How to join us
No, it's not free anymore! Ha Ha! 😎
In my eighty + years on the planet, I've learned a lot about values, (especially running SlideMeister for the past quarter century) and now that I'm all old and cranky, 🙄 I no longer care about whether or not everyone agrees with me. (yeah, old will do that to ya) I find it both refreshing and liberating. I love it!😁
Here's the deal: It's the old "Familiarity breeds contempt" thing. We all know that people don't really value stuff they don't hafta pay for. Is this forum worth 27 bucks a year ? Who knows, but thats just enough to be meaningful. The guy/gal who actually pays that 27 bucks, is more likely to show up here from time to time and, at the least read what's going on, right? Even if you don't agree, that's where we are now.😁 Will that discourage membership? Of course, but that's also a part of the idea; the people who are here are genuinely interested. Kinda like when you realize your house is fulla "stuff" that you're tripping over and worse yet, will never use. Throw it away, give it away, whatever!
Before I started getting picky about who I let in, we had almost 2000 members. If I wouldn't have rejected "random joiners" who joined EVERYTHING on the web, and also starting "thinning the herd" of dead-heads, we'd probably have around 10K "useless members" here now, and that, to me, would be nothing more than a huge security risk.😬 Them kinda numbers never impressed me; participation does! Sure, we have members never post anything BUT, they always show up to see whats going on, and that makes them a very important part of what this "community" is all about.
Joining us
Ten day trial is the most simple way
You can try it out for ten days before making a decision on the level of support you'd like. Again, if you feel you'd like to be a more substantial part of this community than just a Guest, pick a designation, let us know, and get immediate access.
On our old SlideMeister forum located at: https://forums.slidemeister.com, You can browse over 325,000 posts, covering over 17,000 subjects, play sound and video files, view photos, etc., but you can't post. 😥 Nope, no one can. They're all Guests over there.
In my eighty + years on the planet, I've learned a lot about values, (especially running SlideMeister for the past quarter century) and now that I'm all old and cranky, 🙄 I no longer care about whether or not everyone agrees with me. (yeah, old will do that to ya) I find it both refreshing and liberating. I love it!😁
Here's the deal: It's the old "Familiarity breeds contempt" thing. We all know that people don't really value stuff they don't hafta pay for. Is this forum worth 27 bucks a year ? Who knows, but thats just enough to be meaningful. The guy/gal who actually pays that 27 bucks, is more likely to show up here from time to time and, at the least read what's going on, right? Even if you don't agree, that's where we are now.😁 Will that discourage membership? Of course, but that's also a part of the idea; the people who are here are genuinely interested. Kinda like when you realize your house is fulla "stuff" that you're tripping over and worse yet, will never use. Throw it away, give it away, whatever!
Before I started getting picky about who I let in, we had almost 2000 members. If I wouldn't have rejected "random joiners" who joined EVERYTHING on the web, and also starting "thinning the herd" of dead-heads, we'd probably have around 10K "useless members" here now, and that, to me, would be nothing more than a huge security risk.😬 Them kinda numbers never impressed me; participation does! Sure, we have members never post anything BUT, they always show up to see whats going on, and that makes them a very important part of what this "community" is all about.
Joining us
Ten day trial is the most simple way
You can try it out for ten days before making a decision on the level of support you'd like. Again, if you feel you'd like to be a more substantial part of this community than just a Guest, pick a designation, let us know, and get immediate access.
On our old SlideMeister forum located at: https://forums.slidemeister.com, You can browse over 325,000 posts, covering over 17,000 subjects, play sound and video files, view photos, etc., but you can't post. 😥 Nope, no one can. They're all Guests over there.
To join AS, or upgrade TO a "Supporting/Posting member
Go to the support page (orange button below) and pick the level of support you like, then contact me through the contact button at the top or bottom of the page, and let me know about it. Then go to https://slidemeister.net and "join." When I see it, I'll immediately approve your application, and apply the support designation to your account.
Go to the support page (orange button below) and pick the level of support you like, then contact me through the contact button at the top or bottom of the page, and let me know about it. Then go to https://slidemeister.net and "join." When I see it, I'll immediately approve your application, and apply the support designation to your account.
Again:
1. Click the SUPPORT button above, to see a description of the various designations available.
2. Select the one you want and contact us
3. We'll set up your fully functional account, with the "bells and whistles" you want, before we even receive your payment
2. Select the one you want and contact us
3. We'll set up your fully functional account, with the "bells and whistles" you want, before we even receive your payment
Supporting get all the perks, and goodies, but "Wait! There's more!"
I share them on the forum as I think them up 🙂
I share them on the forum as I think them up 🙂