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Posted: 5/14/2005 9:16:39 PM EDT

Its obvious you like this site. Have you considered, for 20.00 per year that less than 1.66 month you can enjoy some simple team member bennies, like.

Spell checker/ preview (I use allot)

Team BOTD. the butt BOTD is worth the membership alone

My active topics (saves topics you responded to)

ALL Search feature

and MANY other really cool stuff.

Of course there Gold/Plat Membership.

Not trying to make anyone feel guilty, but once I passed the 1000 post I figure I spend a little to help the cause, and I'm glad I did there is sooo much more as a member that makes this sight worth visiting.

Paypal:
[email protected]
key in your screen name. very easy

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:18:20 PM EDT

[#1]

I always thought it was funny that we have members on here for 4 years who aren't. Some of them are anti-arfcom if you read their posts.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:19:45 PM EDT

[#2]

I hate cheap people.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:19:53 PM EDT

[#3]

Nope. Not in the least.
When I see some more LLLiberal trolls kicked out, I'll kick in.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:20:47 PM EDT

[#4]

I have been thinking about joining. I don't have enough posts so everyone would say I have no credibility.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:22:14 PM EDT

[#5]

Do you feel guilty having over 1000 post and not being a member

not yet

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:22:40 PM EDT

[#6]

This is my first post as a team member. I am on just about everyday, have learned quite a bit and enjoy the heck out of the place. $20 seemed like a great deal!

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:24:00 PM EDT

[#7]

Membership has it's benefits

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=75&t=332741

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:25:14 PM EDT

[#8]

The team forum is like a G-rated GD....with a few x-rated parts

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:25:32 PM EDT

[#9]

I was a team member when I was also a regular poster.

Now I don't come here as often as I used to.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:26:15 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Membership has it's benefits

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=75&t=332741

Good stuff!!

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:28:53 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Do you feel guilty having over 1000 post and not being a member

not yet

You should NOW

Also FWIW I DO NOT buy ANYTHING from non team members. I have yet had a bad dealing with members, more than I can say about non members. And NO Im no saying non members are bad people to deal with, I choose not too because I dont want to get burned.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:31:05 PM EDT

[#12]

I paid up when I hit the 1k mark.

will likely be a member for life.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:31:55 PM EDT

[#13]

some day I hope I can contribute. Money was tight before. I was fired on Wednesday from my job so now it is even tighter. I do not even have money to eat at a fast food restaurant. I'm surviving off of pot pies and romen noodles from Walmart and have not been able to shoot in a couple months.

I do not feel guilty. If I had to pay I would go elsewhere for information.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:33:07 PM EDT

[#14]

I've paid a couple of times. Seems to me that the price of membership was quite a bit higher then.

Ya bunch of cheapskates.

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:33:57 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Do you feel guilty having over 1000 post and not being a member

not yet

You should NOW

Also FWIW I DO NOT buy ANYTHING from non team members. I have yet had a bad dealing with members, more than I can say about non members. And NO Im no saying non members are bad people to deal with, I choose not too because I dont want to get burned.

well FWIW, I do not SELL ANYTHING to team members.....
wait a minute-- I don't sell anything to anybody here! Sweet

Posted: 5/14/2005 9:35:27 PM EDT

[#16]

Shrug....

I leave home for (various places, but ending at) The Citadel in less than a month-- why pay for a distraction?

ETA: IF I'd started hanging here exclusively a year ago, I would have joined... But this only became my primary board after THR shut down its Roundtable.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:17:33 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I have been thinking about joining. I don't have enough posts so everyone would say I have no credibility.

naw, it gives you instant credibility

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:27:56 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Membership has it's benefits

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=75&t=332741

Ahhhhh.... Vida....

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:30:25 AM EDT

[#19]

No.

I'm saving my money for guns and college. I also figure I don't deserve a membership until I own at least one "evil" gun.

That said, I have lots to say around here.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:30:54 AM EDT

[#20]

Like anything in this world, I try before I buy. Ironically, however, I made the decision yesterday to get a membership because I have enjoyed my "test drive." So, when I get paid next week I'm doing the middle of the road membership option.

Yeah, there are a lot of trolls here and some liberal whiny asses, but 90% of the site is great, 99% of the people are great, and I have no problems supporting that and them who share my love of the shooting hobbies and are unselfish in their advice.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:32:16 AM EDT

[#21]

Nobody should ever feel guilty, cheap or obligated if they aren't a Team Member. This site was created to be a free exchange of ideas and will always remain that way.

If you can contribute, thank you very much. If not, no big deal. We're happy to have you here.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:32:51 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
Nope. Not in the least.
When I see some more LLLiberal trolls kicked out, I'll kick in.

Stay out of GD and get a team membership and go to the Team forum....

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:34:27 AM EDT

[#23]

The "My Active Topics" feature alone is so handy when coming back to visit and check on responses to your posts. Well worth a measly $20.

Also- If you shop online at TopGlock.com, you get an extra 5% off the total cost of every order if you're a team member here.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:35:48 AM EDT

[#24]

nope- they make enough with industry partners and advertisers. If it werent for the non-member people like me who support this site through supporting site sponsors, then this site would not exist. So dont try to make me feel guilty for not paying a lousy 20 bucks.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:41:10 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
...spend a little to help the cause, and I'm glad I did there is sooo much more as a member that makes this sight worth visiting.

That's the reason I joined.

I posted for a while, got into the "moocher" arguments, but, after all, free participation is an available option.

I joined to support the site, not because it was a requirement, and surely not because of people badgering me & calling me names.

