. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE... ermm ohhh yeah nothing....

[smo]

Right - i'm a non-premium member and here is my feedback.

Firstly I had no idea until I read this thread what the "discounts" were, now i've seen them and thought that I dont use any of those companies so it wouldnt be an incentive. I negotiated nearly 20% with the bigger well known suppliers I use anyway on current purchase levels and expect those discounts to rise as my purchases do too - thats just business though!

I've been a member of many forums over the years, some huge by comparison and completely free, others not so big but had donations. I'd never sign up to a forum that was "closed" as you cant see what you're getting before paying out. It will lead to a stagnant board with little fresh blood to bring new ideas and input and whilst everyone gets bored of the same old simple questions thats the main point of a forum, to share information with those who wish to gain knowledge and discuss the subject matter at hand.

With regards to sale sections they definately need to be restricted to stop 1 post wonders coming on, the best way is to impose a post limit of say 100 posts first along with a minimum timescale too such as 3 months as a member - this ensures the poster is an active member of the forum first. This could be implemented along with paid membership too which allows people to circumvent some of the access restrictions on free members but I wouldnt suggest completely removing them and would keep a 25 post minimum even for paying members before creating sale threads.

I'd be happy to pay £10 for a good professional users forum, and I see that there are sections on here that are now restricted so i'd likely upgrade to gain access. That said i'm a member of a business forum which is very active and i'm a heavy user and contributing participant but still not a premium member!!

[Justin]

I'd be happy to pay £10 for a good professional users forum, and I see that there are sections on here that are now restricted so i'd likely upgrade to gain access. That said i'm a member of a business forum which is very active and i'm a heavy user and contributing participant but still not a premium member!!

Many thanks for your feedback, just a quick question. You mention sections that are now restricted...what are these?

[smo]

Its the Official Supporters Private Section - the name says it all really so no surprise I cant see the thread contents yet!

[Justin]

But you said sections were restricted? The discounts etc. are all clearly stated and stickied in the Forum Info/Updates section. The Official section has never 'not' been restricted.

[dazzul]

I have just read this post and ive posted in the premium members section a new topic expressing my views.

[Tania]

Hi I would like to renew my memberships, how do I do this? Thank you.

[Justin]

Hi, you can follow the membership link at the top of the page Just beneath the DSF logo.

[DS Designs]

To be honest I had forgotten about re-joining until I seen this thread..and recently bought a new mug press from Xpres...BUGGER!..Oops..Now renewed. I agree with some others, a professional sub forum would be great.

[Justin]

My apologies, the membership is supposed to automatically renew but it appears it isn't doing! ...oh well, more work to do