Do paying members feel a bit miffed?

1 May 2008

Quote by Scots_lad
I am a paying member on my second membership - cancelled one previously and then regretted!
It's interesting to read that non-paying members would not pay to stay if they were suddenly made to pay. Is that because of the principle or because you feel the site ain't worth it for you but it's ok for the rest of us? :scared:

isnt worth it to me, to give reason more than that would be unfair on the site owners. the but its ok etc ect you added on the end is irrelevant .you have to decide the worth you place on here...its not a sh issue for me, i make the same choice with other swinging sites, i wouldnt pay for one,
staggy and rose

1 May 2008

Quote by flower411
I am a paying member on my second membership - cancelled one previously and then regretted!
It's interesting to read that non-paying members would not pay to stay if they were suddenly made to pay. Is that because of the principle or because you feel the site ain't worth it for you but it's ok for the rest of us? :scared:

I think this site is brilliant but I`m a skinflint and although it would pain me to leave I`m sure that my scintilating personality and particular brand of humour would have loads of people clamouring to join any other free sites I started to take an interest in :giggle:
tumbleweed moment...................... rolleyes

1 May 2008

Quote by flower411
I am a paying member on my second membership - cancelled one previously and then regretted!
It's interesting to read that non-paying members would not pay to stay if they were suddenly made to pay. Is that because of the principle or because you feel the site ain't worth it for you but it's ok for the rest of us? :scared:

I think this site is brilliant but I`m a skinflint and although it would pain me to leave I`m sure that my scintilating personality and particular brand of humour would have loads of people clamouring to join any other free sites I started to take an interest in :giggle:
:gagged: :gagged: :gagged: :gagged: wink

2 May 2008

Quote by I
We joined in early 2006, unlucky to get free life membership, So we pay for our membership which we don't mind in the least (Blimey its only 96p a week absolute value) for as the site is a great site and has been such a positive thing for us.
I however will inevitably jib in a couple of months at forking out the £50:00 knowing others out there are not. And that maybe the paying members, well no maybe about i,t paying members really are supporting those who get it free. 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.
I know if i was getting it free i would probably be spitting about what i'm writing, but its a good, worth paying for site, which is having the newer members supporting the older ones. Not really fair on the new members is it. Just like to add that we didn't know prior to joining that it had been a free site.
99% of the time this doesn't bother me but after a discussion with a couple of people over a drink or two I just thought I'd ask in here.

So the 1% induced you to introduce this little piece of mischief did it?
Apart from alienating a few people hereabouts, what do you think this evil thought is going to achieve?
Is it going to suddenly make the site profitable? Is it going to make paying members - those who joined on paying terms, feel any better?
Is it going to reduce the subs paid by paying members?
No - all this I doubt.
What it will do is stir 'em oldies up a bit.
Jeesh!!! rolleyes

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OK, I've slept on this and I accept I may have been too harsh.
It is possible that the OP may have been engaging in a little thoughtless mischief. In which case 'evil' is too harsh. If that is the case then I would substitute the word 'unkind'. Of course, as things stand, we have no way of knowing what the motivation is for this thread.
I have explained in PM to Lost why I consider it to be insensitive - I do not intend to go into that here.
I hope this redresses the balance somewhat.
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2 May 2008

Quote by Ruthandswede
I just wanted to say a thank you to st3v3 and all the other mods, and admin bods that help make this site run smoothly.
Thanks
Ruth xx

Second that. I'd like to give appreciation generally for making the site run, and specifically for not having started charging me! It's all too often in life you get into something when it's new and fantastic, and then once it's doing well it gets taken over by someone else who screws it up or makes it much more expensive. In this case they've done neither, and this ought to be applauded. (It's also all too rare that people get congratulated for doing something well, it's much easier to bitch).

