The STORM has hit.

I'm not a fan of the Membergate script. That is from the viewpoint of a member not a site owner.
It may be excellent for you but I don't like the feel when I visit them.
Nothing against Bill Myers.
His $10/month site is excellent in what he delivers.
Larry Foster

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by Larry Foster

I'm not a fan of the Membergate script. That is from the viewpoint of a member not a site owner.
It may be excellent for you but I don't like the feel when I visit them.

Larry Foster

Larry, what is it about the Membergate script that you don't like as a user? When you say the feel, what does that mean and can you point me to a couple of other membership type sites that you prefer.

Thanks,

Gordon Jay Alexander

Off the top of my head:
I like the format of regular forums. Vbulletin (like this one) or even phpbb. Look and feel kind of things. I think they're more flexible.
If I walk away to have a smoke or do something, I get timed out and have to log back in
Never able to find anything with the search function. On Bill Myers' forum, if I do a search for a post or something in the forum, I get results for articles but not something I knew I saw but can't find.
David Frey killed his forum when he went to Membergate. It wasn't the most active place to begin with, but weeks go by now with nothing there.
I guess a Membergate site hasn't stopped me from joining or going there if I wanted the info.
As a site owner, there would have to be very compelling reasons to invest in the cost.
Hope this answers your questions. If i can add anything else, let me know.
Larry Foster

PS. I look forward to seeing your project.

Hello Gordon:

I thiink a membership site would be great. However you want to get the
information out it should be easy for you to do. Lets you concentrate on
the good information and not hung up on the delivery system.

As a member of the Bill Myers site for many years now it is easy for me, as a
customer, to use. Don't know how it would be for the moderator/owner.

BTW, I picked up an old Collins (military) microphone the other day at a hamfest for $20. Cleaned it up a little, sold in a few hours (not on Ebay)
for over $100. This chatteling stuff still works!

MikeSunWest

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by MikeSunWest

Hello Gordon:

As a member of the Bill Myers site for many years now it is easy for me, as a customer, to use. Don't know how it would be for the moderator/owner.

BTW, I picked up an old Collins (military) microphone the other day at a hamfest for $20. Cleaned it up a little, sold in a few hours (not on Ebay)
for over $100. This chatteling stuff still works!

MikeSunWest

Mike,

I still would like to see your special report on buying and selling Ham Radio equipment...it is a passion niche market...just something for you to consider.

I've been a member almost the whole time Bill Myers has been online, going back to the idea Bank, the first 1000 buck membership site that I remember, and one that everyone to my knowledge felt was worth it too.

Also, I was a beta tester of Membergate and actually went to Arkansas for the workshop/seminar on it when it was first introduced. So I'm fairly familar with how it works. The problem for me isn't so much cost or function, as it is time. I'll explain more later on that.

We don't even know if we want to do a membership site, but it may be (because of "off the shelf" solutions) the fastest way to get information out there.

Thanks for your feedback...

Gordon Jay Alexander

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by Larry Foster

Off the top of my head:
I like the format of regular forums. Vbulletin (like this one) or even phpbb. Look and feel kind of things. I think they're more flexible.
If I walk away to have a smoke or do something, I get timed out and have to log back in
Never able to find anything with the search function. On Bill Myers' forum, if I do a search for a post or something in the forum, I get results for articles but not something I knew I saw but can't find.
David Frey killed his forum when he went to Membergate. It wasn't the most active place to begin with, but weeks go by now with nothing there.
I guess a Membergate site hasn't stopped me from joining or going there if I wanted the info.
As a site owner, there would have to be very compelling reasons to invest in the cost.
Hope this answers your questions. If i can add anything else, let me know.
Larry Foster

PS. I look forward to seeing your project.

Larry,

Thanks for your feedback, it is appreciated.

Gordon