Do paying members feel a bit miffed?

28 Apr 2008

Quote by wild rose and the stag

My pet hate, members that enjoy the site for free, hog chatroom bandwidth and take every opportunity to take digs at us or the mod team in the forum, to them I'd say, take your soapbox with you and watch your arse on the way out

do you see the non payers as any less members? i dont understand the comment about hogging chatroom bandwidth?
I never have and never will, those that know me and haven't drawn false conclusions would probably back me up on that, what don't you understand about the comment, I thought the message was pretty clear.

28 Apr 2008

what does hogging chatroom bandwidth mean?
is this something bad that you can do in a chatroom ...is it the people that just sit there and say nowt...i really dont know what it is you mean

28 Apr 2008

Quote by flower411

My pet hate, members that enjoy the site for free, hog chatroom bandwidth and take every opportunity to take digs at us or the mod team in the forum, to them I'd say, take your soapbox with you and watch your arse on the way out

do you see the non payers as any less members? i dont understand the comment about hogging chatroom bandwidth?
I never have and never will, those that know me and haven't drawn false conclusions would probably back me up on that, what don't you understand about the comment, I thought the message was pretty clear.
Oh fuck !! I hate havin to say this ....but I didn`t understand it !!
Im blonde and female and I understood it :lol2: :lol2:

28 Apr 2008

Quote by helnheaven
I cant see how paying members can say they are supporting non paying members. If it wasnt for the non paying members there wouldnt be a site for the paying members to join and pay a subscription in the first place.
Did that make sense
Did to me

:thumbup:

28 Apr 2008

Quote by anais
Im blonde and female and I understood it :lol2: :lol2:

me too.....maybe us blondes are brighter than we thought :lol2: kiss

28 Apr 2008

Quote by st3v3
those that pay do indeed keep the site running and pay our wages

They pay you for this crap? blink

28 Apr 2008

Quote by poshkate

Im blonde and female and I understood it :lol2: :lol2:

me too.....maybe us blondes are brighter than we thought :lol2: kiss

No maybe about it me little darlin :kiss: lol

:lol:

28 Apr 2008

As I mentioned earlier - I'm a non-payer. As I failed to mention - I LURVE every single moderator, chat op and administrator wink

:wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
Actually, to tell the truth not sure any meet I have had has been with an admin type person - must remedy that sometime soon biggrin

:D:D

28 Apr 2008

Quote by anais

Im blonde and female and I understood it :lol2: :lol2:

me too.....maybe us blondes are brighter than we thought :lol2: kiss

No maybe about it me little darlin :kiss: lol

:lol:

OK beautiful brainy blondes! What does "Hogging bandwidth mean?" - I still don't get it - does it just mean being in the chatroom? Or do people somehow allocate themselves more bandwidth - (errm.. whatever that is)
From a not so brainy brunette!

28 Apr 2008

Hogging bandwidth in this house means looking in the mirror and saying 'does my bum look big in this?'
:giggle:

28 Apr 2008

Quote by winchwench
snip...My pet hate, members that ... hog chatroom bandwidth ...

Total non-techie here - what does this bit mean?
In English- just like someone taking up room on a motorway, theres a finite amount of room :thumbup:
I'm quoting myself now rolleyes

You lot have so much to answer for! :dry:

28 Apr 2008

Quote by winchwench
snip...My pet hate, members that ... hog chatroom bandwidth ...

Total non-techie here - what does this bit mean?
In English- just like someone taking up room on a motorway, theres a finite amount of room :thumbup:
I'm quoting myself now rolleyes

You lot have so much to answer for! :dry:
Yeah but, Winchy, I wasn't ignoring your reply, but it's the word "hogging" I didn't get - it sounded like it meant "taking up more than their fair share".
If it just means being in chat... ooh well it's too late for my brain to assimilate :borg:

28 Apr 2008

"Hogging bandwidth mean?"
My way of saying "being in the chatroom", but its not just about chat, as I said in the post after, its not just chat but pretty much all of the sites services.
I could be blunter though, for those that the message was directed at;
If you hate us that much, why stay, you enjoy using chat, the photo ads and then go on to moan about us on other sites dunno

28 Apr 2008

Bandwidth - Does this make it easier? Not my wordsthough. Mine would be errrrrrrrrmmmmm errrrrrrmmmm dunno
Bandwidth Explained
The term 'bandwidth' refers to the amount of information or data that can be sent over a network connection in a given period of time.
In terms of broadcasting audio or video online, we talk about the total amount of data you will transfer in a period of one month.
I take it that this bandwidth costs if your a company so when a large portion of people are using chatrooms and cams which take up quota of info or data being tranferred - interactivity over the chatsite - If some one is not paying and complains that its a bit crappy at times when it costs the company money it might feel a little bit slap like i suppose. dunno

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Thats how I take it to be. I think - probably total boll*x but hey.
Any easier?

