renewal

Hi Undertaker
We for one will not be renewing our membership, I'm getting a little bit peeved off with the post's being deleted. We have been members for 2 years and got nothing out of the membership apart from having a rig pic on the screen. But I don't think I want to pay for everyone just to see the vehicle. Apart from that we don't get any benefit's out of it at all. You can still come on and post and read all the reply's with out being a member. Any way it will be interseting to see what others say. I have noticed a few not renewing their membership................what does that say?
Karen

I agree with a lot of the above reasons for not renewing, but as much as I use other forums through yahoo etc which are free, I would never consider letting my membership lapse for these reasons unless I was going to cease using it.

This site is more than a forum, easy to forget for most of us, it's a business, that Michelle, David and crew spend a lot of time maintaining & trying to improve all the time.

In the time we have been members we have learnt alot from this site, had many laughs, and recently cried. Sometimes I think it's not fair there are other using this site for free, and getting just as much out of it without paying, but I also did that for a time.

I don't think the fee is bad for what I get out of it, I guess in the end it's a personal decision.

I hate to see this site anything less that what it is now, and would worry that if too many people decided to change to being visitors then what incentive is there for Michelle and David to make changes and improvements.

I will keep renewing as long as I'm 4wding!!

Ok I'm off the soapbox!!

SANDY (not Steve)

Aw Stuart,
You've gone and made me all misty Mate.

Good response all the same. You have said it all.

I spend a lot more time on here than I ought to; I admit that. This site has provided me with many many hours of entertainment for about 60 cents a week.....roughly the same as the 8 cents a day we were told "our" ABC costs each of us.
As has been said by Brew, I too have met many new and valued friends though this site (Brew being but one of them).
I can also indirectly blame this site for my depleted bank account........I have bought various items for my 4x4 that I wouldn't have even thought necessary had it not been for the contributions and ideas of others. Things like the Thermoguard EGT, the $1,100- PWR aluminium radiator, electric cooling fan for motor, 3 stage battery charger, Yamaha generator etc etc.
I love this site and most of the people I "talk" to on here. I accept that David and Michelle have a business to run and they call the shots. I may not agree with everything they decide (like only allowing jokes on fridays) but in the end they are the ones who know their business the best. We have the right not to log on or renew our membership if we don't like the way they are running the show.
I'll be staying here as long as they allow me to do so.
Good luck with making your decision.
Roachie

I won my membership so it's cost me nothing so far. I will renew though as a gesture of support to David and Michelle for putting this forum together. Like Brew said I've met some good people through this site ( I've met others through free sites as well) so I'm happy to show my support for the EO community by contributing my $30. The recent support to Bonz through this forum just reinforced to be what a valuable asset this place can be.

Hey mate i didn't renew for a couple of reasons one being that i didn't get my renewal notice until it expired which was the day i left to go to Murry Sunset and the fact that you don't get treated any differant than non members so i thought bugger it it's free to be a visitor so ya don't get a rig pic big woop i get one on other forum and there free i even get my own web site on one for free.

There were more reasons but hey don't want to rave on.

Baz. (ex Baz NSW)

Hows the Explorer going mate good i hope, i miss ours.

i will renew , I think they do a great job , + I think there entitled to run the sight any way they see fit . The friends made here a worth more than $50 to me as brew said . If you cant see value here , then your doing something wrong . The help I have recieved is enough on its own , but i have purchased products of other members that have saved me $50 ten fold . Yes you can get a free ride , as it is your porogative to do so .

I dont think anyone here will think any diffrent of you , if you go either way

cheers

I renewed because of what others have already covered...I have saved a lot more on here than membership costs, and met some great people, and gained a huge amount of knowledge.

I personally would like to see membership with a few more privileges...like members only being able to access the archived part of the forum, or just something else to make membership feel like better value...maybe non members don't get to see the site in colour...or they cant use every letter on their keyboard!?... Like others have said, if you don't use the shop side of the membership features, then all you feel like it gives you is a rig pic and member messaging.

Having said all that, I did happily pay my renewal, because it really is a great site thanks to everyone who contributes whether they are members or not!

The only other website that I pay for is Choice; and I'd have to say I make better informed decisions from the information I get from Exploroz than I do from Choice.

Go on Undertaker, dig deep.

I paid $50 and got $370 off my Tambo, figure I'm good for a couple of years membership yet...

TheUndertaker

Just renewed for the third year. No real complants here.
My only concern is the lack of respect and the tone of some replies.
Oh..... and then there is our little friend who appears now and then to cause trouble.
Neither of my concerns relate to the owners of this site.

All the best

PS. Looking forward to Birdsville in July. Happy birthday to me that weekend.

I'll be coming up for my 4th renewal(including the original) this year.

As I said before, on many occasions.....Membership is an Ego thing. Sure there are some benefits but on the whole it is good to get my rig pic up there and also my personal, non commercial website.

I must have nice fat Ego.

I will be renewing again this year. Even on a pension $30 isn't an issue.

1. Discounts on books/maps/first aid etc etc
2. You can host trips and get togethers
3. Rig Pics, photo albums
4. Get your membership free just for buying some stuff for the same price you'd pay for it at the shops
5. Know you are supporting the people that put the work into this WHOLE website, not just the forum
6. $30 - WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
7. Having the Personalized home page and being able to be informed of the new posts to the Forum, Trader and being updated on other site changes automatically.
8. Member messaging.
9. I'm sure there's other crap too.
10. Just go and do it for crying out loud.
11. I'll shut up soon.
12. Just a second.
13. Ok I'm going now, bye.

i think its personal decision about rejoining.
i didnt rejoin because of issues i had with certain people.
but i also havnt missed out on anything bye not being a member either.
most of the stuff you can bye from the site you can get cheaper else where.
if i want to see a pic of my rig i just have to look outside.
still met some of the greatest people.....for free.
cheers.