Robert,
Thank you for all that you do!
Thank you for all that you do!
Bug Report #14 Upgraded Membership
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turquoisedude
Well-known member
Thanks Robert! I feel like the Sneep or whatever the critter with the star in its belly in the Dr.Seuss book was now... LOL
Well only one minor bug with this whole thing today, I'm thrilled this went so easily. I still have a few more updates I want to do, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel with the major work involved in writing all the new code.
A big thanks to everyone on aw.org. As of 10:45pm tonight we now have 65 upgraded members. This will go a long way in recoving some of the costs of running the website. I see busy chat times ahead in As the Tub Turns and Dirty Laundry! Again a big thanks to everyone for supporting the site/club.
A big thanks to everyone on aw.org. As of 10:45pm tonight we now have 65 upgraded members. This will go a long way in recoving some of the costs of running the website. I see busy chat times ahead in As the Tub Turns and Dirty Laundry! Again a big thanks to everyone for supporting the site/club.
richardc1983
Well-known member
Hi Robert
Loved the changes you made to the site but dont agree with having to be an upgraded member to use the timezone feature.
This is a standard feature on all forums and this is the only additional feature that I really used since you put changes into place.
If it could be considered that this is put back into place in the standard member.
Loved the changes you made to the site but dont agree with having to be an upgraded member to use the timezone feature.
This is a standard feature on all forums and this is the only additional feature that I really used since you put changes into place.
If it could be considered that this is put back into place in the standard member.
Mines been done too!
Donations
Robert if I want to make another donation later on can I do so or will it just keep adding days to my membership, not what I want to do. Just want to make more of a contribution later on is all.
THANK YOU for all that you do,have done, and will do in the future.
Robert if I want to make another donation later on can I do so or will it just keep adding days to my membership, not what I want to do. Just want to make more of a contribution later on is all.
THANK YOU for all that you do,have done, and will do in the future.
I am in also. It didn't take more than 30 seconds for the days to come up. Great programming Robert. The only problem I had trying to regester the donation was to put spaces between the credit card #s. Once I inserted them it went thru no problems. Again thanks for all you do.
Jon
Jon
Robert if I want to make another donation later on can I do so or will it just keep adding days to my membership
Hi Mark, you can make another donation later on in the year and it will up the amount of days, but 365 is the max so it wont go over that.
The only problem I had trying to register the donation was to put spaces between the credit card #s.
Jon that is on Paypal's site so I have no control over that. Although if I was the programmer on that site I would have it remove the spaces automatically, hmmmph!
Thanks to everyone again. Oh and everyone's Upgraded Days counter should still be set at what it was set at yesterday. I forgot to turn on the program that counts down -1 day in the middle of the night. Isn't there are thread in DL about forgetting stuff, lol although I'm afraid I'll have to contribute that to getting older.
Hi Mark, you can make another donation later on in the year and it will up the amount of days, but 365 is the max so it wont go over that.
The only problem I had trying to register the donation was to put spaces between the credit card #s.
Jon that is on Paypal's site so I have no control over that. Although if I was the programmer on that site I would have it remove the spaces automatically, hmmmph!
Thanks to everyone again. Oh and everyone's Upgraded Days counter should still be set at what it was set at yesterday. I forgot to turn on the program that counts down -1 day in the middle of the night. Isn't there are thread in DL about forgetting stuff, lol although I'm afraid I'll have to contribute that to getting older.
Spaces on credit card numbers at PP: I did not leave any spaces when entering my credit card number.
I did have to re-enter all my information because I failed to press the "Update Total" button in the box where you enter the amount you wish to donate. I got a message that said "You must enter more than $0" or something like that. Then I realized I probably had to press the "Update Total" button before continuing. Voila!
I did have to re-enter all my information because I failed to press the "Update Total" button in the box where you enter the amount you wish to donate. I got a message that said "You must enter more than $0" or something like that. Then I realized I probably had to press the "Update Total" button before continuing. Voila!
I done it with pride!
Now lets see if I can give more later this year!
Now lets see if I can give more later this year!
I tried a couple of times to upgrade, but received the following message when I click the "Review Donation and Continue" button:
The card you entered cannot be used for this payment. Please enter a different credit or debit card number.
I am using an AmEx card. I did not enter spaces in the card number, and entered the correct exp date and CSC number from the front of the card. Any suggestions on what I may be doing wrong?
The card you entered cannot be used for this payment. Please enter a different credit or debit card number.
I am using an AmEx card. I did not enter spaces in the card number, and entered the correct exp date and CSC number from the front of the card. Any suggestions on what I may be doing wrong?
whirlcool
Well-known member
I could, but I won't 
Change of heart? I see a star by your name!
Change of heart? I see a star by your name!
That's very strange Joe, no problems elsewhere with non-account Paypal upgrades. Its out of my control because it all goes through them.
I wonder if Paypal doesn't take certain types of Amex cards?
I wonder if Paypal doesn't take certain types of Amex cards?
