Become a forum sponsorship - No adds, faster forum and everyone's happy

[AB]

Hi All,

In order to get advertisers on the forum I need to show the sidebar inside the posts too which may frustrate some users.

To overcome this and to put more funds into the forum I have created a forum sponsorship (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/sponsorship.html) program.

Every forum sponsor will get the following benefits...



Why become a forum sponsor?



You will see no advertisement on the forum. The forum will run faster and pages will load quicker for you.



The sidebar will not be shown either. Just the normal original design of the forum.



An exclusive http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/09/35.jpg logo will appear under your profile.



You will have the ability to create your very own custom title.



Your Private Message (PM) storage will increase from 200 messages to 2000.



You will be able to have a maximum of ten lines in your signature.



Best of all, the forum will run faster for you without pesky advertisements.



Click here to find out more information and thanks again for your support! (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/sponsorship.html)

[katwoman]

Hi All,

In order to get advertisers on the forum I need to show the sidebar inside the posts too which may frustrate some users.

To overcome this and to put more funds into the forum I have created a forum sponsorship (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/sponsorship.html) program.

Every forum sponsor will get the following benefits...



Why become a forum sponsor?



You will see no advertisement on the forum. The forum will run faster and pages will load quicker for you.



The sidebar will not be shown either. Just the normal original design of the forum.



An exclusive http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/09/35.jpg logo will appear under your profile.



You will have the ability to create your very own custom title.



Your Private Message (PM) storage will increase from 200 messages to 2000.



You will be able to have a maximum of ten lines in your signature.



Best of all, the forum will run faster for you without pesky advertisements.



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[AB]

Thanks Kat, all fixed now!

[NissanGQ4.2]

Hi mate great idea, will be sending through some money soon.

Just a little glitch but with the sidebar in the post, it has screwed up the bottom line.........thanks, reply, reply with quote..etc

just went 2 reply with quote on a post and could not even see it

[Maxhead]

Cheers mate. Great idea...wooohooo

[Sir Roofy]

Looks like a keeper mate well done

[MudRunnerTD]

Done, Cheers AB

[snicko]

Done, Thanks AB

[NissanGQ4.2]

The sidebar will not be shown either. Just the normal original design of the forum.

Think I was conned, just relised I could get rid of the sidebar anyway *LMAO*

All done mate :)

Thanx

[growler2058]

Think i done it mate the boss let me use the donate button by meself so anything could av happened hahahahahhaha

[nowoolies]

all done Andy
thanks mate

[big_fletch]

Will deposit some coin for ya tomorrow AB

Fletcha

[MudRunnerTD]

Hey AB i think i got used to the side bar with the recent items in it mate, happy to not have the advertising boxes above it but that feature was kinda handy for quick links and stuff. I'd be happy for it to be put back mate, what do other sponsors think??

[Clunk]

hey AB - good idea mate, just donated some dollars by Paypal

[Clunk]

Hey AB i think i got used to the side bar with the recent items in it mate, happy to not have the advertising boxes above it but that feature was kinda handy for quick links and stuff. I'd be happy for it to be put back mate, what do other sponsors think??

sorry MR, didn't like it there.... although it could be hidden

[nowoolies]

sorry MR, didn't like it there.... although it could be hidden

x2 sorry mate

[the ferret]

Done Andy, cheers mate
the ferret..

[AB]

Hi All,

I have just been flooded with PM's about the one off payment and how it needs to be an annual payment due to ongoing costs every month.

This will have to be changed to an annual fee.

Sorry to those who have already paid thinking it was a one off fee. If you would like a refund then please let me know.

[nowoolies]

Hi All,

I have just been flooded with PM's about the one off payment and how it needs to be an annual payment due to ongoing costs every month.

This will have to be changed to an annual fee.

