I am all for supporting, but what like to know how my support is utilized. What sort of expenses does the $2 a month cover? It is such a minimal amount that I don't understand how it helps.
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Gotta do what we can to help people that need help, you know like me 
Just please don't resort to telethons or mistreated puppy/kitten pleas for more
Just please don't resort to telethons or mistreated puppy/kitten pleas for more
I assume that it goes to help cover the cost of running the site.
I would love to become a supporting member, but it is not allowing me to do a credit card payment for some reason. I cannot use Paypal as someone ripped me off nearly a decade ago and then filed a report against me and Paypal sided with them (So I lost both the laptop I sold + the cash), and now I am banned from Paypal for life. Because of this I now know I can never be a "verified member" without jumping through 20 hoops with the Notary option. If a bank transfer would be possible please inbox me with details.
Running any website costs money. Domain name registration fees, server rental (multiple servers) from a hosting company, bandwidth costs, maintenance costs, etc.
Although $2/month per person is a small amount, it all adds up, along with advertising and vendor fees, to pay the bills.
SmokeyJoe created ECF to help vapers and as a place for them to share information. I'm glad I found it and hope you are, too.
I've brought this to the attention of our technical people. Someone should contact you soon.
Still haven't heard from anyone, also wondering if doing a direct bank transfer if that would be able to get me Verified as well, since that is how Paypal verifies you, it would be the same difference wouldn't it?
Sure, just click on "Support ECF" at the top of the page, then open the drop down box. The payment options are 1 year recurring subscription, 1 year non recurring subscription, and 2 year non recurring subscription.
Finally got around to doing it, and feeling good about it. I'd probably still be smoking if not for this forum. 24 dollars a year is a very small price to pay for years added to life, and I encourage anyone who can afford it to support this forum. It helps so many on a daily basis
I'm so grateful to this site I hope they spend my contribution on beer!!
ROFL Probably spent on the servers it takes to maintain this forum
The beer severs I kid I kid lol
I'm sure most of the money does go to the maintenance of the forum. It's really to bad that there isn't some money's for the mods. They do a lot here.
After 2 years of being here i decided that i wud do 2 year subscription 
just waiting on the supporting member icon
just waiting on the supporting member icon
With the old software, it was available as an option. This new software doesn't have that option. That's why there are the mood things. To offset the inability to give you the larger avatar as a perk.
I miss the larger avatars too
Robin, thank you for your help, I'm finally a supporting member without having to sign up with PayPal!
Robin, thank you for your help, I'm finally a supporting member without having to sign up with PayPal!
In case anyone is wondering what Tutie ^^ is talkin' 'bout:
They take CC's also.
Go to Support ECF. Click whatever option you want: Annual or One Year. Somewhere you will see this:
Per Retired: That's on the paypal page when you click the button. It's under the login blocks for PayPal.
Hello all!
Would you like more private message space (up to 2000 messages), extra storage space for your photos, greater forum permissions, automatic entry to all ECF prize draws, and a couple of extra goodies? Plus, above all, the feeling that you've helped support the community you know and love so well?!
Well now you can! All for the price of not-even-a-walnut-whip per week (that's $2 per month, in case you wondered).
Anyway, that's the sales spiel over (praise be)!
Subscribe here now, and support the greatest online community on the web!
All the best,
SJ
I'll see your whip and up it a coconut marshmallow!
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