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Mourne not your comrades who must dwell / too strong to strive -
Within each steel-bound coffin of a cell, / Buried alive;
But rather mourne the apathetic throng / The cowed, and the meek -
Who see the world’s great anguish and its wrong / And dare not speak.
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Posted by: just another fan
Posted by: dmbfan09
Of course, there could be a "Regular" and "Premium" registration where you would have to pay to get the full functionality of the site. The "Premium" package would be just like everybody has now, and the "Regular" could be set up so that "Regular" members cannot access groups, can only create 1 thread a day and the time between posts would be increased (instead of 30 seconds [or is it a minute?] between posts given to the "Premium" members, it would be 5 minutes).
That would make it so people that are not allowed to use their parent's credit card can still take part of the main forums (even though it is limited). And of course, there wouldn't be any visible difference between a "Regular" and "Premium" member...
Did I already tell you that I hate you?
Credit card = source of all things evil. >:(
PayPal has a verification system that links your bank account to your paypal account. I'm not sure how it works, since I have not done it, but I think you could use this system as an alternative to a credit card. That's assuming, of course, the person has a bank account.
Posted by: dmbfan09
Obviously that would mean a lot of people will stop coming, and I'm alright with that.
It's not the part where less people come that I don't like. It's more of the fact that it discriminates against people under 17 or 18. Like you said, they could get their parent's permission. But some parents are wary of giving out financial information. Also, I just think that there should be a way for people of any age to join.
Overall, though, I like the idea of making accounts more... valuable. It's just that in my opinion, there has to be a way to make it available to all people. I just haven't thought of it yet. >.>