Sorry to those who have already paid thinking it was a one off fee. If you would like a refund then please let me know.

all cool this end mate
ive set mine up to be paid quarterly unless you want me to change it

[AB]

all cool this end mate
ive set mine up to be paid quarterly unless you want me to change it

Quarterly is way too much Paul...lol...Just an annual payment will be fine mate and as the members grow it will hopefully cover monthly expenses as time goes by.

Thanks for the positive feedback guys and girls...If I miss anyones payments within 24 hours then let me know.

[the ferret]

All good this end Andy, thanks mate.
Rod.

[guterra]

I thought the once off fee was a bit hard on the people that run this forum... Don't cut yourselves short. Seriously, people must understand it's an ongoing commitment to run servers, peoples time, domain name costs, etc. No complaints from me about annual costs. Keep up the good work!

Cheers

[Silver]

done AB, and just assumed it would be annual

[Sir Roofy]

done AB can manage an annual fee mate

[big_fletch]

Money sent AB

Fletcha

[NissanGQ4.2]

I thought the once off fee was a bit hard on the people that run this forum... Don't cut yourselves short. Seriously, people must understand it's an ongoing commitment to run servers, peoples time, domain name costs, etc. No complaints from me about annual costs. Keep up the good work!

Cheers

Good 2 see a newbie get in on this worthwhile cause , great stuff guterra :)

[MudRunnerTD]

Hi All,

I have just been flooded with PM's about the one off payment and how it needs to be an annual payment due to ongoing costs every month.

This will have to be changed to an annual fee.

Sorry to those who have already paid thinking it was a one off fee. If you would like a refund then please let me know.

Thought it was a little light on mate. At $15 annual fee i'd be way happy with that, just send us the renewal email when it is due again and all good.

[katwoman]

Maxed my credit card out today. But will get to it !

[belzi82]

Maxed my credit card out today. But will get to it !

lol I found myself using that comment all the time too......

[Woof]

Hey mate does that mean I am paid up for 2 years?.................only joking, quite willing to send you $15 for the Forum Sponsor as the other was just a bit of assistance in keeping the forum going and you not having to wear all the costs involved.

[AB]

I had to remove the Paypal button and no more payments can be done through them anymore...I hope your reading this Paypal as you guys are just unbelievable!!!!

Jumped through a million hoops and scanned a dozen documents to proove who I am, my personal bank details, licenses, etc to have finally completed all of that to now get an email saying they have closed my account because I am running this forum through a family trust and they dont support that set up...LMAO

I try to do everything above board and not dodge the tax man one bit and this happens. I should have just done what every other tax avoider does these days and set up the Paypal account as an individual non business.

Anyways, rant over...lol...Long story short sorry folks but sponsorship payments can now only be done by direct bank transfer.

If you make a payment then please put your username on the transfer and even PM me so I can change your subscription.

Cheers;

Andy

[NissanGQ4.2]

Paypal su!cks, Found that out the hard way, tried 2 get 10grand payment through paypal, got flagged because of the large amount.......ok fair enough, went through all the security checks, no probs, but my account was still suspended because it was flagged and even though I rang them I still couldn't get my account activated......what a load of sh!t.

Bunch of w!nkers

[wildgu6]

A bit late on the wagon mate, been off for a while as you know, but all done now, transfered $$ today mate, think i did it right...lol
Least could do mate, well done Andy, for all to enjoy

[timbar]

Done Thanks Mate

[taslucas]

a red banner for a pineapple, a good trade i think:)

[AB]

Thanks for everyones support so far, very impressive!!!

[big_fletch]

Good to see everyone getting involved, keep up the good work everyone

Fletcha

[molongmick]

This is a great idea, money paid this morning, so, It Is All Done.

[fixer982]

Mine's in too, Andy.

[spoty_4]

Hi AB. Sorry to be constantly bothering you but is there a way for my to become a sponsor without an Australian bank account? i.e is there a NZ bank account I can deposit it into?

[AB]

Hi AB. Sorry to be constantly bothering you but is there a way for my to become a sponsor without an Australian bank account? i.e is there a NZ bank account I can deposit it into?

