Poll: Subscriber perks?

[Hamster]

Is a private debate area acceptable?

I'm not sure this is a good idea. If you have another debate area that only subscribers can see, then a large chunk of the threads will be posted there and it will make the visible forum look much slower than it actually is

Is limiting custom smilies acceptable?

The "problem" here is that its very easy to use your own smileys by just hotlinking to them off a photobucket or something. Why not give people the opportunity to add a smiley they like to the official theologyweb smiley list, if only guaranteed for six months or so? I've seen this work on other websites, but it's not recurring. Make it fifteen dollar donation per emoticon or something like that

Is limiting images or videos acceptable?

I wish it wasn't but it seems frighteningly reasonable!

Is limiting bylines acceptable?

Yes

Is giving a special coloured name acceptable?

Yes - or maybe some other way for a subscriber to customize their postbox? Or maybe their signature> Like with a faint background image or something? Not sure if that is possible with the software, just an idea. Cosmetic things to make your stuff stand out without being overwhelming and without being necessary for full access to threads

I wish I could subscribe now but I'm really short on money. I will as soon as some kind soul gives me a part time job, though


Edited to Add: Another cool subscriber option would be being able to see when someone has responded to a thread your subscribed to via e-mail or something

[Chrs]

I think that not obviously separating out subscribers from non-subscribers is a good idea, for the reasons you mentioned - impartiality is hard enough as is. Getting ads up as soon as possible is a priority, imo - that's a fair bit of income especially for a huge site like this.

(Also, when's the banning auction?)

[Raphael]

Another cool subscriber option would be being able to see when someone has responded to a thread your subscribed to via e-mail or something

that's part of your thread subscription settings.

[One Bad Pig]

I'd rather any perks be non-obvious; less restrictive limits for avatar/smilie file size, have their post approve/disapprove points enhanced, more custom smilies allowed, that sorta thing.

[Sparko]

No ads would be a good idea.

What about subscribers having larger allowances for avatar file size and image upload size? That wouldn't be obvious to the average user.

I definitely like the idea of bigger file sizes for avatars, and maybe even the custom smilies. I have tried making some custom smilies in the past and constantly ran into problems trying to fit them in the file size limit.

plus stuff like that doesn't really effect the functionality of the site to those who don't subscribe, so there is no reason to be jealous or anything about it.

another question would be would there be different perks for different levels of subscription? maybe $5/month gets you extra size avatars, $10 gets you that plus no advertising, etc.

[Hamster]

that's part of your thread subscription settings.

What!!!

[Hamster]

I'd rather any perks be non-obvious; less restrictive limits for avatar/smilie file size, have their post approve/disapprove points enhanced, more custom smilies allowed, that sorta thing.

Instead of Amens, put a small custom smiley or sprite in that box

[Raphael]

What!!!

Yeah, you can set an individual thread to just show up in you Control Panel. or to also email you once a week, once a day, or to email you immediately

http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/subscription.php
look below the list.

[Hamster]

Yeah, you can set an individual thread to just show up in you Control Panel. or to also email you once a week, once a day, or to email you immediately

http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/subscription.php
look below the list.

Hahaha.. my gmail was filtering them

[Tanakh Keeper]

I don't see anything wrong with giving extra bells & whistles to people that pay. Free content could just receive the basic service. Many sites already do this.

However, the content of posts made shouldn't be dependent on payment.