OverUnity.com Membership site ?

[nightlife]

 Stefan, are you saying that there will be a separate forum for members only? Meaning that we can not post and or partake in conversations on that forum unless we are a paid member?

[Pirate88179]

@ nightlife:  (Quote from Stefan below)

"2. The other members,who would not pay any membership fees would
still see OverUnity.com with ads and it will thus load slower for them
and they don´t have the options to lock/unlock their own threads
but still could see all the boards and also post to the unlocked
threads.

So there will be always free access to the main forum also in the
future, but only with ads."

I think he is saying that anyone could still read and post to unlocked topics.  The free part would just still have the ads.

Bill

[nightlife]

Bill, it sounds to me like paid members will be allowed to lock their own threads so that only they and those of their choosing can post replies in them.

If thats the case, I might as well start looking for a new forum to partake in becuase no one here is going to want my idiotic questions and or ideas posted on their threads.

How can I learn anything if I cant ask questions and or learn from what others say about my idiotic ideas?

[Pirate88179]

@ nightlife:

We will have to have Stefan answer that I guess.  I thought, at least the way it is now, once a topic is locked, no one can post there.  I just thought Stefan was going to give the paid members the ability to lock and unlock their own topics.  I don't see how the software would allow you to lock me out, but not some other guy but again, I really don't know.  I just think it would be nice for the author of a topic to be able to moderate it so as to stop flames and keep somewhat on the subject.  Personally, if the authors could have the ability to lock out certain folks that act disruptive on a topic, that would be cool too.  Trust me, I post some pretty dumb questions from time to time and I have found that, if one is respectful, you generally get treated ok. (not always of course.)  For the most part, I have received a good deal of help from many on here, which is how I learn.

We will see what Stefan says about your question.  If it were my forum, honestly, I don't know exactly what I would do.

whatever you do, stick around, I think you have some very good ideas.

Bill

[4Tesla]

Bill, it sounds to me like paid members will be allowed to lock their own threads so that only they and those of their choosing can post replies in them.

If thats the case, I might as well start looking for a new forum to partake in becuase no one here is going to want my idiotic questions and or ideas posted on their threads.

How can I learn anything if I cant ask questions and or learn from what others say about my idiotic ideas?

I don't think you need to worry.. anyone that locks others out will be seen as selfish jerks.. who wants to be a jerk?  Also I think that the threads will be locked for all or unlocked for all.. not just locked for non-paying members.

Jason