Rookie Posted September 16, 2012 Report Posted September 16, 2012 I joined osf in february and turned purple about a month ago. The reason was not down to feeling pressured ,obligated or having my name in lights to feel elitist ,it was because the information that is available from posts of others and help from people when i've posted is valuable to me for my car. I could have not contributed and still got that information , and i do not have a problem with anyone who wishes to do so. My thought in contributing was simply that to keep a site of this magnitude going costs a small fortune because of server size needed etc. If this site were no longer where would i get my help,information from ? i know their are other sites but this one is purely osf and the people are dedicated osf. How much would it cost me in phone calls to ring round dealers etc for help ? A lot more than twelve pounds a year i'm sure. For the people in red : Would deleating old posts that have not been read for a long time ,say over a year or two (ie; having a clean up) be an idea for keeping costs down,making the server usage smaller ? , Just a thought or am i talking crap again !!.
lotusless Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 I joined osf in february and turned purple about a month ago.The reason was not down to feeling pressured ,obligated or having my name in lights to feel elitist ,it was because the information that is available from posts of others and help from people when i've posted is valuable to me for my car. I could have not contributed and still got that information , and i do not have a problem with anyone who wishes to do so. My thought in contributing was simply that to keep a site of this magnitude going costs a small fortune because of server size needed etc. If this site were no longer where would i get my help,information from ? i know their are other sites but this one is purely osf and the people are dedicated osf. How much would it cost me in phone calls to ring round dealers etc for help ? A lot more than twelve pounds a year i'm sure. For the people in red : Would deleating old posts that have not been read for a long time ,say over a year or two (ie; having a clean up) be an idea for keeping costs down,making the server usage smaller ? , Just a thought or am i talking crap again !!. Thank you for your input sir As you say we thought £12 per year or a pound a month would be do-able for most people, when i was a contributor i was on benefits and even i could afford to send a cheque off to the site ( don't have paypal )Darren (posse ) is on the phone to the IT back up people if there is a problem + it's sorted straight away !! yes you can get cheaper servers but they don't give 24/7 back up. Lots of people on here come on the site just to sell stuff and they never give anything back to the site, we were talking of charging different rates for advertising stuff, the purples were going to get the ads for free but this has not happened as a few people said they would leave the site over this.We did even try the first dibs ads on the for the purple people only but it didn't take off, being purple does NOT mean that you are ELITE or BETTER than anyone else on the site but we feel if you are prepared to pay some of your hard earned money to the site at least you can have your name stand out a bit. on other sites when you contribute to them lots of them lock up quite a few rooms to only be seen if you pay. We don't do this we only have the contributors room and discount on show tickets. ALL us admin are mad for oldskoolfords so we like to try to make the site full of the stuff ALL love. WE LOVE ALL YOU GUYS well most of you
Admin Mk2Jo Posted September 17, 2012 Admin Report Posted September 17, 2012 Thank you very much Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms./Rev./Dr rookie (whichever you are ). Your contribution is much appreciated, thank you
w p e Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Posted September 17, 2012 anyway all this talk about purple people started by someone and that persons green . glad im colour blind
theloudboy Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 I don't give a toss about being purple or anything like that, only had my car done a couple of months ago thanks to W.P.E, and i want this site to carry on doing what it does, i am new to all this and there is alot of talk of sites closing down and i guess thats happens because the people who run then can't be bothered any more or it costs too much money, i don't want too see this site go, like what others have already posted £12 is nothing.
Posse Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 I don't give a toss about being purple or anything like that, only had my car done a couple of months ago thanks to W.P.E, and i want this site to carry on doing what it does, i am new to all this and there is alot of talk of sites closing down and i guess thats happens because the people who run then can't be bothered any more or it costs too much money, i don't want too see this site go, like what others have already posted £12 is nothing. We are all bothered that's for sure ykt.
Rookie Posted September 19, 2012 Report Posted September 19, 2012 Thank you very much Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms./Rev./Dr rookie (whichever you are ). Your contribution is much appreciated, thank you I'm a mr , well i was last time i looked
1960prefect Posted September 19, 2012 Report Posted September 19, 2012 think i should be purple, my paypal is on a direct payment..?
theloudboy Posted September 19, 2012 Report Posted September 19, 2012 I don't give a toss about being purple or anything like that, only had my car done a couple of months ago thanks to W.P.E, and i want this site to carry on doing what it does, i am new to all this and there is alot of talk of sites closing down and i guess thats happens because the people who run then can't be bothered any more or it costs too much money, i don't want too see this site go, like what others have already posted £12 is nothing. We are all bothered that's for sure ykt. I know you all are thank god and i know money is tight, sorry if i upset anyone but £12 is nothing to keep this site going look at how successful the wingspan summer show was thanks to this site, i do find it funny that people get the hump maybe i been hanging around with wayne too much lol.
lotusless Posted September 19, 2012 Report Posted September 19, 2012 think i should be purple, my paypal is on a direct payment..? Give Darren ( posse ) a p/m and he should find out for you what's gone wrong.
Admin Vista Posted September 19, 2012 Admin Report Posted September 19, 2012 think i should be purple, my paypal is on a direct payment..? That was the old system and in the transition to the new it hasn't always carried over. Do you know when your subscription payment would have gone out?
Andy44Boz Posted September 20, 2012 Report Posted September 20, 2012 I think the subscription's like a donation. You give to someone in the street collecting, and they give you a little sticker. Being purple isnt elitest, just showing you support it, and although its not a charity, imo OSF is a damn good cause
theloudboy Posted September 20, 2012 Report Posted September 20, 2012 I think the subscription's like a donation. You give to someone in the street collecting, and they give you a little sticker. Being purple isnt elitest, just showing you support it, and although its not a charity, imo OSF is a damn good cause Well said that man .
w p e Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Posted September 20, 2012 any idea what commission i'm on boss?
Posse Posted September 20, 2012 Report Posted September 20, 2012 any idea what commission i'm on boss? Yeah one dry roasted pea nut a week if your a good lad
w p e Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Posted September 24, 2012 no this aint slipping away. now weres me nuts
puddy Posted September 28, 2012 Report Posted September 28, 2012 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Reminds me of another forum (That I rarely go on) where the op keeps answering his own threads,now where would that be ??????? puddy
Admin Vista Posted September 28, 2012 Admin Report Posted September 28, 2012 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Reminds me of another forum (That I rarely go on) where the op keeps answering his own threads,now where would that be ??????? puddy I bet you won't be able to type it out without having to mispell it
puddy Posted September 28, 2012 Report Posted September 28, 2012 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Reminds me of another forum (That I rarely go on) where the op keeps answering his own threads,now where would that be ??????? puddy I bet you won't be able to type it out without having to mispell it Pisspoor power, simples ! puddy
Admin Vista Posted September 28, 2012 Admin Report Posted September 28, 2012 But you proved my point you had to misspell it
puddy Posted September 28, 2012 Report Posted September 28, 2012 But you proved my point you had to misspell it Thats the only way I know of puddy
w p e Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Posted September 30, 2012 But you proved my point you had to misspell it Thats the only way I know of puddy get yer money out
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