Paying for the Gulch

Posted by EitherOr 11 years, 8 months ago to The Gulch: General

First month's charge for producer membership just appeared on my credit card statement. I cancelled my Netflix account so I could get the full experience here (living on a tight budget). So far... totally worth it.

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Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 8 months ago

Good to hear!

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Posted by Maree 11 years, 8 months ago

Hi EitherOr - you're right, in fact this site is under valued. Sometimes I'm not even active in a month but my credit card bill converting from USD keeps me connected.

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  Posted by EitherOr 11 years, 8 months ago
  
  Hi! I'm actually worried I'll have to watch myself- lately I've been reading through posts and suddenly realized I have to leave in 5 min for an assignment (I'm a photographer). If I'm not careful being a "producer" here could keep me from producing in my outside life!
  
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    Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 8 months ago
    
    Btw, check out davidkachel's photographs posted here in the gulch.....
    
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      Posted by EitherOr 11 years, 8 months ago
      
      Thanks, just found his posts and website. Great work! I'm a photojournalist now though, not much time to practice my art photography. Looking at his images reminds me how much harder I need to work!
      
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    Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 8 months ago
    
    EitherOr, I know what you mean! Lol :-)
    
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Posted by overmanwarrior 11 years, 8 months ago

That says a lot to the value of this site. It is also why they have the two options. It is literally the difference between being a moocher and a producer. It's not so much the money, but the mentatlity. Good decision!

I find that getting news here is very good because people do a good job of scanning the net for relevant info. It's become a great one stop news source.

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  Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 8 months ago
  
  Good morning overmanwarrior,
  You are so right. I have a mail box full of unopened mail because I need to unsubscribe from some sites that have become superfluous... We now have so many great contributors that glean the web when I find something I wish to post it is often already here.
  Regards,
  O.A.
  
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    Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 8 months ago
    
    That's happened to me, or I've simultaneously posted the same thing as somebody else. :-)
    
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    Posted by overmanwarrior 11 years, 8 months ago
    
    I think it is an unintended consequence of having the point system and being productive. There's no censorship, just value by immediate vote. It is a fine example of capitalism on the net.
    
    It has turned out to be valuable for a site dedicated to a movie and a book. : )
    
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      Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 8 months ago
      
      You can't keep a good producer down!
      
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  Posted by winterwind 11 years, 8 months ago
  
  I was going to give you a "thumbs up" but I also realized your comment deserved something more personal - it does not only contribute to the discussion, it contributed to the continual discussion inside my head. thanks.
  
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Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 8 months ago

Greetings EitherOr,
I hope you have a pleasant experience.
Respectfully,
O.A.

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  Posted by EitherOr 11 years, 8 months ago
  
  Hello O.A., It's been great so far, thank you. I'm learning from the comments all of you post!
  
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Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 8 months ago

Yay! Good for you. This is much more entertaining, engaging and informative, anyway. :-)

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Posted by sdesapio 11 years, 8 months ago

That's really great to hear EitherOr. Thanks so much.

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Posted by khalling 11 years, 8 months ago

shoot, eitheror. way to ratchet things up for the rest of us :)

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  Posted by EitherOr 11 years, 8 months ago
  
  Well, all you guys have to do is keep the dialogue level above 'Transformers 4'-quality, and the atlas movie will continue to get my money. ;)
  
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    Posted by khalling 11 years, 8 months ago
    
    did you watch transformers 4?
    I am outside the US and so Netflix is the ONLY TV I have. and even it is kinda behind on seasons of shows. I have no idea whether or not Don cheated on Meagan
    
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      Posted by EitherOr 11 years, 8 months ago
      
      you got me kh - no, I actually stopped watching after Transformers 2. I realized the dialogue was just something to transition between action scenes, and story was nonexistent (true of so many new films).
      
      Don cheating on Megan?! Do you mean to tell me mad men is back on?!? OMG I've got to catch up. No spoilers! does everyone hear that? NO SPOILERS!!!
      
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        Posted by khalling 11 years, 8 months ago
        
        me either-or. lol. I do love movies however. something about the 4 in transformer 4 that would keep me from watching it.
        
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        Posted by EitherOr 11 years, 8 months ago
        
        lol.
        I love movies too. Or at least, I used to. Not so much lately. That "4" is the reason. More and more the movies shown in theaters are based on franchises and marketed for international audiences, i.e. action and special effects don't require translation into other languages.
        I'd complain about all the books being made into movies lately too but... that's not always a bad thing :)
        
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Posted by JossAmbrose 11 years, 8 months ago

No complaints from me. I've had some great conversation on here since I joined... what, a week ago? Money well spent.

And boy have I had a busy week! Working tomorrow too.

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Posted by Mimi 11 years, 8 months ago

How long does it take to be processed? I have tried to upgrade three times now. (Watch me get billed for me, myself and I)
I got no confirmation screen and nobody answered the “contact us’ text I sent. *sniff*

Congratulations, btw, EitherOr.:)

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  Posted by sdesapio 11 years, 8 months ago
  
  When did you send your message Mimi? We're actually pretty good about responding within 24 hours.
  
  What exactly happens when you try to upgrade? Do you get any error messages?
  
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    Posted by Mimi 11 years, 8 months ago
    
    I got an error message the first time. I might have had trouble reading my security code from my card, but I corrected that, but I got redirected to the form page without an error message the next time. I clicked on the black tab at the bottom of the screen the day I joined. (two, maybe three days ago) That day I tried upgrading twice. I tried upgrading once more, trying a different card, either yesterday or the day before. I also replied to an e-mail sent to my e-mail address. (I think it was a standard form e-mail so I wasn’t really expecting a response. I think it had your sig on it.:))
    
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      Posted by sdesapio 11 years, 8 months ago
      
      Yep. That was me. The ticket got assigned to someone else though. I just picked it up and wrote you back. Have a look at the questions in that email and let me know. Thanks Mimi.
      
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        Posted by Mimi 11 years, 8 months ago
        
        Thank-you!
        
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        Posted by sdesapio 11 years, 8 months ago
        
        You bet. Thank you Mimi.
        
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      Posted by Mimi 11 years, 8 months ago
      
      Your e-mail was just a welcome e-mail.
      
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