2 May 2008

Choon-
That was very noble :thumbup:

2 May 2008

We joined this site last year, so yes We pay our monthly £15 for the use. We didn't sign up for the yearly thinking I would come here to find what We were looking for and then leave.
Nearly a year on I am still paying the monthly amount, We have found what we were looking for, (so why am I still here?)because I mainly (mrs) get more out of this site than I first thought would be possible.
I have found I come on here now to have a laugh in the chat rooms mainly I have got talking to a lot of regulars and enjoy the banter with them, I questioned myself a lot in the beginning as to what I was doing here as some of the rooms and comments made me wonder but then I found a room where they accepted me and made me welcome. I still go in there but also set up my own room for a laugh to.
You get out of this site I believe what you put in, I like the diversity of people and their views. I am now just getting involoved in the forums which I enjoy .
It is worth the money?
Yes I believe it is worth approx 50p a day to laugh, which most days the people that know me, see my sence of humour on cam know I like a laugh.
Have a laugh,lighten up some of you, see it for what it is, a funny community world that is here too.
Lifes to short.
And I have had great fun along the way thanks to this site!
As for the mods etc :thumbup: :thumbup: I have never had a problem with anyone to report I generally take care with it privately.
One guy was being a bit of a pain, once I spoke to a mod about this I dealt with it myself.
I never did say thanks to the mod for listening.
So thanks Bilko kiss

I doubt if you remember it was a while back, but you made me feel safe in this cyber world.

2 May 2008

visit to cinema every week £10pp approx X 52 = £520
gym membership £30+pp per month X 12 = £360+
sh yearly membership £50 approx

2 May 2008

Quote by X_fanny_x
visit to cinema every week £10pp approx X 52 = £520
gym membership £30+pp per month X 12 = £360+
sh yearly membership £50 approx

The feeling you get when your playing in a meet = Priceless
Some things money can't buy. For everything else there is mastercard!!!!
:giggle: :giggle:

2 May 2008

Quote by Scots_lad
I am a paying member on my second membership - cancelled one previously and then regretted!
It's interesting to read that non-paying members would not pay to stay if they were suddenly made to pay. Is that because of the principle or because you feel the site ain't worth it for you but it's ok for the rest of us? :scared:

I am only speaking for me....
for me it would be partly the principle.... I joined at a time when it was free... so to then pay when that wasn't part of the original terms and conditions...
part of the reason at the time why the owners wanted this site is because it was so busy and threiving, because it had a busy forum and a busy chatroom, and if they had made everyone pay straight away...they would have probably killed the golden goose.... if people see a busy site, they are going to join.

2 May 2008

Quote by Classysxycpl
visit to cinema every week £10pp approx X 52 = £520
gym membership £30+pp per month X 12 = £360+
sh yearly membership £50 approx

The feeling you get when your playing in a meet = Priceless
Some things money can't buy. For everything else there is mastercard!!!!
:giggle: :giggle:
lol

:lol: :lol: :lol:

2 May 2008

I think for the most part this has been a good discussion. I've learned stuff. Maybe i do put things in a way that does seem contentious. Though never with the intent of malice. The topic arose from a chat with other SH members old and new eye to eye. Maybe the topic didn't travel well from there. Just have to put up with me I'm afraid. It is the way it is. I have no doubt i'll post something that gets on peoples t*ts again sometime. And i'll get another slap to boot. Be philosophical and know that last thing I want to do is single anyone out and make feel bad.
SH is a great place old and new members alike. And from now until I'm in a position where by i cannot afford to pay, hopefully never, I'm happy enough to pay, it really does make no difference to me that others don't. I get my monies worth at the very least. It is more than that though Some of the people and friends we've made have no value. They're priceless.