I'm sorry mate but I dont have a NZ account. Does it not work trying to use those details from over there?

[spoty_4]

I'm sorry mate but I dont have a NZ account. Does it not work trying to use those details from over there?

What about paypal? That will connect the whole forum up with a way to support it not just the OZies & NZers, but also the people from further away?.

[AB]

What about paypal? That will connect the whole forum up with a way to support it not just the OZies & NZers, but also the people from further away?.

I did have a Paypal set up but they closed the account due to a family trust set up which severely peed me off...lol

So are you not able to deposit money into that account?

If not, I will see if I can set something up via Paypal again or something similar...

[robbo0001]

Gday AB, transfered funds.. just to say thanks for the awesome site, mate.

Awesome resource and top people involved:clapping:

cheers,
Robbo

[NissanGQ4.2]

Gday AB, transfered funds.. just to say thanks for the awesome site, mate.

Awesome resource and top people involved:clapping:

cheers,
Robbo

Great stuff Robbo, great 2 hear a newbie is willing 2 donate some coin 2 the forum 2 help keep it running.

[robbo0001]

Mate, I guarantee 15 bucks spent now, will save me a heap of time and heartache in the future, when I need some help.
Only the right thing to do..takes Admins serious time, to run Forums.
No worries at all on my end, least I could do.

[DX grunt]

Bump.

Please consider.

Take care out there.

Rossco

[LittleJohn]

Andrew look out for my Donation bro.
Just did it.
Receipt transaction no. Z7696783700
12/03/2012
Keep up the fantastic work bro, you got my support 100%

[AB]

Andrew look out for my Donation bro.
Just did it.
Receipt transaction no. Z7696783700
12/03/2012
Keep up the fantastic work bro, you got my support 100%

Thanks for your support and the kind words mate!!!

[DX grunt]

Bump.

Please consider if you aren't already a sponsor.

Take care out there.

Rossco

[NissanGQ4.2]

I want my money back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a sponsor and I have this Jim Beam advert coming up on my screen all the time!!!!!!

That ad is going 2 turn me into an alcoholic! *LMAO*

Good bump there Rossco

[boots]

Just did a bank transfer to become a sponsor . Huge thankyou to AB and ALL the moderators who make and keep the site going . I really enjoy and value what this forum has to offer and hopefully in the future will get to meet some of the people on here . if and when work / life commitments allow . cheers

[AB]

Thanks for your support mate, greatly appreciated!

I'll change you now...

[Woof]

Yeah, just got my Forum Sponsor thingy back...........not that it worried me, otherwise I would have said something AB

[Woof]

Speaking of Forum Sponsorship, how do we find out when it is due to be renewed Andy???

[AB]

Speaking of Forum Sponsorship, how do we find out when it is due to be renewed Andy???

I should of set it up better. There's a function on the forum to manage this but I went about it the wrong way and did it manually.

All I can do now is just check the bank account for the last 12 months....lol....I don't think anyone is due for renewal until a few months from now.

I should of changed it to run through the forum but it requires Paypal and a lot of people here may not use Paypal.

[Sir Roofy]

Most payments would due be around september 15th 2012

[DX grunt]

I should of set it up better. There's a function on the forum to manage this but I went about it the wrong way and did it manually.

All I can do now is just check the bank account for the last 12 months....lol....I don't think anyone is due for renewal until a few months from now.

I should of changed it to run through the forum but it requires Paypal and a lot of people here may not use Paypal.

If I may make a suggestion.......Make the renewal date 30 June or 01 July, ever year. Easy date to remember........end or beginning of financial year.

That way you could get most of the money or in one hit, so you can pay for your overseas trip or put it into your offshore bank account... PML. I am kidding, of course. lol

You may also prefer just to have it filtering through throughout the year? Dunno how it works, but that's my 2c worth.

