CrossfireForum.org Member Sponsorship

[mightyjlr]

I have added a new "feature" to the site. I have made four different sponsorship options for people who are interested. All the sponsorship options come with some benefit to the members of the forum who choose to use them. Here are the details:

Forum Sponsor - $20/yr

• You are designated a Forum Sponsor
• Your username is made bold
• Your private message storage is increased and you can message 10 members at a time instead of 5
• All advertisements are removed from the site

Forum Super Sponsor - $40/yr

• You are designated a Forum Super Sponsor
• Your username is made bold and underlined
• You can send longer pager messages
• Your private message storage is increased and you can message 20 members at a time instead of 5
• Your profile picture can now be 200x200 instead of 100x100
• Your avatar size can now be 120x120 pixels instead of 80x80
• You can make your own custom User Title (shown under your username)
• All advertisements are removed from the site
• You are allowed to advertise your business or products you are selling in your signature as long as it isn't specifically selling Crossfire or automotive products

Forum Commercial Sponsor - $20/month (automatically recurring)

• You are designated a Forum Commercial Sponsor
• Your username is made bold, underlined and will be a different color than other usernames
• You can send longer pager messages
• Your private message storage is increased and you can message 25 members at a time instead of 5
• Your profile picture can now be 200x200 instead of 100x100
• Your avatar size can now be 120x120 pixels instead of 80x80
• You can make your own custom User Title (shown under your username)
• All advertisements are removed from the site
• You are allowed to advertise your business or products you are selling in your signature including Crossfire and automotive products

Forum Super Commercial Sponsor - $40/month (automatically recurring)

• You are designated a Super Commercial Sponsor
  Your username is made bold, underlined and will be a different color than other usernames
• You can send longer pager messages
• Your private message storage is increased and you can message 50 members at a time instead of 5
• Your profile picture can now be 200x200 instead of 100x100
• Your avatar size can now be 120x120 pixels instead of 80x80
• You can make your own custom User Title (shown under your username)
• All advertisements are removed from the site
• You are allowed to advertise your business or products you are selling in your signature including Crossfire and automotive products
• You can provide us with a 728 x 90 advertisement that will randomly rotate with other adds on the top and bottom of the page

To become a sponsor please click here:

PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS

First, I would like to say thanks to everyone who has joined and is an active member here. While I have not been here much lately, I have made sure the forum is always working. There are actually many problems that crop up with these forums that need to be fixed from the back-end. I would like to be more active here, but I have been working on a number of projects that have kept me very busy and were just more important and actually producing revenue. These projects are what keeps this forum running. I know some of you have tried contacting me, and I've been bad with responding, but due to these things I haven't been able to put much time or energy in the site.

CrossfireForum.org is not in any danger of shutting down or anything of that sort. I've said it before -- it really doesn't cost me much at all to run since it is hosted on a server I use for my other projects, which are doing well. However, especially with the economy how it is, and the fact that I just bought an engagement ring and wiped out most of my savings, I guess having a bit of a cushion is always nice. I've hosted this site for more than 6 years and only for a brief period did I even display ads on the site. Many of you have expressed interest in helping out in some way, and I have refused any attempts at this up until now. I have decided to change my stance.

I can't stress enough that you should not feel obligated to sponsor the forum. Even if I didn't put up the ads or have this sponsorship idea, CrossfireForum will not be shutting down at any point that I can visualize. Since it's bound to be a classic, I know people will be interested in discussing it for many, many years to come.

If anyone has any questions please e-mail me at webmaster@crossfireforum.org.

[oledoc2u]

I'm in, just became a forum super sponsor....just my way to say thanks Julian...thanks...

[maxcichon]

I'll be glad to be a sponsor. It's kind of like affording a vacation home. At least in my case.

I'll be in to do this soon.

Thanks for the work MJLR, I appreciate it very much!

[mightyjlr]

If you've paid please send me a message or e-mail me. It should automatically make you whatever sponsor you picked, but I'm still getting it to work.

[oledoc2u]

I'm up and running...but I am getting email notifications for threads that I don't want...help...

[VALKRYDERGUY]

I'll be glad to be a sponsor as well.
Actually a "Super Sponsor"
A small contribution for a great website.
I'm on here every day.

Thanks Julian for hosting .org and allowing us to all stay connected.

Gary (Valkryderguy)

[apkano]

I signed up.......least I can do for all this entertainment over the past years!

[itsky]

Originally Posted by apkano

I signed up.......least I can do for all this entertainment over the past years!

I did as well. Such a great community here.

[mightyjlr]

Also, I forgot to mention... if you pay for any sort of membership you will no longer see any ads on the site, just like it used to be. This should be implemented within the next week hopefully.

[VALKRYDERGUY]

Originally Posted by mightyjlr

Also, I forgot to mention... if you pay for any sort of membership you will no longer see any ads on the site, just like it used to be. This should be implemented within the next week hopefully.

Sounds good Julian.
Ya might want to post this in this other thread as well

[andrew]

~ i have also signed up for a 'forum super sponsor'.

thanks for your continued support with the crossfire forum - we truly appreciate it every day!

[GDC-SRT]

Originally Posted by mightyjlr

Also, I forgot to mention... if you pay for any sort of membership you will no longer see any ads on the site, just like it used to be. This should be implemented within the next week hopefully.

ROTFLMAO!
Marketing genius!

Pay to not see adds!

Now if my cable provider would give me that option

[Kurts]

Done!
I think I can easily pony-up a measly $20 annually for all the fun this forum has provided me over the years !

[MisterTaz]

Kurts,

Good deal!

We may have less members in Wisconsin but at least we're try'n to raise our per capita support here in the land of two seasons


Stay safe...


Respectfully,


Paul (MisterTaz)

[KimPossible]

I just became a sponsor too .... small price to pay for all the free advice I have gotten since I got here!! Plus - no ads (didn't mind them, but given the choice...) **bonus**

[Ringmaster]

Just became a Super Sponsor.

I know this forum has saved me more $$$ and time with all the
help provided for my "projects" than what the membership costs.

Plus no commercials! (Do you know how many worthless movies I watch
on HBO just so I don't have to sit through any commercials? It got so bad I can recite the entire "Girls Gone Wild" commercial )

Thanks for the forum!

[mightyjlr]

Is anyone who paid for a membership still seeing ads? I think they should be gone for all paying members, I just want to confirm.

[KimPossible]

How do I make my avatar bigger?

[mightyjlr]

just re-upload a new one - you can make it as big as 120 x 120 pixels

[tdannar]

Count me in for Super Sponsor!


Thank you for providing such a valuable tool!