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I think what Mike is proposing wouldnt take away the free membership at all...The paid subscription would have some perks in addition to what is receieved for free. So basically nothing would change for all that is offered for free currently but if there was a second tier to a membership here, EXTRA benefits would be offered in that tier of membership

Yep. Bingo. That's exactly what I meant. Thank you. :-)

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Oh this is like the suggestion I made a few days back when another storefront made me mad.

Ok I'm on the same page now.

Umm... I'm not sure you're really on the same page now. Unless you just have some sort of communication deficit, it appears with the above statement you are claiming to understand the issue while at the same time, negating its validity; writing it off as a mere knee-jerk response to an annoyance.

What actually happened is the ads annoyed me, and I realized I not only wanted to be rid of the ads, but also caused me to consider another potential aspect to this site, as yet unexplored. Yes, the subscription idea. It was a rapid evolution from one thought to another, much broader concept.

However, I do appreciate that you seem to have accepted the idea I don't wish to remove from, but rather to add to the site, after Stacey pointed that out... in spite of the fact I don't know how many other ways I could have stated that, which I already had done...

And for the record, I don't buy your "I can't state my reasons publicly" argument.
If you know you can't state your reasoning publicly, then you should hold your tongue on your opinion unless explicitly asked. Which you were not specifically asked.
Conversely, if you decide to state your opinion, you should understand that saying something like, "I'll be explaining in private to those who matter, but not to whom this is addressed" is not only disrespectful, but also just kinda.... oh, I dunno, sorta wussy and easily described with several other explitive-laced popular colloquialisms. ;-)

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Having said that, Captain Jack, please flirt with Stacey in your own threads.
This is my thread. I would like to claim the right to any and all flirting with Stacey that occurs in my thread.
If you begin your own thread where there is Stacey-flirting happening, I will respect your sovereignty and not impinge upon it.
Thank you for your cooperation. ;-)