28 Apr 2008

Aaaaaaaaaah! I see the light now!
I was imagining some hacker-type, sneaking in and plugging extra wires into a virtual extension lead....
Gotcha! :thumbup:

28 Apr 2008

Quote by poshkate

Im blonde and female and I understood it :lol2: :lol2:

me too.....maybe us blondes are brighter than we thought :lol2: kiss

I see you laughed when you said that..... rolleyes

29 Apr 2008

I was thinking about Hampshire Hogs, but maybe that's another thread. rolleyes

29 Apr 2008

im a non paying member and remember the dread i felt when i first heard that sh was to become a paying site ....i wouldnt be able to afford it and was sad that id hav to leave a site thats given me such fun
there were many in the same boat as me
but i was relived when i heard that i wouldnt have to pay
if all the original members had to pay then many would have left to join other free sites and sh wouldnt have been the same and possibly wouldnt have prospered !

29 Apr 2008

Quote by helnheaven
I cant see how paying members can say they are supporting non paying members. If it wasnt for the non paying members there wouldnt be a site for the paying members to join and pay a subscription in the first place.
Did that make sense
Did to me

Actually agree with you hel. :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
Now looking for the fall over and faint emotywhotsitthingyquote]
I must be mellowing hel, as I actually had splendid agree with me a week ago and now I agree with you? :shock:
Maybe it's me age catching up with me. :lol: xx

29 Apr 2008

Quote by flower411
I'm curious what percentage are non-payers.

OOOOO I`d love to know that too !!! But I`d also like to know what percentage are "active" lol

Out of the 865,000 I would think it would be 10-15 % max. I might well be wrong but I bet I am not that far out. Still the figures look good at that ammount and most certainly would attract new members. Sceptical speaking I know. :lol:

29 Apr 2008

Quote by duncanlondon
I was thinking about Hampshire Hogs, but maybe that's another thread.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
That's me, I'm one!! :bounce:
But I haven't seen a Wurzels only chatroom, but beeee buggerrrred if I can keeeep up wi other roooooms, so carrrrn't do chaat to og the roooms, to be sure.
Just done a preview :rotflmao: Think I slipped a bit of Irish in there, to be sure :shock:
Missy - bilingual :smug:

29 Apr 2008

Quote by st3v3
"Hogging bandwidth mean?"
My way of saying "being in the chatroom", but its not just about chat, as I said in the post after, its not just chat but pretty much all of the sites services.
I could be blunter though, for those that the message was directed at;
If you hate us that much, why stay, you enjoy using chat, the photo ads and then go on to moan about us on other sites

I would say hate is a very strong word st3v3 to use. I dont know what comments may or may not have been used. I have had a few run ins with mods or ops over the years, but dont hate or even dislike any of them. The only gripe I have ever really had is that their thoughts are completly opposite sometimes.
I as I have said I am a non paying member and from your earlier comment you only dig out the non payers. :shock: It should not really matter who makes the comments as am sure paying members also are gulity of that seems ok as long as they have paid their money? :shock:
It should be the same for everyone regardless of whether you pay or not, as if it was not for the early members this site would never have taken off, and no doubt would not have what we have now.
SH gives us what we want from swinging if honest,we have made many friends had a few nice meets, and we love the chatroom which we never had when we joined. I think most people know the hard work admin and the op's and mod's put in, which can be a thankless job at times, but would be bollocks without them. They police the site which it needs, as otherwise it would descend into chaos. We appreciate the work they do and we would pay a nominal charge for the site, if that extra money was used to make the site even better. It IS a better site with more things on it since the " buy out ", but because we do not pay does not makes us any more or any less more of a member, than a paying member. lol

29 Apr 2008

We first joined s/h june 05 and it was free and much better than any of the supposed 'free' alternatives. However, for various reasons, we decided to cancel the account in November 06. Regretting this decision, we re-joined about 10 months ago and had to pay an annual membership. I dont believe that as paying members we get any more from the site than non-payers. If you want extended luxuries, you have to pay for Extras!!
I guess it would be kinder to reduce renewal fees, thus encouraging members to stay. Whatever, it's still great value for money!! We've made a lot of friends from here and are here to stay lol

29 Apr 2008

Quote by st3v3
"Hogging bandwidth mean?"
My way of saying "being in the chatroom", but its not just about chat, as I said in the post after, its not just chat but pretty much all of the sites services.
I could be blunter though, for those that the message was directed at;
If you hate us that much, why stay, you enjoy using chat, the photo ads and then go on to moan about us on other sites

