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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by terence
I honestly couldnt begin to list how much money Scoobynet, its information, its users and its links / contacts have saved me over the years!!

I truely would have been lost without it coming from a background where I new very little about Imprezas!

A fantastic resource, full of great people willing to help!

Im happy I can contributing to the development of Scoobynet!

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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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Thanks guy

I know I keep saying thanks, but (and this may sound a bit pathetic to some! ) it really is quite heart warming to see so much support

I really appreciate it.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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I am happy to Moan if you wish


Now where shall I start ???






















I WANT A YACHT TOO
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by tronlc

As you have said it is very little £ for such a good site, but dont forget the information is all from users posts and you are just maintaining a DB for users to further populate/search. It has obviously become so popular and become quite a large commercial concern (companies paying to advertise etc) unlike the other smaller boards, my worry is that there will be future charges etc etc
The information is from all the users posts, and there is an incredible wealth of information covering just about every single subject you could ever think of and lot of that isn't just related to Subaru's

I have gained a wealth of information from the very helpful folks in the photography forum, ive had help from my DIY attempts, I have had technical help by some very knowleadgable people, and in turn I have helped other people as my knowledge has increased

We (D.K.1 and myself) have had invaluable help in pointing us in the right direction towards one of our kids and diagnosis.

We have made some very good friends, found a very good home for our 'Lost Dog'

I have searched countless times for a whole variety of information, and pretty much always got what I was looking for

There may well be more charges in the future, as the site continues to grow, the costs rise to maintian everything at a level that us end users expect, demand, rely on

People have been complaining about the speed of the site, a resolution to this would be to turn search off completly, but then everyone would complain so it is possible now that SN need to invest more in the back end solution that keeps SN running, and to try and maintain (at a minimum) and improve where possible the level of service we have all come to expect

If this means Subs go up, or new features introduced at a very small cost to us end users, then I for one am willing (and have done) to pay and help contribute to the running costs

I have gained, and still do gain from SN far more than the money I have ever put into Scoobynet
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 11:41 AM
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I saved my £10 charge on a single 360 game that was posted up here last week - without SN I wouldn't see these sort of games offers etc.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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I also forgot to mention the amount of things I have bought and sold on SN, and that I met my other half on here too
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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Without Scoobynet, I probably would have never ended up with Sonic




....Hang on a minute!!


Can I have a refund?
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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Shaun.. call the lawyers, i think this one is going to get smelly!
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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I don't smell, I had a shower last night
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by webmaster
Shaun.. call the lawyers, i think this one is going to get smelly!
That will be me




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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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talking about refunds, can we all have one, as scoobynet has forced them two on us


oh whooops...corner
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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PMSL Swiss
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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ok ok..thank you!
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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I just paid £5 because Sonic' said I would get a free fish if I did

So far I havent received a fish, nor any other member of 80's rock band Marillion
I have however supported the best forum called Scoobynet that I have ever used

Did anyone find out if it was too late for Mr Fish's apology to Kayleigh?
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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We have Rother's if you're interested Abdabs
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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well i have just paid my £10 to be a orange member ;-)
so is that all i have to pay for upto 10 years now ?.

cheers admin
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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god this place looks brash now, far to many colours and such
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
god this place looks brash now, far to many colours and such
bit like your interior
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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Paid me £10 for Orange Club - how long does it take to activate?
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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Oobster, it already is

If you want to change your colour to Orange, go into UserCP and Group Memberships and change your group to Orange Club
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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User CP > Goup Memberships > Orange club
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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what he said ^
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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I wish he would stop happening on the same threads as me and stop posting at the same time
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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lol - cheers
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by webmaster
Morning Everyone. Thanks so much, again for all this, its really great.

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Signatures
They are currently limited to 4 lines, and no images. I think this is going to be ok for now, but we'll adjust this as necessary

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dynamix
Thank you
As said before though, the ESC badge payments are to help pay for the set up and running of the clubs's own forum, and there will also be some additional benefits to club badge holders in the near future.

So this is a completely seperate thing.

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mickywrx
"M!"? PM me and tell me what you mean and we'll sort it out.

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dynamix

hmm, didn't see your last post until after I typed my first reply. I'm sorry you feel that way, but I'm afraid you've just completely misunderstood the entire concept.

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Thanks again to everyone who is supporting us, this really makes a big difference, and we're going to work hard to make sure that everyone who supports in this way gets as much benefit as possible.

All the best

Simon
Simon - if everyone signs up to be a full member, orange member or whatever, how will this solve the search speed issues, it will be the same people searching just with more money in the SN coffers?

I dont follow the logic. Obviously money will be raised to pay for bandwidth - is that all that is causing the issues or is it server architecture?
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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Good idea - I'm happy to pay the fiver, as I'm sure I've saved hundreds and hours of swearing just by using the search on here to tap into the knowledge pool. Will also help seperate serious SN members from the trolls on here.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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Simon - if everyone signs up to be a full member, orange member or whatever, how will this solve the search speed issues, it will be the same people searching just with more money in the SN coffers?

I dont follow the logic.
I can tell!

OK.. firstly. Not everyone will sign up. So your logic is being skewed by this assumption.

Secondly, we will have more money to pay for the upgrades to the servers, and other infrastructure which just always continues to increase as time goes on.

So.. Less searching = less load on servers.
More money = better servers.
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less load + better servers = miles better service.

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dan, thanks a lot for your support sir
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by dynamix
Simon - if everyone signs up to be a full member, orange member or whatever, how will this solve the search speed issues, it will be the same people searching just with more money in the SN coffers?

I dont follow the logic. Obviously money will be raised to pay for bandwidth - is that all that is causing the issues or is it server architecture?
I am assuming that the extra funds generate may in some way help towards the overall running costs of SN, and to increase or maintain the level of service that everyone comes to expect from Scoobynet

Also as others have poined out, by using the google search (for those who wont throw a fiver in) the strain on Scoobynet search will help to maintain the speed, and not slow things down too much, if the level of users pay the fiver/tenner etc then money will be there to ease the cost of upgrades in whatever form they take

It may also allow Scoobynet to be able to offer better/extra/different features and benefits to all paying members
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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If you dont have paypal , How else can I pay , Is there a address to send a cheque to ???
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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just use a credit card alan
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