+wildlifeguy Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 (edited) Whats the difference between the types of membership? What is a charter member? Any other benefits to being a charter member? Peace! Me no spell too good Edited February 2, 2004 by wildlifeguy Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 (edited) There is little difference between a charter member and a regular subscribing member, other than the charter member signed up in the early days of subscribership. If I recall correctly, I think we were promised that we'd be protected from any future price increases, but all other benefits are the same. If you allow your subscription to lapse, even for a day, you lose charter menber status though. Edited February 2, 2004 by briansnat Link to comment
+gallahad Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 What's the difference between the types of membership? What is a charter member? Any other benefits to being a charter member? Peace! Me no spell too good "Me no spell too good".... Hey, the simple fact that you understand the difference between "too" and "to" is enough to impress me. Aside from a typo (to be expected) now and then, the spelling and grammar in forums like this one stand as evidence that the system of education in this country is less than adequate. Link to comment
+Volwrath Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 But how do you know that your subscription has expired? It would be nice if there was a screen showing expiration date. I just renewed mine, and it would be great to see that I had until Feb. 2005 Link to comment
+trippy1976 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 If your paypal credit card expires... your subscription will be cancelled without notice. If you have a subscription via paypal... they will email you and taunt you when this happens. Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 (edited) ... Aside from a typo (to be expected) now and then, the spelling and grammar in forums like this one stand as evidence that the system of education in this country is less than adequate. Whoa there. If English wasn't so screwed up and used consistant rules like "i before e" and there was no exception, we might stand a chance. Edit. Forget and Edited February 2, 2004 by Renegade Knight Link to comment
+shawhh Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 briansnat, you got that right! i was a charter member until my credit card expired on paypal, at which time, even though my membership had NOT expired they cancelled my subscription. after i emailed tptb they reinstated me as a member, but changed me to a premium member and not a charter member. -harry Link to comment
+parkrrrr Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Whoa there. If English wasn't so screwed up and used consistant rules like "i before e" and there was no exception, we might stand a chance. You misspelled "consistent." Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 ... after i emailed tptb they reinstated me as a member, but changed me to a premium member and not a charter member. Email TPTB and they will fix it for you. Link to comment
+Divine Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Hey, the simple fact that you understand the difference between "too" and "to" is enough to impress me. Aside from a typo (to be expected) now and then, the spelling and grammar in forums like this one stand as evidence that the system of education in this country is less than adequate. Assuming by 'this country' you meant the USA, it just might be that the bad spelling and grammar in forums like this are generated by the minority of non-US geocachers like me. Link to comment
+Halden Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Canadians might also cause some confusion by including the "U" in words like Favour and Colour. Link to comment
+gallahad Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Canadians might also cause some confusion by including the "U" in words like Favour and Colour. "Favour" and "Colour" are not incorrect spelling. They are variations on the words "Favor" and "Color". So you folks outside the US (yep, I neglected to mention that the US was the focus of the remarks about education) typically score much higher in the spelling/grammar department than many of us in the "U.S." crowd. Frankly, each time I visit Canada, I am left with the impression that the education system in that part of the world is quite enviable. Link to comment
+gallahad Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 (edited) ... Aside from a typo (to be expected) now and then, the spelling and grammar in forums like this one stand as evidence that the system of education in this country is less than adequate. Whoa there. If English wasn't so screwed up and used consistant rules like "i before e" and there was no exception, we might stand a chance. Edit. Forget and I agree with you. I have studied several languages (Spanish, Japanese, Latin, to name a few) and I find the English language to be the most difficult of all to master. Just when we believe we're doing well, someone throws in a monkey wrench by introducing "politically correct" terminology or "like" some colloquialism that shatters the foundation of our language. Well, shucks, ya gotta figure that sum of the, like people, well - they're just not interested in talkin' like they sposed to. Perhaps we should cede from society and establish a new culture where we can seed a new language. If we could sell the idea for establishing this new cultural cell, we just might find ourselves using plain english upon an as yet undiscovered plane (that's like level ground, not like a genus of trees, nor the tool used for shaving wood, nor the kind you might see in the sky) Go figure.... (edit to correct one of them typo things) Edited February 3, 2004 by gallahad Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 (edited) Assuming by 'this country' you meant the USA, it just might be that the bad spelling and grammar in forums like this are generated by the minority of non-US geocachers like me Unfortunately, that isn't the case. From what I've seen, many of the people from non English speaking countries who post here, spell and use far better grammer than those who've been speaking the language their entire lives. Edited February 3, 2004 by briansnat Link to comment
+Divine Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Assuming by 'this country' you meant the USA, it just might be that the bad spelling and grammar in forums like this are generated by the minority of non-US geocachers like me Unfortunately, that isn't the case. From what I've seen, many of the people from non English speaking countries who post here, spell and use far better grammar than those who've been speaking the language their entire lives. Unfortunately? In that case I can try to fix the situation and beginn useing veri bäd inglis and pour speling to, so taht teh nattive speekers kän look betta edjukated. Link to comment
Colonel Mustard Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Assuming by 'this country' you meant the USA, it just might be that the bad spelling and grammar in forums like this are generated by the minority of non-US geocachers like me Unfortunately, that isn't the case. From what I've seen, many of the people from non English speaking countries who post here, spell and use far better grammar than those who've been speaking the language their entire lives. Including those who flame others for their grammer and spelling. THEM THERE TYPO THINGS ?????????????????? Link to comment
Keystone Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Ten posts on spelling issues instead of geocaching issues equals a derailed thread. The original question has been answered. Klosing this topick. Link to comment
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