Scotguy II Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 How does one become a premium member these days.... i was unable to get back into my previous account where i was a premium member, now i only have a members account but would like to get back my premium membership. I notice that Yoshi recently became a premium member. how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 You’d have to beg GbMod. What’s up with your old account? Can’t remember password? He might be able to reset that for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 I thought the same thing too.There's no shop to become a premium member.At least,2 or 3 years ago everyone could do that.Why?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 Just now, Sir Rols said: You’d have to beg GbMod. What’s up with your old account? Can’t remember password? He might be able to reset that for you I overhauled all of my email addresses a couple of years ago and the one i signed up with here in 2006 i deleted. Then when i came back to the forum site i was signed out and when i tried to sign back in i had forgotten my password and the email address to reset it had been deleted. I wanted to make a poll on something, but i can't currently with a standard membership. Even when i signed up again there was no option for that... its a shame for new members to not have that option.... does the mod even care about this site anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 I don't know exactly how I got premium, it just happened on the final day of the logo comp, Rols told me to check my status. When I asked he just said "Contacts". Sorry, can't help beyond that but maybe beg Rols nicely, he'll know you're the old Scotguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 11 hours ago, Scotguy II said: I overhauled all of my email addresses a couple of years ago and the one i signed up with here in 2006 i deleted. Then when i came back to the forum site i was signed out and when i tried to sign back in i had forgotten my password and the email address to reset it had been deleted. I wanted to make a poll on something, but i can't currently with a standard membership. Even when i signed up again there was no option for that... its a shame for new members to not have that option.... does the mod even care about this site anymore? I can empathise only too well with that. My original Apple ID got hacked from China few years back. I went to the Apple Store and got a new one made up, but now whenever I try to use various legacy Apple devices it’s an annoying and usually futile pain to get them to recognise my identity - I’ve even got a laptop I can’t use because I can’t remember the password for it and I can’t reset because it was linked to the old ID. Not to mention the pains of needing to generally regularly change various passwords on different sites and trying to remember and keep track of which one’s which. As to Yoshi, yes, I arranged that with GbMod simply because I wanted to retire properly from the logo comps and he really needed to be able to start polls if he was going to continue with them (sorry Yoshi, surely you can tell I’ve lost my enthusiasm for the comps and it’s not like I can do the graphics for them any more anyway. I’m still available if you need a sounding board). I doubt GbMod would be pleased to be inundated with requests for premium memberships, and as you noted the GBids store is no longer. But he’s likely to help you reset your old account if you requested nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted February 8 Author Report Share Posted February 8 8 hours ago, Sir Rols said: I can empathise only too well with that. My original Apple ID got hacked from China few years back. I went to the Apple Store and got a new one made up, but now whenever I try to use various legacy Apple devices it’s an annoying and usually futile pain to get them to recognise my identity - I’ve even got a laptop I can’t use because I can’t remember the password for it and I can’t reset because it was linked to the old ID. Not to mention the pains of needing to generally regularly change various passwords on different sites and trying to remember and keep track of which one’s which. As to Yoshi, yes, I arranged that with GbMod simply because I wanted to retire properly from the logo comps and he really needed to be able to start polls if he was going to continue with them (sorry Yoshi, surely you can tell I’ve lost my enthusiasm for the comps and it’s not like I can do the graphics for them any more anyway. I’m still available if you need a sounding board). I doubt GbMod would be pleased to be inundated with requests for premium memberships, and as you noted the GBids store is no longer. But he’s likely to help you reset your old account if you requested nicely. I've tried that but no joy.... i don't feel that he cares about members here these days..... I will probably terminate my membership after the Beijing Games. The 0 points in the logo comp was the board telling me something... 15 years is not a bad run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 On 2/8/2022 at 10:45 AM, Sir Rols said: I doubt GbMod would be pleased to be inundated with requests for premium memberships, and as you noted the GBids store is no longer. But he’s likely to help you reset your old account if you requested nicely. He read my message 3 days ago but has ignored me completely. I guess i am not a valued member after 15 years. Anyway is it just me or is there heaps more ads now on the site? i am even getting pop ups... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 On 2/11/2022 at 2:00 PM, Scotguy II said: He read my message 3 days ago but has ignored me completely. I guess i am not a valued member after 15 years. Anyway is it just me or is there heaps more ads now on the site? i am even getting pop ups... I'm still a PM but I have seldom been on since 2018...and only show up around a games event. The Forums participation looked like it peaked around 2010 - 2014...And then the powers that be did that epic accounts reset. There is still a place for the forum and probably more so as people start to turn away from certain Social Media platforms and re-engage in the old longform way. As for "pop-ups"...That's what pays for the site now. i have paid membership for for over a decade...Never got a reminder or notice. I'm wondering if GB should adopt a Patreon system?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 On 2/7/2022 at 8:31 PM, Scotguy II said: How does one become a premium member these days.... i was unable to get back into my previous account where i was a premium member, now i only have a members account but would like to get back my premium membership. I notice that Yoshi recently became a premium member. how? Opening up gamesbids.com premium membership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 Just started this thread: Opening up gamesbids.com premium membership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 On 2/7/2022 at 8:42 PM, Palette86 said: I thought the same thing too.There's no shop to become a premium member.At least,2 or 3 years ago everyone could do that.Why?? Hi I agree. I’ve just opened this thread to gather feedback on this and invite you over: Opening up gamesbids premium membership 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 On 2/14/2022 at 7:32 AM, Alexjc said: I'm still a PM but I have seldom been on since 2018...and only show up around a games event. The Forums participation looked like it peaked around 2010 - 2014...And then the powers that be did that epic accounts reset. There is still a place for the forum and probably more so as people start to turn away from certain Social Media platforms and re-engage in the old longform way. As for "pop-ups"...That's what pays for the site now. i have paid membership for for over a decade...Never got a reminder or notice. I'm wondering if GB should adopt a Patreon system?... I’ve just opened this thread to gather feedback on this and invite you over: Opening up gamesbids premium membership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 On 2/7/2022 at 8:31 PM, Scotguy II said: How does one become a premium member these days.... i was unable to get back into my previous account where i was a premium member, now i only have a members account but would like to get back my premium membership. I notice that Yoshi recently became a premium member. how? Sorry Scotguy, I forgot to say that I hadn’t realised you had started this thread when I started this other one. Sorry about that Opening up gamesbids premium membership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilga Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Gosh, you didn´t needed to put the same link in five straight posts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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