American Whore 51,339 Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, the ocean said: we collaborated actually We love it for you, we love it for us, we love for the riiiiiiiiiiiight reasons 2 minutes ago, the ocean said: what about people that use ad blockers though they should make an account and post Omg @Elle make one of those annoying things that pops up saying “It looks like you’re using an adblocker! We use ads to support the site!” 4 Quote if i fuck this model and she just bleached her asshole and i get bleach on my t-shirt, imma feel like an asshole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Movie 51,697 Posted March 7, 2022 Personally, I'm fine with adding new customization features for the VIP thing. That's something that doesn't seem like a big deal and I feel like wouldn't be too exclusionary or restrictive. I'm just really against making threads at any capacity something for paying members only. 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cherry Blossom 21,547 Posted March 7, 2022 i really don’t like the idea of a paywall. takes away the community aspect lanaboards has and what makes the site approachable. i think @BlueINK’s idea is great 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cherry Blossom 21,547 Posted March 7, 2022 okay here’s a more in depth take because i was eating like 5 mins ago. im against tiers and reputation points hiding certain threads - i believe this was a feature on ladygaganow and it made the site so hard to become active on because people were reluctant to like posts of newcomers and also i wanted to share fan art but couldn’t for ages because i didn’t have enough rep points for that section. it’s just annoying and makes a forum hard to be active on and enjoy paying for anything except an ad free experience is a no no for me. i mean, i wouldn’t mind being able to upload your own smileys/have access to exclusive themes as a cute bonus to an ad-free subscription, but having to pay for a vip experience to unlock threads will just kill the site. more obscure threads, such as general conversation threads could be unlocked by being active on the site, but that’s only if they really have to be. i still don’t think it’s a great idea. however if it’s introduced, don’t make the Mental Health threads only accessible via a certain method etc again, reputation points could unlock cool features to entice people into being active (such as themes, customisation features on the profile i.e. profile picture shape) but none of these features should detract from the site and should only be unnecessary but fun benefits as a reward for being active 12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the ocean 67,601 Posted March 7, 2022 32 minutes ago, Cherry Blossom said: okay here’s a more in depth take because i was eating like 5 mins ago. im against tiers and reputation points hiding certain threads - i believe this was a feature on ladygaganow and it made the site so hard to become active on because people were reluctant to like posts of newcomers and also i wanted to share fan art but couldn’t for ages because i didn’t have enough rep points for that section. it’s just annoying and makes a forum hard to be active on and enjoy paying for anything except an ad free experience is a no no for me. i mean, i wouldn’t mind being able to upload your own smileys/have access to exclusive themes as a cute bonus to an ad-free subscription, but having to pay for a vip experience to unlock threads will just kill the site. more obscure threads, such as general conversation threads could be unlocked by being active on the site, but that’s only if they really have to be. i still don’t think it’s a great idea. however if it’s introduced, don’t make the Mental Health threads only accessible via a certain method etc again, reputation points could unlock cool features to entice people into being active (such as themes, customisation features on the profile i.e. profile picture shape) but none of these features should detract from the site and should only be unnecessary but fun benefits as a reward for being active this 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigspender 8,368 Posted March 7, 2022 so here’s what i’m thinking: it would be cool that if you paid, you got an ad free experience, change the website to exclusive themes, upload your own smileys. BUT you can also get access to these if based on your reputation points. maybe like, 1000 tier - upload smileys 2000 tier- first tier + access to exclusive website themes 3000 tier- second tier + ad free 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Angel 202,360 Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, bigspender said: so here’s what i’m thinking: it would be cool that if you paid, you got an ad free experience, change the website to exclusive themes, upload your own smileys. BUT you can also get access to these if based on your reputation points. maybe like, 1000 tier - upload smileys 2000 tier- first tier + access to exclusive website themes 3000 tier- second tier + ad free makes me wonder what kind of exclusive bonuses i'd get 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the ocean 67,601 Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, bigspender said: so here’s what i’m thinking: it would be cool that if you paid, you got an ad free experience, change the website to exclusive themes, upload your own smileys. BUT you can also get access to these if based on your reputation points. maybe like, 1000 tier - upload smileys 2000 tier- first tier + access to exclusive website themes 3000 tier- second tier + ad free i’d do the tiers by 2K or 3K’s but i otherwise agree 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Umaniac 1,917 Posted March 7, 2022 Also a thing to keep in mind is that 1-5$ might seem like a small amount for people in the us or Europe but for lots of places in the world it’s A LOT. