NEW questions concerning the Membership options

7 Jan 2015

Quote by Dani

In regards to the prepaid cards made just for online purchases, how do those work? I don't think I've heard of those made specifically for online purchases.

i already used and discarded mine but i believe it was by visa and it had an icecream cone symbol on it...vanilla maybe was brand. you registered it online with the visa company and you could virtually use it on any site online that accepted visa.

my newest :)

7 Jan 2015

ohhhh i remembered my question....and sorry if it was asked already. i read page 1-3 and 6 missed 4 and 5. but if your lucky to be gifted the bronze....which i dont know how you know clearly...and you want to upgrade. can you do that?
thanks

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8 Jan 2015

Quote by WellMadeMale

Whew...that's a big relief. I'd been holding off on purchasing those iridescent, microwaveable butt plugs and the pump action, 9-volt penis enlarger at the Lush toy store for fear that you and the rest of the mods could see my purchases.

Now, I am relieved.

I'm in the Lush shipping department packing your order for delivery right now. You do know you ordered those with personalized engraving. Also, if you order 4 more butt plugs and the batteries for your penis enlarger you'll get a set of Ginzu Knives and THAT"S NOT ALL, you'll get 4 bottles of Butt Lube.

8 Jan 2015

I suppose I could act as a lab rat to see if something works as intended. I'm a grandfathered, published author, but currently gold. It runs out on the 15th, so I'll be a good test case of whether current paid memberships will switch to the grandfathered bronze upon expiring.

I assume this has been accounted for ~_^ If not, I can act as the canary in the coal mine for addressing it before it becomes an ongoing problem.

Most likely will re-up my gold for the priority posting once done playing lab rat.

Well, it will do me some good whenever my vacationing muse decides to send me a bleedin' postcard from wherever she's run off to. Most likely somewhere near the equator away from this cold...

Good Will ---|--- Three Alarm <= Both almost famous, give them a read and get them one step closer!

8 Jan 2015

Quote by BabydollSlave
ohhhh i remembered my question....and sorry if it was asked already. i read page 1-3 and 6 missed 4 and 5. but if your lucky to be gifted the bronze....which i dont know how you know clearly...and you want to upgrade. can you do that?
thanks

If you're a bronze member, it'll say so on your profile (check your badges).

And yes, you can upgrade your membership at any time.

"What is the quality of your intent?" - Thurgood Marshall

8 Jan 2015

This is minutia, but I've never read what membership involves until now: as an honorary Bronze member, do I get 1 free ebook on Amazon?

I think the new pay format is extremely generous to existing members. Thanks, Nicola!

8 Jan 2015

Quote by Dani

If you're a bronze member, it'll say so on your profile (check your badges).

And yes, you can upgrade your membership at any time.

I think she meant as in pay the difference. I would also like to ask if I upgrade and then fail to renew do I still get the bronze membership that was gifted by the site?

Thanks for being so helpful.

8 Jan 2015

This is not a question or answer but I have just found something out that I think is worth sharing.

Someone tells me that if you are a member having signed up prior to1/1/15, and you were not an author at the end of 2014, and you purchase Bronze now, bearing in mind nothing changes for those accounts until the end of June 2015, the Bronze membership starts 1st July 2015 for one year.

Makes sense but I thought it worth highlighting since people may be thinking I will buy Bronze but towards the end of June to get the full year.

9 Jan 2015

Quote by simplyjohn
This is not a question or answer but I have just found something out that I think is worth sharing.

Someone tells me that if you are a member having signed up prior to1/1/15, and you were not an author at the end of 2014, and you purchase Bronze now, bearing in mind nothing changes for those accounts until the end of June 2015, the Bronze membership starts 1st July 2015 for one year.

Makes sense but I thought it worth highlighting since people may be thinking I will buy Bronze but towards the end of June to get the full year.