If a person thinks the site is worth supporting, they will.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:41:27 AM EDT

[#26]

I dont feel guilty at all. Why? cause im a poor college student. 20$ to me is 2 weeks of food (and thats if im feeling ritzy). Those of you who have gone to college on normal terms (as a 20 year old not as a returning student) you know that money is more than tight, but UBER tight. I think thats why accounts like mine where created. Once im out of college ill worry about coughing up my 20$.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:44:41 AM EDT

[#27]

Simple answer no.....

First the coorporate sponsors probably pay more than enough to support the site.

Second, my mere presence as a member increased the traffic and therefore attracts more coorporate sponsors.

Third, as a Life Member of the NRA, GOA and the Arizona Rifle and Pistol Association considering the amount of money I donate to all three anually I don't think purchasing a membership here is necessary.

Fourth, apparently the owners of ar15.com aren't too concerned or they would make it mandatory for a member to purchase a Team Membership after a certain threshold of posts.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:44:46 AM EDT

[#28]

AB

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:44:48 AM EDT

[#29]

never again

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:47:22 AM EDT

[#30]

Members who decide to enjoy various levels of additional benefits by paying for them do not bother me at all. Good for them if that is what they wish.

Members who have paid money to the site and suffer from the dillusion that they are required to do so or are somehow superior to non paying members puzzle me, but I don't feel guilty about not mimicing them.

Posted: 5/15/2005 9:50:02 AM EDT

[#31]

Took me over 3000 posts

I just wanted an avatar.

Posted: 5/15/2005 10:08:07 AM EDT

[#32]

I don't pay for anything on the net except access.

Posted: 5/15/2005 10:21:30 AM EDT

[#33]

for the service i provide of such high quality posts, y'all should be paying me

Posted: 5/15/2005 10:34:35 AM EDT

[#34]

If I hit a thousand posts I'll probably do it. I want to make sure this something that is going to be worth spending money on. It is if I'm going to hang around for a long time, but it's not if I'm going to just drop off after a little while.

Posted: 5/15/2005 10:39:55 AM EDT

[#35]

I will join up this summer when I head back to work. Right now my $20 has other priorities like paying for gas.

Posted: 5/15/2005 10:45:08 AM EDT

[#36]

The spell chacker is working again?

Wow it is ... I'll be darned.

Posted: 5/15/2005 10:49:40 AM EDT

[#37]

I sent money like, 5 hours ago. How long until it kicks in? Do I have to wait ALL DAY?!? Get on the ball.

j/k

3 to 5 weeks.

Posted: 5/15/2005 10:50:17 AM EDT

[#38]

I asked a simple question to non members DO you feel guilty, I didn't imply that you should feel guilty for not being a member....

I started this tread to remind us of the team bennies. I'm not implying that members are superior to non members. I'm not suggesting to join when you don't have money for the basics. I really doubt that advertiser pay EVERYTHING to allow this site to run, shit I hate to see Ed overhead, and if he is making bank, its deserved.

I also spend allot of money on other memberships. ALL I am saying if you spend this much time posting (over 1000 post) you'll find many cool feature as a team member. I wish I would have join long time ago as I really like the additional website tools

Posted: 5/15/2005 11:08:57 AM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
The spell chacker is working again?

Wow it is ... I'll be darned.

Posted: 5/15/2005 11:22:25 AM EDT

[#40]

My first membership was bought for me.

The next two years I won at Gunstock.

And no, I don't look down on anyone that is not a member

SGtar15

Posted: 5/15/2005 11:25:56 AM EDT

[#41]

Why feel guilty? I enjoy the site the way it is and when I have the extra money I will probably join.

Posted: 5/15/2005 11:33:51 AM EDT

[#42]

I remember when membership was $60. If it is $20 now, I'll sign back up.

Posted: 5/19/2005 7:18:20 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
I remember when membership was $60. If it is $20 now, I'll sign back up.

see most dont know the price is right

BTT for the guilt trip

Posted: 5/19/2005 7:21:20 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
This is my first post as a team member. I am on just about everyday, have learned quite a bit and enjoy the heck out of the place. $20 seemed like a great deal!

Posted: 5/19/2005 7:28:07 PM EDT

[#45]

I have over 7,000 guilt free posts. That doesn't make me King of the mooches but I am a member of the royal family

Posted: 5/19/2005 7:31:43 PM EDT

[#46]

don't have any close to resembling 500 posts so no. I started coming here in 01 when Sgtar and I were shooting alot together. Then I had a lot of things come up thaat I had to deal with. Came back this year and have posted about 4 times what I did since 01. Leaving for Iraq in a couple of months, so gotta take care of the homefront first.

Posted: 5/19/2005 7:33:53 PM EDT

[#47]

As a college student slaving through an awful job during the summer to sustain myself throughout the year, $20 is well spent here.

With that said, I hope they do feel guilty.

Posted: 5/19/2005 7:36:05 PM EDT

[#48]

I became a member because I am on this site often & because of it I have found usefull info, good deals on the EE, profited by selling off excessive items. I have also communicated with some great people.

I thought the least I could do wasto help support those who have made this site possible .

Posted: 5/19/2005 7:39:46 PM EDT

[#49]

Quoted:
Nobody should ever feel guilty, cheap or obligated if they aren't a Team Member. This site was created to be a free exchange of ideas and will always remain that way.

If you can contribute, thank you very much. If not, no big deal. We're happy to have you here.

Posted: 5/19/2005 7:42:21 PM EDT

[#50]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Nobody should ever feel guilty, cheap or obligated if they aren't a Team Member. This site was created to be a free exchange of ideas and will always remain that way.

If you can contribute, thank you very much. If not, no big deal. We're happy to have you here.

+1

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