2 May 2008

I had heard a rumour recently that there were plans to stop all free membership and get rid of "freeloaders" but as with all rumours, how much is true and how much is chinese whispers?
I hope that there isn't any truth in this rumour.
I don't know why paying members would begrudge any of the old members their free membership, if we pay or not isn't going to have any effect on their subscriptions and their choice was to join a paying/subscription site, it wasnt ours.
LG (still on soapbox it seems)

2 May 2008

Quote by Classysxycpl
visit to cinema every week £10pp approx X 52 = £520
gym membership £30+pp per month X 12 = £360+
sh yearly membership £50 approx

The feeling you get when your playing in a meet = Priceless
Some things money can't buy. For MarkZ there is masterbation!!!!
:giggle: :giggle:
innocent

2 May 2008

As a paying newbee do i care about all the free loaders bolt

No lucky peeps wish we had found the site years ago. :upset:
Do i care about old and new integrating to make the site more fun yes i do.. drinkies

Think Mr lost article was a tad badly worded, smackbottom

but found some of the comments off the old formities was well out of order. :shock:
But who am i, innocent

I'm me and expect people to be able to have a say on issues even if they are a bit mind provoking, without getting a load of flack of people cause they don't like what i have written etc. blah blah .
Mr sweet 22 aka victor meldrew blink

2 May 2008

Quote by lilacgem_vert2go
I had heard a rumour recently that there were plans to stop all free membership and get rid of "freeloaders" but as with all rumours, how much is true and how much is chinese whispers?

I hope that there isn't any truth in this rumour.

Nope, no truth in that at all :thumbup:

2 May 2008

Quote by winchwench
visit to cinema every week £10pp approx X 52 = £520
gym membership £30+pp per month X 12 = £360+
sh yearly membership £50 approx

The feeling you get when your playing in a meet = Priceless
Some things money can't buy. For MarkZ there is masterbation!!!!
:giggle: :giggle:
innocent

Your wicked i love it lol

:lol:

2 May 2008

Quote by Dawnie
I had heard a rumour recently that there were plans to stop all free membership and get rid of "freeloaders" but as with all rumours, how much is true and how much is chinese whispers?

I hope that there isn't any truth in this rumour.

Nope, no truth in that at all :thumbup:
Thanks Dawnie :happy:

2 May 2008

I think this has been a great discussion, and why shouldnt it stir up some serious debate and thinking?? Thats what good debate thrives on.
I cant see anywhere were it looks like Lost was trying to be malicious or 'stirry'....someone thought his post was badly worded....maybe it was.....there but for the grace of god go any of us, in not being as eloquent as others.
Lost pointed out that his idea may not have travelled as well from his brain via the keyboard to the screen....some dont, Ive had those moments myself, where something sounds fab in your head, but dies on its arse in the forum.
This thread however has been, for the most part, really good. And throwing my twopennorth in, in life, some people get bargains, some dont....its called being in the right place at the right time, and for that you are rewarded......simple as.....
One day its someone elses turn, another time its your turn, swings and roundabouts.....when its not your turn, you might feel miffed, but you congratulate the lucky ones and move on....for to be sure, another piece of good fortune waits just around the corner for you.
I love being on this site, Im not swinging at the minute....just cant seem to get the hang of it really LOL, but i enjoy this forum and thats worth the £50 IMHO, i have 'met' some lovely people on here, and some have become good friends, both real life ones AND cyber ones (you know who you are)
and there are some who I hope to make my friends...and a list as long as my arm to chat to and flirt with at Bolton....and when I get my arse into gear and learn how to do this lark properly, maybe i might even get to play with some of yas (heres hoping anyways!!)

2 May 2008

Quote by winchwench
visit to cinema every week £10pp approx X 52 = £520
gym membership £30+pp per month X 12 = £360+
sh yearly membership £50 approx

The feeling you get when your playing in a meet = Priceless
Some things money can't buy. For MarkZ there is masterbation!!!!
:giggle: :giggle:
innocent

You just can't get me out of your head ...can you..... rolleyes

2 May 2008

Quote by markz
visit to cinema every week £10pp approx X 52 = £520
gym membership £30+pp per month X 12 = £360+
sh yearly membership £50 approx

The feeling you get when your playing in a meet = Priceless
Some things money can't buy. For MarkZ there is masterbation!!!!
:giggle: :giggle:
innocent

You just can't get me out of your head ...can you..... rolleyes

The same thing happened last time I watched Poltergeist :roll:

2 May 2008

i dont feel miffed.
Luck of the draw thats all simple as.