Show off I was silver before.

Gold is not showing off, it's a smart move since it actually also saves money in the long run

:nods: one of my members donated the $ so we could upgrade; this was several years ago.

We just coughed it up with the team. Way too late, we could have saved a lot of buckaroos since we loyalle payed each year since 2000 for our member area access Anyway, the future is bright now

Yup, you end up saving a lot in the long run, especially if you where an "early adopter"... Compare, $199 initial fee + $99/yr, starting from say 1999, that totals to about a grand ($199 + ($99 x 8) = $991) which is more than what it'd cost to go gold; not to mention you get some nice support units for gold... Though I've yet to really figure out what I'd need with any support units.

For you and me they pretty much are there to collect dust, but 5 hours of prime support for that price is a real bargain

That price for gold pretty much ensures you a lifetime of running the board, both in keeping the latest greatest version, and enough support units to keep that latest greatest version running

Heh, I wonder if I can trade support units for coding time :X... Though I did con a wide array of permissions to ensure Global Moderators without having to use a thing.. lol

I've been a gold member since 2002 having started with Classic and now moving onto Threads.

Congrats on the 10th Anniversary! Many thanks to Rick for the Best Forum software on the Web and it just keeps gettin' better!

WOW! Do your members get free shades? That's one heck of a bright color scheme you've got there Bill.

holy crap, i had an LSD flashback