pledge member query

[timedate]

i paid to be one back in november,

i just realised that it has been removed, i dont know when it was removed,

why would this be?

who do i contact?


thanks.

[ZOOK]

Pledge membership is for the calendar year. Not for 365 days from pledge date.
Your 2018 pledge expired in Mid January. This is explained in the pledge post.

PM Steve Lol-x for further clarification.

[timedate]

Originally Posted by ZOOK

Pledge membership is for the calendar year. Not for 365 days from pledge date.
Your 2018 pledge expired in Mid January. This is explained in the pledge post.

PM Steve Lol-x for further clarification.

it clearly says 'on an annual basis' this means every year, i did read before i pledged,

if i had have known it meant january to january i would have waited.

Do you think its clear and obvious?

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by timedate

it clearly says 'on an annual basis' this means every year, i did read before i pledged,

if i had have known it meant january to january i would have waited.

Do you think its clear and obvious?

i think its pretty clear. A rolling calendar year individual for each member would present some serious logistical concerns to keep up with so i would in no way assume annual means anything other than Jan to Jan.

[timedate]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

i think its pretty clear. A rolling calendar year individual for each member would present some serious logistical concerns to keep up with so i would in no way assume annual means anything other than Jan to Jan.

sorry but you are quite wrong,
annual means annual, my annual golf subs are from when i joined,
my annual mobile phone contract is from when i joined,
my annual t.v. licence is from when i took it out,

for you to say its pretty clear is nonsense,

its pretty unclear,


it would have been just as easy to have written in the rules that pledges run from january to january, then it would have been crystal clear,

Agree?

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by timedate

sorry but you are quite wrong,
annual means annual, my annual golf subs are from when i joined,
my annual mobile phone contract is from when i joined,
my annual t.v. licence is from when i took it out,

for you to say its pretty clear is nonsense,

its pretty unclear,


it would have been just as easy to have written in the rules that pledges run from january to january, then it would have been crystal clear,

Agree?

you are complaining about a donation. Are you upset that you are not getting credit for that donation for a longer period of time in the form of a special designation? It also says 2019 pledge member. Your name said 2018 pledge member underneath it, so in your title it specified the year to which you were a pledge member for.

Seems strange to get bent out of shape

[Alexwwjd]

Originally Posted by timedate

sorry but you are quite wrong,
annual means annual, my annual golf subs are from when i joined,
my annual mobile phone contract is from when i joined,
my annual t.v. licence is from when i took it out,

for you to say its pretty clear is nonsense,

its pretty unclear,


it would have been just as easy to have written in the rules that pledges run from january to january, then it would have been crystal clear,

Agree?

Being a Pledge Member has a lot of benefits, I wouldn't think twice and donate to be a 2019 Pledge Member. Please do it and enjoy TRF!

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by timedate

sorry but you are quite wrong,
annual means annual, my annual golf subs are from when i joined,
my annual mobile phone contract is from when i joined,
my annual t.v. licence is from when i took it out,

for you to say its pretty clear is nonsense,

its pretty unclear,


it would have been just as easy to have written in the rules that pledges run from january to january, then it would have been crystal clear,

Agree?

It is what it is and it's been explained to you.

You can either accept it or reject it.

It is, as pointed out, a donation to the forum to help keep it going.

There is one thing, though, membership is completely voluntary and no one will twist your arm to participate.

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by timedate

it clearly says 'on an annual basis' this means every year, i did read before i pledged,

if i had have known it meant january to january i would have waited.

Do you think its clear and obvious?

Pledge members for 2019 will have a 150 personal message capacity until 10 January 2020.

The 2018 Pledge Member categories will be removed on 10 January 2019, and members remaining in those member categories as at 10 January 2018 will revert back to the status of regular members with the rights and entitlements of regular members.

Seems clear to me.

A small donation to keep the forum running is well worth not seeing advertising.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by timedate

it clearly says 'on an annual basis' this means every year, i did read before i pledged,

if i had have known it meant january to january i would have waited.

Do you think its clear and obvious?

Since you are the first and only person I can recall ever having this misunderstanding, I would say yes.

[THC]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Since you are the first and only person I can recall ever having this misunderstanding, I would say yes.

Good point...

[GoingPlaces]

Originally Posted by timedate

it clearly says 'on an annual basis' this means every year, i did read before i pledged,

if i had have known it meant january to january i would have waited.

Do you think its clear and obvious?

Just pay it and be done. This forum gives back way more than it takes in.

Move on, it's over.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by timedate

it clearly says 'on an annual basis' this means every year, i did read before i pledged,

if i had have known it meant january to january i would have waited.

Do you think its clear and obvious?

You clearly did not.

[Boothroyd]

"Pledge members for 2019 will have a 150 personal message capacity until 10 January 2020.

The 2018 Pledge Member categories will be removed on 10 January 2019, and members remaining in those member categories as at 10 January 2018 will revert back to the status of regular members with the rights and entitlements of regular members."