Taking this just a bit further, does the same thing apply if you purchase a silver or gold membership now, rather than waiting til July 1st? that you would have the features of the bronze membership until the end of June, when the higher features would than kick in for the full 1 year, or even all features kick in right away? (Not to be whiny, but if not, it does seem like the Bronze members are getting a bunch more bang for their buck. I know Nicola has really gone above and beyond what she needed to do in terms of gifting all the authors the lifetime bronze membership as well as providing the long trial period for both existing and new members, but perhaps, if for no other reason than to head off complaints and to encourage members to purchase higher levels right away, extend any membership of silver or gold purchased between now and the end of June to July 1, 2016. just sayin'....)

10 Jan 2015

Hi, I am a published author on this site, albeit only one story (so far).
Can someone please explain the rules for getting the lifetime bronze membership? I thought if you had a story published prior to 1/1/15, you got a lifetime bronze.
My profile does not indicate any kind of membership, but if I click on the premium link there is a message there stating that I have been given a bronze membership until July.

Many thanks

10 Jan 2015

11 Jan 2015

I apologize if this has been asked, if we were to upgrade from silver to gold , do we pay the difference or the full amount? Thanks!

11 Jan 2015

Quote by p4ml
Hi, I am a published author on this site, albeit only one story (so far).
Can someone please explain the rules for getting the lifetime bronze membership? I thought if you had a story published prior to 1/1/15, you got a lifetime bronze.
My profile does not indicate any kind of membership, but if I click on the premium link there is a message there stating that I have been given a bronze membership until July.

Many thanks

Can you please use the Contact Us form to submit this query since yes you should have the lifetime bronze. Thanks.

https://www.lushstories.com/contact-us.aspx

11 Jan 2015

Quote by boundtight76
I apologize if this has been asked, if we were to upgrade from silver to gold , do we pay the difference or the full amount? Thanks!

Upgrade 'paths' are currently being considered .. please be patient .. thanks smile

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11 Jan 2015

Thanks SJ!

12 Jan 2015

The way it currently works, is if you upgrade, 12 months gets added to your existing membership, and your membership levels changes to the upgraded one.

For example, if you have a Bronze Membership which expires in August 2015, and you upgrade to Gold, then your membership level turns to Gold, and is valid until August 2016.

12 Jan 2015

hi well...i am a bronze member according to the new site regulations.the thing is i cannot use the public chatrooms.i mean the chatroom opens..but i cannot see the members in there or post messages.is it because the new regulations??

12 Jan 2015

I noticed/verified that members who posted stories in the past have been given Bronze membership till 2032 (like one of my friends)

Now, since I havent posted any stories (yet) I was given the 6 months of Bronze membership (thru July).

My question is this. If a free/Bronze member currently post stories, or in the future start to post a few stories, will Bronze membership still be given to these authors or was this only for authors that have already been established in the previous membership system?

12 Jan 2015

Quote by Simran_Kaur_Chawla
hi well...i am a bronze member according to the new site regulations.the thing is i cannot use the public chatrooms.i mean the chatroom opens..but i cannot see the members in there or post messages.is it because the new regulations??

You should be able to get in and see everyone in the public rooms, even if you are a free member. It sounds like your browser isn't loading the room properly. If you are using internet explorer, try loading a different browser, like firefox, chrome or safari. you should also report the problem using the contact us form.

12 Jan 2015

Quote by Annaplays
I noticed/verified that members who posted stories in the past have been given Bronze membership till 2032 (like one of my friends)

Now, since I havent posted any stories (yet) I was given the 6 months of Bronze membership (thru July).

My question is this. If a free/Bronze member currently post stories, or in the future start to post a few stories, will Bronze membership still be given to these authors or was this only for authors that have already been established in the previous membership system?

Please read through the site announcement about this, or even read through this thread. the question has been answered several times. https://www.lushstories.com/forum/yaf_postst41205_New-Freemium-Membership-Model-for-2015.aspx

12 Jan 2015

Quote by Annaplays
I noticed/verified that members who posted stories in the past have been given Bronze membership till 2032 (like one of my friends)

Now, since I havent posted any stories (yet) I was given the 6 months of Bronze membership (thru July).