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the ocean 67,601 Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, Umaniac said: Also a thing to keep in mind is that 1-5$ might seem like a small amount for people in the us or Europe but for lots of places in the world it’s A LOT. this is definitely a pro towards @bigspender’s tiers idea if you pay then you get everything but it also gives people who can’t / don’t want to pay the same opportunity 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigspender 8,368 Posted March 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Surf Noir said: makes me wonder what kind of exclusive bonuses i'd get THEY pay YOU for being here. like a tax return 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddisease 17,938 Posted March 7, 2022 44 minutes ago, Cherry Blossom said: okay here’s a more in depth take because i was eating like 5 mins ago. im against tiers and reputation points hiding certain threads - i believe this was a feature on ladygaganow and it made the site so hard to become active on because people were reluctant to like posts of newcomers and also i wanted to share fan art but couldn’t for ages because i didn’t have enough rep points for that section. it’s just annoying and makes a forum hard to be active on and enjoy paying for anything except an ad free experience is a no no for me. i mean, i wouldn’t mind being able to upload your own smileys/have access to exclusive themes as a cute bonus to an ad-free subscription, but having to pay for a vip experience to unlock threads will just kill the site. more obscure threads, such as general conversation threads could be unlocked by being active on the site, but that’s only if they really have to be. i still don’t think it’s a great idea. however if it’s introduced, don’t make the Mental Health threads only accessible via a certain method etc again, reputation points could unlock cool features to entice people into being active (such as themes, customisation features on the profile i.e. profile picture shape) but none of these features should detract from the site and should only be unnecessary but fun benefits as a reward for being active I agree wholeheartedly. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Angel 202,360 Posted March 7, 2022 users who have hit 100,000+ reputation points will be gifted high quality copies of the queen of the gas station video + kill kill v3 & kill kill (marilyn monroe version) 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Um Chile Anyways So 7,099 Posted March 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, Surf Noir said: users who have hit 100,000+ reputation points will be gifted high quality copies of the queen of the gas station video + kill kill v3 & kill kill (marilyn monroe version) 500,000+ and you get to hang out with lana but only for 5 mins 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrashMagiq 58,574 Posted March 7, 2022 I really like this rep points perks concept but that might lead to people spamming to get their rep points up. Idk if mods still have access to the time users have spent online but perks based on your time spent online would be better tbh it would prevent spam to get your rep up and would lead to people visiting this site more which leads to higher adsense, kinda genius tbh 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigspender 8,368 Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, TrashMagiq said: I really like this rep points perks concept but that might lead to people spamming to get their rep points up. Idk if mods still have access to the time users have spent online but perks based on your time spent online would be better tbh it would prevent spam to get your rep up and would lead to people visiting this site more which leads to higher adsense, kinda genius tbh it really is! this is a great idea. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrashMagiq 58,574 Posted March 7, 2022 and the people who don’t wanna do all that but still want the perks could donate & get them as well 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluechemtrails 26,769 Posted March 7, 2022 23 minutes ago, bigspender said: so here’s what i’m thinking: it would be cool that if you paid, you got an ad free experience, change the website to exclusive themes, upload your own smileys. BUT you can also get access to these if based on your reputation points. maybe like, 1000 tier - upload smileys 2000 tier- first tier + access to exclusive website themes 3000 tier- second tier + ad free two-class lanaboards of the future: 1000 tier - you get dubious insider info by @lustforlife 2000 tier - you get approved info by real insiders 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Siren 30,521 Posted March 7, 2022 Just a btw about clicking on the ads, you need to click around the site to better help with adsence 1 Quote Last.FM | Discogs | JOYRIDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Angel 202,360 Posted March 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, bluechemtrails said: two-class lanaboards of the future: 1000 tier - you get dubious insider info by @lustforlife 2000 tier - you get approved info by real insiders 3,000 tier - you get to leak a 5 second snippet of a laptop demo! 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites