Supporting VWWatercooled

[The_Hawk]

How would you like your own personalised email account, free from any ISP?
Do you max out your PM box?
How would you like to support the community you know and love?

For $25/year you will get the following benefits:

* That good feeling that comes from knowing your helping out our community.

* Larger PM Inbox
Sick of maxing out your PM inbox? It will be much harder now with an increase to 500 messages.

* Custom Email address
Don't want to be tied to your ISP? Want an email address that shows your community spirit? Your choice of name at either .com.au or .com with full webmail support.

* Coloured Username and Customisable Usertitle
Your name will appear in orange to show everyone your support plus you will be able to change the text that appears under your name to anything you like.

Click here to subscribe.

(If you would prefer to pay by direct deposit rather than Paypal, shoot me a PM)

Anyone who signs up will receive a free VWWatercooled.org.au sticker!

[Lorenz]

Nice one Aaron, good idea

[Peter Jones]

Beam me up Scotty!

Glad to contribute.

Pete

[maca]

For only $25 per year, you can count me in

Done and dusted.

[The_Hawk]

Excellent. Many thanks to those who have signed up so far.

[WEDEL.1]

I can't understand why we are selling membership, when we have openly refused sponsorship. Are we really struggling financially?

* Larger PM Inbox

aussieveedubbers give 999 to every member (free).

Maris

[Preen59]

I can't understand why we are selling membership, when we have openly refused sponsorship. Are we really struggling financially?

* Larger PM Inbox

aussieveedubbers give 999 to every member (free).

Maris

Asked the hard question there, Maris. Nice work.

I didn't want to cause an argument, but Maris has a good point and i'd like to hear the answer to it.

[Stephy]

...I like stickers...
Can my name be pink pleaseeeee

[Preen59]

So gay.. hahaha.

[The_Hawk]

I can't understand why we are selling membership, when we have openly refused sponsorship. Are we really struggling financially?

* Larger PM Inbox

aussieveedubbers give 999 to every member (free).

Maris

We are an ever growing community, with that growth does come higher costs to operate. For reference we get well over 1.3 Million hits a month and push in excess of 80GB of traffic. The move to have supporters of the forum was born out of the repeated request from various individuals asking if they could contribute a few $$ to the forums.

As for sponsors, there are very few who have been denied their request for sponsorship, in most cases we are looking for people who have something to offer our community which is something related to what we are about. This means the Avon lady would probably not be accepted as a sponsor

For the moment we are still well above water financially, but if (when) our current arrangements are no longer adequate the next step up is quite a bit more expensive, something I'd like to be more prepared for since it's not in the all to distant future. Ideally we would like to keep the forum banner ad free too.

[Preen59]

Thanks for the explanation, Aaron.

This means the Avon lady would probably not be accepted as a sponsor

I dunno.. I reckon some of the Mk5/Mk6 people would be interested...

[WEDEL.1]

Aaron, at least have the conviction of you decisions....you have denied the sponsorship of many VW Dealers, and now to make up the shortfall, you want the member to pay up....that's not on!

The Ënthusiest should be protected from any costs for participation in this Forum. This Forum is VERY important to promote "New(er)" Volkswagens, and to promote a "Brotherhood" among these Members.

Maris

[Tim]

Aaron, at least have the conviction of you decisions....you have denied the sponsorship of many VW Dealers, and now to make up the shortfall, you want the member to pay up....that's not on!

The Ënthusiest should be protected from any costs for participation in this Forum. This Forum is VERY important to promote "New(er)" Volkswagens, and to promote a "Brotherhood" among these Members.

Maris

relax man!

He is just asking people to show their support. Its not compulsory. Your vwwatercooled experience wont change if you dont contribute!
I see it as just a chance to put something back into the site that so many get so much out of. I think its a great idea.

[WEDEL.1]

Sorry, but this should NOT be happening...

[Bug_racer]

Aaron, at least have the conviction of you decisions....you have denied the sponsorship of many VW Dealers, and now to make up the shortfall, you want the member to pay up....that's not on!

The Ënthusiest should be protected from any costs for participation in this Forum. This Forum is VERY important to promote "New(er)" Volkswagens, and to promote a "Brotherhood" among these Members.

Maris

I agree

hang on , why are posts being deleted here ?

There should be a rule of no forums sponser and moderator . This is unfair on any business that is denied sponsership without a valid reason . This forum is biased and deletion of posts shows it .
And Aaron , Im still waiting on that explanation ?