Buy a friend with a Wincustomize subscription!

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OK....just a bit of a DeBono outlook on life....;)

All you lonely souls....need a friend?

Buy one with a WC Sub....they'll lurve you for it...;)

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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That's not very fair. As NT pointed out there are a lot of international members who cannot purchase subscriptions due to government red tape and there are some members of the site who, for whatever reason cannot afford a subscription. Since we're in the middle of a subscription drive for the very site you moderate, I thought the idea would be a grand one and certainly not one meriting ridicule, if that's what this is. Sorry, I'm in a horrible mood these days and very sensitive to any sarcasm so if this was not a sattirical post I apologize in advance for how I interpreted it. Nobody's trying to "buy friends." The idea is, buy a subscription for someone who already IS a friend or... better yet, buy one for a complete stranger and expect no accolades. You want more subscribers, right? Well this kind of post certainly puts a damper on anything altruistic that people might have had planned.

Is there a way to anonymously purchase someone a subscription?
The Political Machine 2024
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Angelic Destiny. He is not trying to offend. Theory is looking at things from different perspectives in order to achieve a collective result. Summin like that anyways.
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Buy one with a WC Sub

For thirty bucks? Hell no, good punter wouldn't get far with a dame with that kind of money
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
@ Jafo

.... you can be really 'mean' sometimes

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Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm in a horrible mood these days and very sensitive to any sarcasm so if this was not a sattirical post I apologize in advance for how I interpreted it.

Obviously humour is lost on some.

Anyone who thought this was anything OTHER than light-hearted banter really needs to step back and smell the roses. particularly someone who [should] know what life/reality is all about....in the world of skinning and Wincustomize community moderation.

This was ALL about emphasis....'buy a friend a subscription' vs 'buy a friend WITH a subscription'.

The word is 'semantics'.....

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It's still funny
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sometimes newer people don't know when Jafo is being humorous. Us older people can tell. So sometimes its best to sit back and observe instead of jumping to a conclusion.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My subscription is running out soon. I can be bought!
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I thought the idea would be a grand one and certainly not one meriting ridicule




OK....just a bit of a DeBono outlook on life....


Thought that would've been a dead giveaway as to the intended lighthearted humor of the post.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sometimes newer people don't know when Jafo is being humorous. Us older people can tell. So sometimes its best to sit back and observe instead of jumping to a conclusion.



I've been a member since December 11th of last year so I think that qualifies me as a quasi-old person at least. But anywho, just as some new people don't know the ins and outs of a particular person's quirks, not everybody on the planet is going to know who DeBono is, just like not everyone will know who Algernon Blackwood is. I'm still in glass-heart mode so I'm outtie for a few days.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Us older people can tell.


Huuuuh,am I that old?

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Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It's annoying how WC is begging for Money.


...coming of course from a freeloader....

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@aufish
Saddle your Kangaroo and take a ride into the Outback. I think you need some fresh Air.

Regards
freeloader
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Find a Friend:

1) Turn off your Computer (I know it's hard)
2) Go outside your House (Don't worry, what you see is the real Live)
3) Meet some People (Creatures with two Legs, walking upright)
4) You will see: it's easy to find some Friends (If you want)

Money never can buy Friends.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Money never can by Friends.

Nope...but it WILL buy you some gratitude.....maybe even some self-satisfaction that you've 'done your bit to contribute'....

BTW....you won't find much of anything in the Outback...except expanses of nothing, interspersed with emptiness....

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
@aufisch

The most Subscribers were "freeloaders" before they bought a Subscription, right?

@Jafo

Change the Way how People can pay a Subscription. People with no Credit Cards cannot pay a Subscription.
Maybe a One-Way-Dialer? So I can pay via Phone Bill.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
UserID: 1941537
Member Since: 3/19/2005 5:37:21 AM
Last Visited: 10/8/2005 3:17:15 AM
Access Class: Citizen (1)
User Level: Visitor (2)

1. 7 Months is plenty for a break in period. You passed the freeloader mark a long time ago.
2. Your a visitor. This tells me you haven't purchased anything from Stardock. Where did you get the software you use?
3. Your actions in this thread assure me you will never be a productive piece of the community.
4.You probably don't have a friend in the world and thats why you are attacking all these good people.
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Taken from the 'purchase' page:

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Q: I don’t have a credit card. How can I purchase Stardock software?

A: We also accept checks or money orders in US funds (no Eurocheques, please, as they are not certified funds). Please print and use the order form at Link (also found in the directories of Stardock’s shareware products) and mail with payment to:

Stardock Systems, Inc.

15090 Beck Rd., Suite #300

Plymouth, MI 48170

USA
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This also applies to a subscription to Wincustomize. Drop a note inside your postal envelope, indicating you wish to purchase a subscription.

Include current, valid email address.

Send via snailmail.... Done
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

When I'm cooking bacon I always trim off the fat. It adds nothing to the flavour, adds bloat and is injurious to your health. A bacon sandwich is so much more satisfying without it

Plus there are so many other people who also like bacon sandwiches...

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@crockof4U

It's one thing not to subscribe. It's quite another to criticize those who do. I know there is one in every crowd. I'm going to assume it's often you? Until you have tried to operate a site of this magnitude (and I have not) with the small purse that Brad has to work with, it's best to keep a lid on comments such as "It's annoying how WC is begging for money".