User Levels

[JoeThaMan]

Registered User:
Users that have confirmed emails are upgraded to Registered User. This is the basic member level

• Post in all forums
• Cannot edit or delete your own Posts
• Can Rate Threads
• Can Vote on Polls
• Can Post Events on Calander, but cannot Edit or Delete own Events
• Private Message storage limit of 10
• Cannot use Signatures
• Can add to other's reputations

Established User
Registered users that have:

25 Posts AND reach a reputation of 10
OR
have 25 posts AND a Registered User for 15 days

will be upgraded to Established User. Established User has same permissions as Registered user plus

• Can now Edit and Delete your own Posts
• Can Post Polls
• Can view other's Profile Pictures
• Can use your Signature in Posts
• 3 Line Limit in Signature
• Can use Images in Signature
• 1 Image in Signature
• Private Message storage limit of 25

Established Plus+ User
Once a member reached 100 posts, they will be automatically upgraded to Established Plus+ User. This is the same as Established User but has the following additions

• Can use "Email a Friend"
• Private Message Storage Limit of 50
• Can Edit and Delete own Posts, but not Threads
• Can Post, Edit, and Delete Own Events on Calander
• Can Email other Members, not just PM
• Can use Profile Pictures (85px x 85px, 10KB Size Limit)
• Can use Avatar Pictures (85px x 85px, 10KB Size Limit)
• Allowed up to 5 lines in Signature
• Allowed up to 2 images in Signature
• Can give Negative Reputation Points

Donating User ($2/mo):
Donating users can post in all forums.

• No limit on stored Private Messages.
• Can Deny Read Receipt for PM's
• Can use Custom Title.
• Can Upload Profile Pictures (170px x 170px, 25KB Limit)
• Can Upload Custom Avatar (170px x 170px, 20KB Limit)
• Can Set Self Invisible
• Up to 10 Lines in Signature
• Can Use up to 4 Images for Signature

General Vendors ($5/mo)
Approved Vendors are vendors without their own section in the Vendor section. Vendors are the only User Group that can post in the General Vendors Section. Other user groups can reply to posts in the Vendor Section but not new threads.

• Post limit of 2 "For Sale" Threads a week in the General Vendor section
• One monthly "Group Buy" Thread in the "Group Buy" section. (This does not include "feelers" to check interest in group buys.) Approved Vendors have the same permissions as the "Donating User" group.

Sponsor Vendor: ($25/mo)
Sponsor Vendors are vendors with their own section in the Vendor Forum. Sponsor Vendors can post in their own vendor section and "Group Buys" but not the "General Vendor Forum". Sponsor Vendor has the same permissions as the "Donating User" group.

• Can delete their own posts and other's posts within their own area.
• Not limited to how many Thrads they can start in their own section.

For Vendor Policy and Commercial Posts, please visit the Forum Rules and Guidelines

All levels can receive warnings for breaking the rules and can be Banned or Suspended. Paying levels that are Banned/Suspended will not receive a refund. All User groups must follow the Forum Rules.

Note for Vendor Accounts: Monthly fees for Vendors may change depending on site traffic. This increase will be determined if site upgrades are needed to handle the increased traffic (bandwidth, storage, server, etc). Vendors can pay ahead up to 1 year to lock in pricing.