ive spoke to people that disliked the idea of this place becoming a pay site enough to leave and not return, ive spoke to people that have been banned for what would appear by their correspondence with sh after the ban for NO GOOD REASON, ive spoke to people that are rebelious by nature and to be honest some have been a little unhinged...yet i have never spoke to anyone that HATES you or the mods as a whole steve, i have little doubt you feel this is an accurate discription of how some people feel about you, i think thats a shame, ive little doubt there are moderators who feel this is the case to, this persecution you seem to believe that is headed towards you is reflected in your comments above and does you and the site a disservice, once again a shame.
There have been times in this forum when ive seen people slammed for mod baiting because of this self defense system that kicks in when all the people were doing was standing up for an opinion and not letting themselves be bullied by the ban button, you could almost hear the comments behind closed doors , he / she hates us etc etc... bout time these people realised its not a hatred of them or you its a love of the site that drives people to be passionate about it.
Take a chill pill steve if you feel hated, hand some round the mods that need them and try and see things in a different light, im sure you will find that issues arise between people on these sites all the time, you will probably find they are personal issues as opposed to MODS ADMIN VS THE REST OF US ONES.
This may help to take away the blinkered outlook some have about the way people post on here.
At the end of the day the site has had improvements, i dont mean technical ones steve, i mean swinging ones, brought about by 'mod baiting, argumentative, trouble making, ban threatened, ordinary members' or were they just trying to help but were working against the tide???
why is it a shame...from a pm recieved 'Hi rose & Stag
Regarding your forum query -- I hesitate to post this on the forum for fear of upsetting admin..........snip' the following text was a useful way of doing a person search yet the member was scared to post 'for fear of upsetting admin'
staggy

29 Apr 2008

well..for my sins..i have been here long enough to be a free member and am very grateful for that priviledge. When the site was first sold, like many, I was concerned how the site was going to go, and did join various other free sites. However I have to say they never lived up there billing and i returned back. the fears i had about the site were thankfully never realised and as far as I'm concerned the site is a better place. Certainly the old place just had one big chat room, which i could never handle. I love the fact we now have regional rooms..and certainly makes it have more of a local feel. At first people were scared to arrange munches and socials...however now the Lets Meet Up Section..is full of meets..and its actualy difficult not to get a date that doesn't clash with someone else.
As for paying..well ofcause I would like to stay a free member..but if in the end I was asked to pay, as I enjoy the banter so much, I would. What might be more useful, if admin were ever thinking of it, is a one off payment of lets say £50 for the orginal members but that entitled you to life membership.
Anyway..I say carry on the good work.

29 Apr 2008

Quote by Lost

Maybe there should be an integrated introduction for the veteran members to start paying just a nominal amount maybe say £10:00/year year going up by £5:00/year until parity.
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Exactly how, would this make you feel better about what your paying? confused

Good luck to them, I say :thumbup:
We are paying members and im not one but miffed about the free members, whats it got to do with me?
Louise xx

29 Apr 2008

we have been members before this site was taken over,
we was all up in arms when it was taken over,as it use to be a good place for us to chat n make friends,
although we got shot down now n again,lol
was great debates when it was taken over n the forum was one of the things that made this site yrs ago,
n if u look at it now it still gives u the freedom to put up posts n let others have there say,
yes we r free members n hope it stays like it.
keep up the good work admin!!!! n thanks st3v3...

29 Apr 2008

Quote by louise_and_joe

Maybe there should be an integrated introduction for the veteran members to start paying just a nominal amount maybe say £10:00/year year going up by £5:00/year until parity.
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Exactly how, would this make you feel better about what your paying? confused

Good luck to them, I say :thumbup:
We are paying members and im not one but miffed about the free members, whats it got to do with me?
Louise xx
As I've said, I'm happy paying for my membership. Only the day I re-new it and pay the cash do i think, "wish i had a free blimmin membership, missing out by weeks, bah humbug what bad luck". not paying would definitely make me feel better at the point of cash from bank departure biggrin

After that point though barely another thought would I or do I give it other than when discussing it with someone else.
Of course I don't mind there being free members thats their good fortune and as you say "good luck to them" As for what its got to do with me? Well as a paying member I'm just glad that I'm paying for membership to site I love too take part in, and we can all share.

29 Apr 2008

hi , im one of the "free" members. been here a long time now over 5 and half years.
my post count isnt huge, i only coment on things i have a opinion on.
I remember when the site was free to all, i havent seen a huge amount of change ( omitting the tequnical bits) it was a great site with a great community.
I still think it is.
if i was asked to pay i probally would leave. I probally wouldnt be missed.
I would still visit the site and read the forums, i just wouldnt be able to contribute.
i wouldnt be abe to use the chat rooms, that would be a shame cuse im one of the few who actually "chat" in there and give it some spark.
i try to guide new memebrs and even older ones. Ive arranged mini socials for local people and held my own house parties for SH members.
im sorry if the "paying" members feel they are supporting me being here. I was around almost from the start and like to think id wethered all storms and still hang around. Ive seen members come and go, storm in and burn out. I like to think being a steady member over 5 and half years ive contributed in some way to the site if not financially.
oh ive shagged a few couples and singles and being a bi single fem i think i should acually be made to stay here lol THAT IS A JOKE.
xxx fem xxx

29 Apr 2008

Quote by wild rose and the stag
Take a chill pill steve if you feel hated, hand some round the mods that need them and try and see things in a different light, im sure you will find that issues arise between people on these sites all the time, you will probably find they are personal issues as opposed to MODS ADMIN VS THE REST OF US ONES.
This may help to take away the blinkered outlook some have about the way people post on here.

Maybe someone could hand round the chill pills and we could all have some, Mods, Admin, Ops and site members.