It seems pretty clear on the current instructions. As said, at the end of the day it's a donation to keep the forum running without advertising as a financial support mechanism.

[Art 1]

I can see his point, that late in the year would have been nice to be notified or held off until January.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by Art 1

I can see his point, that late in the year would have been nice to be notified or held off until January.

maybe if you were buying season tickets to something 2 days before the season and paying full price. Because its a donation, its a donation so the time period no matter if unclear or not doesn't matter. Thats how i look at it. You are not paying for a product or service unless more PM space is really essential.

I dont think its unclear though. I guess anyone can interpret anything in a different way though

[Art 1]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

maybe if you were buying season tickets to something 2 days before the season and paying full price. Because its a donation, its a donation so the time period no matter if unclear or not doesn't matter. Thats how i look at it. You are not paying for a product or service unless more PM space is really essential.

I dont think its unclear though. I guess anyone can interpret anything in a different way though

I'll stick to my opinion that comes from running a very successful business in a competitive and tough area for decades. There would be no costs to granting his request, I would likely get future work from him in this case donations, as it is that's likely not going to happen. And it's just nice and the right thing to do. I'm not as smart has most of the posters here I guess, to me the wording was never very clear, to me that is.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by Art 1

I'll stick to my opinion that comes from running a very successful business in a competitive and tough area for decades. There would be no costs to granting his request, I would likely get future work from him in this case donations, as it is that's likely not going to happen. And it's just nice and the right thing to do. I'm not as smart has most of the posters here I guess, to me the wording was never very clear, to me that is.

i get where you are coming from however granting that request and then what's to stop everyone else from saying i donated in March, so i want my extra 3 months too. Or June or July.

I guess if you are willing to complain then it must be a bid deal so yeah. I would give it to him. Just did actually

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

i get where you are coming from however granting that request and then what's to stop everyone else from saying i donated in March, so i want my extra 3 months too. Or June or July.

I guess if you are willing to complain then it must be a bid deal so yeah. I would give it to him. Just did actually

I’m not sure it’s logistically difficult to put a 12 month expiration date on a membership anymore. Seems like a small bit of coding fixes that on most website platforms these days.

And, the OP owes you lunch.

[Boothroyd]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

I guess if you are willing to complain then it must be a bid deal so yeah. I would give it to him. Just did actually

Outstanding! What a great place TRF is.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

i get where you are coming from however granting that request and then what's to stop everyone else from saying i donated in March, so i want my extra 3 months too. Or June or July.

I guess if you are willing to complain then it must be a bid deal so yeah. I would give it to him. Just did actually

Kudos Tyler ... my golf membership is due next month

[037]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

I guess if you are willing to complain then it must be a bid deal so yeah. I would give it to him. Just did actually

Great gesture. I'm thinking about starting a 5711 availability complaint thread. I'll PM you when I do.

[Yoda_Eating_Pizza]

Originally Posted by timedate

it clearly says 'on an annual basis' this means every year, i did read before i pledged,

if i had have known it meant january to january i would have waited.

Do you think its clear and obvious?

Here's the thread for the 2018 calendar year pledges.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=576908
The search string annual doesn't appear in the original post.

OP, I'm not challenging you, just wondering that perhaps I saw a different thread.

I wanted to make a pledge in November of 2018, but based on the info in the thread above, I just waited until the 2019 pledge announcement appeared.

Originally Posted by tyler1980

i get where you are coming from however granting that request and then what's to stop everyone else from saying i donated in March, so i want my extra 3 months too. Or June or July.

I guess if you are willing to complain then it must be a bid deal so yeah. I would give it to him. Just did actually

Solid gesture!

[Romeojk]

Originally Posted by Art 1

I'll stick to my opinion that comes from running a very successful business in a competitive and tough area for decades. There would be no costs to granting his request, I would likely get future work from him in this case donations, as it is that's likely not going to happen. And it's just nice and the right thing to do. I'm not as smart has most of the posters here I guess, to me the wording was never very clear, to me that is.

Bravo


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[RobearH]

I knew this would eventually be the outcome when a thread was started. A simple IM to a mod may have been all that was necessary to rectify instead of arguing in the open with members.

Reading is fundamental, but the generosity of others is inspiring.

Good on you T.

[brandrea]

Small price to pay even if only for two months of entertainment IMO

[Kyle3130]

Ibtl

OP clearly read the 2019 pledge sticky in the open discussion forum and not the one in the Rolex general discussion forum.

Mods, please update.

[wantonebad]

Is it ok to pledge after you've been banned? Asking for a... guy, who can read but doesn't comprehend well.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

Is it ok to pledge after you've been banned? Asking for a... guy, who can read but doesn't comprehend well.

more importantly do you get your money back

here is one... what if you get banned AND win the giveaway because you entered before that happened? Where do you post the incoming thread

[ZOOK]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

more importantly do you get your money back

here is one... what if you get banned AND win the giveaway because you entered before that happened? Where do you post the incoming thread

I'm not sure about that, but Steve did say he would pay me to go away. And it was way more than the pledge membership amount.