Hi not sure if I’ve joined. None of my threads coming through

[Ian M]

and a faint grey message has now appeared at the very bottom to say that I have insufficient privileges to reply.

Since the payment system was started, this should appear on the screen when you open the forum in the bottom right of your screen:


By clicking on the word UPGRADE you will be taken to this next page:

[Bugatti Fan]

Ian, I was aware of the 'You can upgrade box' that has been appearing all along when I was able to post and reply, but I did not notice that the wording in it must have changed when the forum went to 'pay only'.
I just went to log on as usual to find that I could neither post nor reply.
In the grand scheme of things £10 is not a lot of money and I don't begrudge paying it. It's just that when I went to log in I could not work out what was happening and thought at first it was just a glitch that was blocking my usage.

[AlanG]

There has been a marked increase of people continually using the forum lately to post builds, constantly interact and not paying. Us mods/Admins have to approve all the posts and it is obvious to see just how much it has increased and which members it is.

Having full access to the forum the same way paying members do wasn't right and imho it is correct that John now asks for a fee to engage fully. John took on the full cost of running this forum for many years. But as it becomes bigger and more pictures to host, then the cost also rises as well.

[Del640]

As a passive member you can only read the forum and its different sections. If you would like to join in, post builds and the such you will need to subscribe to the forum.
Just ask any of the subscribers, the SMF Supporters and they will tell you its the best £10 A YEAR you will ever spend.

Seconded.

[stillp]

Thirded!
Pete