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02-16-2011, 10:13 AM

(02-16-2011 09:25 AM)Emp Wrote: Maybe having those kind of "members" pay 20$ to "donate" to Sarku's Forumcost might be a solution?
If they don't have the need for commitment to this forum they should be shot....(oops...just kidding...my darker side took over...)...maybe some hard cash for the upkeep of the forum would do the trick.

"Asking" for a 'donation' is one thing... "Asking" for a "Donation" to get "something" is a business and requires the paying of taxes, a license, and would infringe on the copyrights of FFP. It would be "Charging" our users and we just can't do that... Aside from the fact I doubt FFP would let us do it. Additionally, the items in the downloads section were intended to be shared freely amongst our users. Note the key word users... not members, not leaches, user. Those who USE our site for its intended purpose - to talk about the game. So we restrict the access to those who USE the site, only that and no further. Contribute to the conversations and talk about the game - the intended purpose of the site - get access. Simple.

(02-16-2011 09:25 AM)Emp Wrote: I mean...asking for aproval...then someone has to keep an eye on all the new guys (and girls) to see if they contribute. But I find that a strange task since what is contributing in a good sense?

I have no issues spending a little time checking new users to see if they are contributing. Easier than you think and only take a few minutes really. It's no problem at all. And I have, I do, and will continue to do so... Even before I became a SuperMod.

What is contributing? That's simple too. Contributing: Posting something useful and intelligent that benefits a current conversation in any way more than a few times. Not a crap ton of practically useless one-liners, LOLs, I agree, etc... Answering a few questions (doesn't matter if you are right or wrong, but trying to answer a question in a way that makes sense and more than Yeah so-and-so is right...). As was said somewhere around here... You don't even NEED 11 posts anymore... heck just several decent posts that sound like you are really interested in talking and making friends and participating is enough.

(02-16-2011 09:25 AM)Emp Wrote: I personaly find it very lame just to post here to get to the postcount, download everything and then just plain take advantage of the people who do take the time to build stuff.

It is lame... extremely so...

(02-16-2011 09:25 AM)Emp Wrote: Another possible solution might be getting a private part of the forum up, just for people who contribute to the download section. Then you get someting for the time you spend making stuff. Those members then get acces to the files trough a link on that private forum and that "download" button (wich attrachs vultures, leaches and all other sorts of parasites) can just vanishe.

Then those folks who do not have the imagination, talent, or resources to make their own material would not have access to the downloads at all because they have not added to them. Add to the downloads and get access to the downloads, don't add and you can't have any? That's just wrong. I can make scenarios, and heroes, and cards... sure. I can MAKE them... But I am quickly discovering that I am not so great at WRITING them... so If I can't create something because I can't get something I am comfortable with sharing made, I can't get downloads? Rather elitist don't you think? Sorry Emp, bad idea there...