is there a grace period after donating to be able to use mic and pms

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witness-of-God

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is there a grace period after donating to be able to use mic and pms
 

blue_ladybug

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is there a grace period after donating to be able to use mic and pms

​You dont need to donate to be able to use the mic and do pm's..You just need to make sure you set the mic settings to "allow". :) Click the mic icon in the text box in the chatroom and click allow. Hope this helps. :)
 
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waterlily

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​You dont need to donate to be able to use the mic and do pm's..You just need to make sure you set the mic settings to "allow". :) Click the mic icon in the text box in the chatroom and click allow. Hope this helps. :)
Blue_ladybug. There is a new rule. The new members who joined after august 1 have to be subscribers to be able to pm and use the mic. I dont know if there is a grace period witness, I think that is something the mods would be able to help you with like alaynaj from the lounge room. God bless you. :)
 

blue_ladybug

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Blue_ladybug. There is a new rule. The new members who joined after august 1 have to be subscribers to be able to pm and use the mic. I dont know if there is a grace period witness, I think that is something the mods would be able to help you with like alaynaj from the lounge room. God bless you. :)

​waterlily, ohh I did not know that. Thanks for the correction. :)
 
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witness-of-God

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thanks for yalls reply i just wont to make sure i didnt do something wrong thanks again and God bless
 

Oncefallen

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is there a grace period after donating to be able to use mic and pms
As Prodigal told you earlier today, it can take 24 hours (sometimes as much as 48 hrs) for these options to be activated. Only RoboOp has the ability to confirm the donation and even he takes a day off occasionally to spend time with his family.

​You dont need to donate to be able to use the mic and do pm's..You just need to make sure you set the mic settings to "allow". :) Click the mic icon in the text box in the chatroom and click allow. Hope this helps. :)
This is no longer the case. This site has always had problems raising enough money based on random donations yet it's users (99% of which never contribute a cent) continue to demand that we upgrade and update the function of the site without contemplating that it takes money to purchase software, pay the server bill, and just as important support the labor of RoboOp and his family.

As of August 1st the mic, pm, and some of the rooms in chat have become features only available to paid subscribers. Users who joined prior to Aug 1st have been grandfathered under the old policy, but new users will have to pay for an annual subscription to have those popular features available to them.


 
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MadParrotWoman

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Shouldn't there have been a thread or pm to everyone explaining this? I never understood why the mic didn't work and who knows if the recipients ever received my messages. :(
 

blue_ladybug

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As Prodigal told you earlier today, it can take 24 hours (sometimes as much as 48 hrs) for these options to be activated. Only RoboOp has the ability to confirm the donation and even he takes a day off occasionally to spend time with his family.



This is no longer the case. This site has always had problems raising enough money based on random donations yet it's users (99% of which never contribute a cent) continue to demand that we upgrade and update the function of the site without contemplating that it takes money to purchase software, pay the server bill, and just as important support the labor of RoboOp and his family.

As of August 1st the mic, pm, and some of the rooms in chat have become features only available to paid subscribers. Users who joined prior to Aug 1st have been grandfathered under the old policy, but new users will have to pay for an annual subscription to have those popular features available to them.


Oncefallen, I did not know this, because I did'nt receive any email memo or anything. It's good to know this is what the case is now. Thank you. :)
 
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witness-of-God

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As Prodigal told you earlier today im sorry i did not know this i fully believe he may have posted it in the room because Prodigal seem to be a great guy and i have repect for him thank you for telling me i only wanted to clear things up God bless everyone and thanks for the help
 

Oncefallen

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Shouldn't there have been a thread or pm to everyone explaining this? I never understood why the mic didn't work and who knows if the recipients ever received my messages. :(
Any new user who attempts to use the mic, PM in chat, or access restricted rooms gets a CCBot message in the main room text letting them know of these restrictions.
 
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You have to pay to PM? This will probably cause a drop in new user interest. People can go to countless other sites with this feature for free. The mic i can see, as that's a less common feature than PMing. But PM is pretty much a standard feature in chat rooms.
 

Oncefallen

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You have to pay to PM? This will probably cause a drop in new user interest. People can go to countless other sites with this feature for free. The mic i can see, as that's a less common feature than PMing. But PM is pretty much a standard feature in chat rooms.
Time will tell if the benefits (increased site income) outweigh the drawbacks (decreased traffic).
 

blue_ladybug

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You have to pay to PM? This will probably cause a drop in new user interest. People can go to countless other sites with this feature for free. The mic i can see, as that's a less common feature than PMing. But PM is pretty much a standard feature in chat rooms.

I think new users should at least be able to use the PM feature to contact the moderators (only) so if they need one, they can talk in private to a mod, rather than have to air a grievance in the main room or use CC mail.
 

Oncefallen

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I think new users should at least be able to use the PM feature to contact the moderators (only) so if they need one, they can talk in private to a mod, rather than have to air a grievance in the main room or use CC mail.
This has been suggested to Robo already by some of the staff, but it will take him some time to code.
 
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MadParrotWoman

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I've been using PM's with no problem today but have been unable to use the mic.
 
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witness-of-God

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well i am still waiting to be able to use mic and pms after waiting the aloted time of 48 hr PLEASE kepp your aditude to your self so im not sure where to go from here i paid to be able to use the site i paid by going to setting and
  • Paid Subscriptions and bought [h=3]Christian Web Subscription: Poverty Affidavit[/h]for 12.00 through paypal at the top of the page it said [h=2]Online Payment Subscription (Instant Activation)[/h]this is why i ask if their is a grace period im going to give this one more day and again i mean to cause no TROUBLE i really enjoy this site and it has been a blessing to me my only goal is to get this straighten out thanks you for your help and GOD BLESS EVERONE and thanks again sorry for the spelling i was never good at it lol
 
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witness-of-God

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Thank you i now have mic and can go to other rooms and again this site is a blessing to me and i hope everyone enjoys it as much as i have may Blessing from the lord Jesus come apon you for making such a great site and thanks again