My question is this. If a free/Bronze member currently post stories, or in the future start to post a few stories, will Bronze membership still be given to these authors or was this only for authors that have already been established in the previous membership system?

The lifetime Bronze membership applies to those authors who have published stories prior to January 1, 2015.

If you have not published a story before then, your Bronze membership will expire in July and you will become a 'Free' member.

"What is the quality of your intent?" - Thurgood Marshall

12 Jan 2015

Authors submitting stories / poems (for the first time), from 1 Jan 2015 onwards, may be gifted a Bronze Membership, depending on the standard (a "ho hum" story or poem won't qualify) of their submission. All story verifiers have the ability to hand these out.

We decided to do this, because it hopefully encourages people to submit work which has been carefully crafted, and acts as a small reward for contributing to the site.

12 Jan 2015

Thank you for the clarification.

I was thinking the same thing. Im sure I will end up purchasing Bronze, but i would hate to see this new system allow new members to post content but not "reward" them for contributing to the site.

Thank you

17 Jan 2015

Guinea pig reporting in.

My Gold expired on the 15th. I gave it a couple of days to let any lag shake out, and I haven't seen the grandfathered Bronze show up yet.

It's probably something that needs looked into, because life happens, and people who currently have paid memberships may not be able to afford them in the future. Since they qualify for the grandfathered Bronze, they should get it like everyone who was free at the time of the switch to Freemium.

If it will help to stay as-is for testing new code, let me know. Otherwise, I'll be going back to Gold in a day or two.

Good Will ---|--- Three Alarm <= Both almost famous, give them a read and get them one step closer!

19 Jan 2015

Quote by RejectReality
Guinea pig reporting in.

My Gold expired on the 15th. I gave it a couple of days to let any lag shake out, and I haven't seen the grandfathered Bronze show up yet.

It's probably something that needs looked into, because life happens, and people who currently have paid memberships may not be able to afford them in the future. Since they qualify for the grandfathered Bronze, they should get it like everyone who was free at the time of the switch to Freemium.

If it will help to stay as-is for testing new code, let me know. Otherwise, I'll be going back to Gold in a day or two.

Thanks RR. I sent an email to Gav this morning, about the very subject.

Please stay tuned, you should have dropped back to Bronze. Can you pm me in a few days if it hasn't happened, I know Gav is under the hood.

20 Jan 2015

No problem. I had to loan my sister some money, so I may have to wait for my tax check to re-up my Gold anyway *laugh*

Good Will ---|--- Three Alarm <= Both almost famous, give them a read and get them one step closer!

5 Feb 2015

I've just gifted you a Gold Membership RR, thank you for helping out. Hugs

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7 Feb 2015

What do the diffrent levels offer? Or where do i find out.

7 Feb 2015

Quote by jck901
What do the diffrent levels offer? Or where do i find out.

https://www.lushstories.com/forum/yaf_postst41205_New-Freemium-Membership-Model-for-2015.aspx

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.

13 Feb 2015

I went through all 7 pages and didn't see anyone bring this issue up, so forgive me if I missed it.

One of my biggest issues here is the large number of people that open an account and then delete it, sometimes the same day, but quite often within a month. These people seem to know the ins and outs of Lush far too well to be true newbies to the site, so I highly suspect they are trolls. In fact, I have an unwritten rule that I won't add anyone until they've been on the site for at least a month.

By giving someone 90 days of access to certain features and then taking those features away, it seems you are only encouraging people to open new accounts. If they do so without deleting the first one, they will just be contributing to the bandwidth problem. It just seems it's encouraging trolling. I for one would like to see that, and all the problems that come with it, go away. No longer could someone create an account only to downgrade a story or use it to screw with members.

Now I hate when people complain but don't offer suggestions to make it better--perhaps the soldier in me. I suggest giving only basic features to new members, and the longer they stay, the more free features open up. I am very thankful for my bronze badge, but to be honest, I think those veterans that are still active should be given those as well. They have been with you since the beginning and their loyalty deserves to be compensated too.

In the end, it's your site and I respect your decisions. Just take this for what it's worth....a look at the situation from another angle.