When using Amex, if you're prompted for a PIN code use the 4-digit number on the front right side of the card. All other credit cards use a 3-digit number on the back, and it's confusing because Amex also puts a 3-digit number on the back but it's not the PIN code.
Thanks for the responses. I just wanted to report it in the event it was something I was doing wrong or if it was some sort of bug, as this process is new. I used a different card and it worked the first time.
Since I often troubleshoot software errors at work, I am aware of the common ID-10-T user error. I hope I wasn't one of them.
Joe
Since I often troubleshoot software errors at work, I am aware of the common ID-10-T user error. I hope I wasn't one of them.
Joe
Upgrades are good!
Robert, have you considered giving everyone read-only access to the ATTT forum, or at least to the topic headings in that forum? It would be a teaser for donations and allow new users to sample before they buy.[this post was last edited: 7/30/2010-22:28]
lordkenmore
Well-known member
giving everyone read-only access to the ATTT forum, or at le
My humble suggestion, for what little it is worth (absolutely nothing!), is that ATTT (As The Tub Turns) could be opened up a bit more. I, myself, don't think it's necessary to have it 18+. At least as long as it's kept to "birthdays, holiday celebrations, happy and sad occasions, advice on life, etc" as the rules state. (Obviously, some "advice on life" topics might be an exception, and these should go in Dirty Laundry.) ATTT could be open to anyone who's registered. It would be a loss of incentive to upgrade, but I think there are enough people here who'll upgrade just to support the site, or get other features.
One interesting question I've wondered about with ATTT is with birthdays of members who--for whatever reason--can't upgrade. Birthday wishes are popular here. So are non-upgraded member's birthdays to be ignored? Mentioned where they can't see the birthday wishes? Put in this forum where they no longer belong?
My humble suggestion, for what little it is worth (absolutely nothing!), is that ATTT (As The Tub Turns) could be opened up a bit more. I, myself, don't think it's necessary to have it 18+. At least as long as it's kept to "birthdays, holiday celebrations, happy and sad occasions, advice on life, etc" as the rules state. (Obviously, some "advice on life" topics might be an exception, and these should go in Dirty Laundry.) ATTT could be open to anyone who's registered. It would be a loss of incentive to upgrade, but I think there are enough people here who'll upgrade just to support the site, or get other features.
One interesting question I've wondered about with ATTT is with birthdays of members who--for whatever reason--can't upgrade. Birthday wishes are popular here. So are non-upgraded member's birthdays to be ignored? Mentioned where they can't see the birthday wishes? Put in this forum where they no longer belong?
Thanks Robert!
You continue to do and have always done a fabulous job here.
It is much appreciated.
Patrick
You continue to do and have always done a fabulous job here.
It is much appreciated.
Patrick
I think Robert got it right- keep ATTT closed, it's an incentive to join. We are not talking big bucks here, the only thought I'd have on that issue would be something like Flicker has with "Buy me a Membership" links on their pages. That way some of the members who are in a tight financial situation could display that header if they could use a little help.
I think Robert got it right- keep ATTT closed, it's an incentive to join.
I stand by the suggestion. Again the issue is new users, not us long-termers who already appreciate AW and would contribute regardless of what's in the new paid forums. New users aren't going to know if ATTT gets 10 posts an hour or 1 post a month, it's a stretch imo to call that an incentive or think they'll pay first and then see if the cost was worth it.[this post was last edited: 7/31/2010-05:50]
I stand by the suggestion. Again the issue is new users, not us long-termers who already appreciate AW and would contribute regardless of what's in the new paid forums. New users aren't going to know if ATTT gets 10 posts an hour or 1 post a month, it's a stretch imo to call that an incentive or think they'll pay first and then see if the cost was worth it.[this post was last edited: 7/31/2010-05:50]
Good points all, thank you. It gives me something to think about. Right now lets just leave it as is and see how it goes. I suspect some tweaking will be needed in the future.
Birthdays should go into As The Tub Turns, if I feel it needs some adjustment at some point in the future I will do that. Since I kept it as low as $2.00 I think I made it as fair as possible for everyone.
Birthdays should go into As The Tub Turns, if I feel it needs some adjustment at some point in the future I will do that. Since I kept it as low as $2.00 I think I made it as fair as possible for everyone.
yogitunes
Well-known member
Keep it the way it is.....
this set-up allows new members to enjoy all the great benefits of AW.......
Think how many members we would have still around had this been put into place already.......too many have been run off for various reasons...controversy, personal attacks, forced opinions, etc.---it has happened too many times---this is a little more controlling as well as a persons own self control...thats one of the reasons Robert had to do this, and we thank him for it....
besides, if they want to check out the whole site, they can purchase a trial for a minimum of 30 days
this set-up allows new members to enjoy all the great benefits of AW.......
Think how many members we would have still around had this been put into place already.......too many have been run off for various reasons...controversy, personal attacks, forced opinions, etc.---it has happened too many times---this is a little more controlling as well as a persons own self control...thats one of the reasons Robert had to do this, and we thank him for it....
besides, if they want to check out the whole site, they can purchase a trial for a minimum of 30 days
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