Signed

Anomyous lol

[oncedisturbed]

If I may make a suggestion.......Make the renewal date 30 June or 01 July, ever year. Easy date to remember........end or beginning of financial year.

That way you could get most of the money or in one hit, so you can pay for your overseas trip or put it into your offshore bank account... PML. I am kidding, of course. lol

You may also prefer just to have it filtering through throughout the year? Dunno how it works, but that's my 2c worth.

Signed

Anomyous lol

As Anomyous posted, set dates work far better and a lot easier to mange

[AB]

I would much prefer a set date for sure....

As Roofy mentioned most would be around September so I could just set everyone to renew near the end of the year to make it easier.

I think the labour involved in monitoring, emailing, checking, reminding, etc all throughout the year will just kill me and not be worth it sometimes.

Good idea guys!!!

[oncedisturbed]

you could use the forum backend to create a "sponsors email list" so when time becomes due, hit send with a premade email and "whOOsh" everyone gets it

[taslucas]

I slipped a pineapple the first time, thinking it was a one off payment. Does that mean I'm right for three years?

tappin it

[DX grunt]

I would much prefer a set date for sure....

As Roofy mentioned most would be around September so I could just set everyone to renew near the end of the year to make it easier.

I think the labour involved in monitoring, emailing, checking, reminding, etc all throughout the year will just kill me and not be worth it sometimes.

Good idea guys!!!

Having said that......

How about 01st of September. The first day of spring?

Don't want it too close to Xmas. I don't want to miss out on my pressies. lol.

[Sir Roofy]

Having said that......

How about 01st of September. The first day of spring?

excellent idea rossco

[AB]

When I send the bulk email out for reminders if anyone paid too much as a token of support then just let me know as I'll forget who paid what by September/October, etc...

Yeah I can do a bulk mail out based on peoples usergroups so that should be easy enough.

[Woof]

Just get the new mods to go through it all, that's what apprentices are for anyway.......the crap jobs..hahahahahaha

[taslucas]

Just get the new mods to go through it all, that's what apprentices are for anyway.......the crap jobs..hahahahahaha

Lol and when they're finished they can sweep the workshop then go to the shop and get an air hook and a long wait



tappin it

[NissanGQ4.2]

Just get the new mods to go through it all, that's what apprentices are for anyway.......the crap jobs..hahahahahaha

I'm not so new now, So that would be Darren and Andrew :)

I'm safe :) *L*

[2TROLLFAM]

Just paid my $15 online so may take a day or so :)

[The BigFella]

I paid my $15.00 a couple of weeks back now. How long to wait,,,,,,,,,.

[Bob]

I paid my $15.00 a couple of weeks back now. How long to wait,,,,,,,,,.

Send a PM to Ab mate as He might not be able to match the Payment

[AB]

I paid my $15.00 a couple of weeks back now. How long to wait,,,,,,,,,.

Sorry BigFella, I check the bank pretty much everyday and I must of missed your one.

Apologies mate, just changed you now.

[The BigFella]

no worries dude, just wanted to make sure you received the payment I suppose? You know how blokes stuff this stuff up, well at least this bloke anyway!!!

[AB]

no worries dude, just wanted to make sure you received the payment I suppose? You know how blokes stuff this stuff up, well at least this bloke anyway!!!

Can you PM me your name as I didnt find anything with BigFella in the bank. I just took your word for it but there is a transfer I dont recognise however with a persons name.

[2TROLLFAM]

WOOHOOO I've joined the ranks :)

[growler2058]

WOOHOOO I've joined the ranks :)

Yay Amelia woo hoo
Now we can teach ya the secret handshake ;-)

[2TROLLFAM]

Secret Handshake??? OMG !!! that's just awesome dude LOL

[AB]

Here it is mate...LMAO


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEgNO0Ayz3E

[2TROLLFAM]

LMFAO !!!!!!!! Now to practice with Brad

[aussiemale]

so there are now TWO secret handshakes???