Should PH have a paid membership option?
Discussion
Just throwing it out there for discussion (apologies if its been covered before)
Should PH have an option for paid membership?
I'm thinking it should, if only to avoid all the adverts that seem to be getting bigger and more obtrusive ie - paid up members see the forum advert free
Other potential benefits....
maybe a little membership pack with some smiley stickers to denote your status as a paid up member.
Access to 'members only' areas of the forums (although I've no clue what these may contain). First shot at Sunday Service spaces but with something in place to stop members just filling them up and then not attending (again, i've no initial ideas of what this mechanism would be)
A 'paid up members' parking area at Sunday Services (in the premium location of any given venue).
Discounted private adverts (for those who don't currently get free ones due to length of membership)
Discount in the 'shop'
Downsides?
Creates a 'two tier' membership
Potential loss of revenue to PH, dependant on margin generated from membership compared to what they earn from adverts
Personally, I would be happy to pay a membership in return for no commercial adverts when I log on, as well as a 'member' welcome pack etc.
I'm pretty sure the majority (if not all) will say 'no' for various legitimate reasons. Just throwing it out there to see what others think
Discuss....
Should PH have an option for paid membership?
I'm thinking it should, if only to avoid all the adverts that seem to be getting bigger and more obtrusive ie - paid up members see the forum advert free
Other potential benefits....
maybe a little membership pack with some smiley stickers to denote your status as a paid up member.
Access to 'members only' areas of the forums (although I've no clue what these may contain). First shot at Sunday Service spaces but with something in place to stop members just filling them up and then not attending (again, i've no initial ideas of what this mechanism would be)
A 'paid up members' parking area at Sunday Services (in the premium location of any given venue).
Discounted private adverts (for those who don't currently get free ones due to length of membership)
Discount in the 'shop'
Downsides?
Creates a 'two tier' membership
Potential loss of revenue to PH, dependant on margin generated from membership compared to what they earn from adverts
Personally, I would be happy to pay a membership in return for no commercial adverts when I log on, as well as a 'member' welcome pack etc.
I'm pretty sure the majority (if not all) will say 'no' for various legitimate reasons. Just throwing it out there to see what others think
Discuss....
Edited by muckyman on Tuesday 29th October 14:03
Dr Interceptor said:
What ads? Adblock is obviously doing its job 
Thought I had adblock, but obviously somethings not right.As it stands though (advertisers TAKE NOTE) the level of intrusiveness of the ads is not quite at the point I'm too bothered that they're there. Should they get bigger/annoyingly flashy/distracting then I'd find out why adblock isn't working.
No, and this is why:
Mezzanine said:
I would be happy to have a two-tiered system if it meant keeping all the trolls and pointless sniping that plenty of threads end up heading towards stopped.
Stuff like first dibs on Sunday Service spaces and member only events would be a nice idea too.
two-tiered membership and sillyness like that, treating paid members better etc, would mean people (Including me) would leave. Only ever been on 1 Sunday service, and will probably not go to any more, but the idea that someone who is able to afford the membership gets priority (whatever the cost £10 or £1000) would put me off. There is allot of people on here for whome £1k membership would be nothing, others who could not justify £10-£20 a year, and it would just drive a wedge between them.Stuff like first dibs on Sunday Service spaces and member only events would be a nice idea too.
paulrussell said:
No it shouldn't. I think if the site did have a paid membership option I'd leave, and I'm guessing a lot of other members would as well.
Out of interest - why would you leave?Not arguing - just genuinely interested.
FWIW, it wouldn't bother me if there was a "paid" option. I probably wouldn't, but I'd still come on here.
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