NEW! Golden Gifts

[exCanuck]

@59billy suggested GIFTING.

Everyone can now send a Gold Membership to anyone from a post or from that recipient's profile.

Look for the word Gift in the profile pop-up when you click on someone's username.

Look for the word Gift in the bottom right corner beside "Like" on someone's post. (Are we still calling it "poast"?)

UPDATE: If someone gifts an upgrade, they will only pay for the first term and once that's over, the upgrade expires. (NON renewable)

 

[exCanuck]

Somebody should try it today and tell me how it works.

 

[Wilhelm]

I'll try.

Just one question, is the payment going to be a one time deduction or repetitive monthly/annually?

I hope I worded that correctly.
At work fighting a headache & vertigo...

 

[Wilhelm]

I guess we have a year to figger that out.
I pushed the tab, it took me to my PayPal, asked for payment confirmation, then returned me to OPEForum to the below pictured page.

 

[Wilhelm]

I believe it worked.
The member in question is already Yearly Golden!

Is he going to receive some sort of notification?

 

[Wilhelm]

BTW, I saw this thread only by chance scrolling down the Forum main tree!

I took the liberty to link it into some trafficked threads for more exposure.

If that is deemed inappropriate or unwanted a Mod or I will delete those posts.

 

[jmester]

@Gentleman @Wilhelm

Got notification and a pm

It worked on end.
Thanks again Wilhelm

 

[Wilhelm]

You are very welcome Jason!

 

[exCanuck]

I'll try.

Just one question, is the payment going to be a one time deduction or repetitive monthly/annually?

I hope I worded that correctly.
At work fighting a headache & vertigo...

Good question. I suppose it will re-up itself because it's a PayPal renewable subscription.

Givers can cancel immediately because I'm pretty sure that the PayPal rule is that they will continue what has been paid for and then end afterward. In other words, When you cancel a yearly PayPal subscription after one month, the subscription typically remains active for the remainder of the 12-month period you already paid for, rather than ending immediately. You will retain access for the 11 remaining months, but the subscription will not renew next year.

I don't know if this forum software overrides that rule, though.

TRY IT tomorrow after it has been in service for a day. We will see if jmester keeps his membership.
To cancel, go to Settings > Payments > Manage Automatic Payments in your PayPal account.

 

[Wilhelm]

I checked my PayPal Automatic payments and there is only one to HLSupply LLC, and it doesn't apply to yesterdays date - ergo , it is my Yearly GoldMember payment.

So, I guess gifted Membership payments are not automatically repetitive.

 

[Bill G]

I just gifted a yearly gold membership to a fine gentleman and I think it worked.

 

[exCanuck]

Everyone should be yearly at this point!

 

[Bill G]

Everyone should be yearly at this point!

I agree they should but I also understand some folks do not spend as much time here as others. I have not bought a steak in restaurant in years but just for the heck of it I looked online at a menu for the closest Outback Steakhouse. A cheap ribeye was $22.99......

Now folks think about that $22 for something that has the ability to help you for 365 days or $22.99 for something that you will enjoy for a short period and poop out......

 

[exCanuck]

I agree they should but I also understand some folks do not spend as much time here as others. I have not bought a steak in restaurant in years but just for the heck of it I looked online at a menu for the closest Outback Steakhouse. A cheap ribeye was $22.99......

Now folks think about that $22 for something that has the ability to help you for 365 days or $22.99 for something that you will enjoy for a short period and poop out......

That is a great comparison! FYI, I was only kidding about "everyone".

 

[exCanuck]

CONFIRMED- If someone gifts an upgrade, they will only pay for the first term and once that's over, the upgrade expires. This is a non renewable gift of one term, not a renewable subscription.