Official Site Question Dump

[TREX]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I don't think getting something out of it is the right reason to become a site supporter. I think the best reason is you love the site and want to support its continued existence.

I think I probably could've made a decent case to become a contributor if that's the route I wanted to go. But I chose another direction.

That doesn't answer the question pertaining to being a contributor, but nonetheless I think I've come to the conclusion of what I will personally do. Thanks for humoring my curiosity.

[IAmBatman]

For sure. I only really have my personal experience to offer, though. Other than hearing people asking for contributor status for one reason or another and seeing it granted in a few situations, I don't really know that much about it or get too involved with it as a concept.

[Yodaking]

I became a site supporter a few years back after I had already been using the site just about daily for a few years. Just wanted to make sure the lights were kept on at a place I enjoyed hanging out at, and I appreciate the site isn't covered in click bait ads everywhere. Don't think I've ever used any of the 'perks' that came with becoming a site supporter, if I did I didn't realize it.

[Xotli]

Originally Posted by TREX

Also, if anyone has a "list" of perks that you get from being a site supporter that would greatly help my decision.

I swear I thought there was a list somewhere, but I can't find it now. If anyone knows where that is, please speak up.

Originally Posted by Ericth74

Could someone help me with how to PM someone images?

If you're not a site supporter, I don't think you can ... sorry.

Originally Posted by DanieLoche

... but I'm not even sure that i finally got a real answer to my question... it is really linked to Contributor role, or is it just an Admin trick..?

Avatar size is linked to usergroup. Certain usergroups have the larger size; certain ones don't. I sort of thought that contributors did have the larger size, but they didn't. Now they do. That's all.

Originally Posted by TREX

Is the Contributor badge pretty much the same as the site supporter badge, but is just given to certain individuals for no charge? I understand that people asking for the contributor status are people that intend to make content for the site, but what is it that makes them eligible for those freebies?

No, you have a misunderstanding there: Contributor status isn't for people who plan to make things for the site. It's for people who have already contributed to the site in some significant ways. It's much easier for site supporters to contribute, but some people bust their ass and contribute anyway, even without that. Contributor status is their reward.

And, no, Contributor is not the same as Site Supporter. Contributors get a number of things that "regular" users (technically, "Registered Users") don't get; site supporters get a number of things even beyond that. For instance, the larger avatar size used to be one of those things, until like 3 days ago. There are some more things as well. The ability to hand out negative reputation would probably be the most significant one. But there's probably others; it's not trivial to figure out what all the differences are, or else I would just go look it up for you. But the point is, there are advantages to being a Site Supporter that being a Contributor won't get you. No promises as to whether those are any advantages you might actually be interested in or not.

Of course, if you want to start contributing a bunch of stuff, and do that for a few months or years or what-have-you, you could get the Contributor status instead, and it might be all you need.

[Dysole]

For me personally, a functionally limitless PM box is the best perk of being a Site Supporter, although I do really like being able to upload to the site directly as well.

~Dysole, who has far and away the most PMs on the site; it's not even close

[TREX]

Thanks for the more spelled out version @Xotli and also @Dysole for spelling out the other perk. I mainly was wondering just for ease of access to upload pictures and such which got me wondering about the other. I dont wish to have the contributor title and most of this was for my curiosity and to see if I wanted to Justify the cost of uploading pictures easier. I appreciate all you guys feedback and am satisfied in my curiosity. Thanks for your time in responding to me.

[DanieLoche]

My curiosity is also more than fulfilled with all those information. Thanks a lot guys.

[Yodaking]

Originally Posted by Dysole

For me personally, a functionally limitless PM box is the best perk of being a Site Supporter, although I do really like being able to upload to the site directly as well.

~Dysole, who has far and away the most PMs on the site; it's not even close

That explains why I haven't been prompted to delete some PMs in a while.

[Lazy Orang]

I got the PM perk from working for the Codex. Best thing I've got out of that!

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Originally Posted by Lazy Orang

I got the PM perk from working for the Codex. Best thing I've got out of that!

Site supporters still have significantly more PM space though, still. But yeah, the extension in space is a big upgrade.



~TGRF.

[Xotli]

Originally Posted by Xotli

I swear I thought there was a list somewhere, but I can't find it now. If anyone knows where that is, please speak up.

I found it! It wasn't a forum post at all, but rather a Codex article; that explains why my search-fu was failing me.

Contributors and Supporters

[lefton4ya]

Thanks @Xolti. I will also take the time to say that Moderators get special permissions as well (outside of deleting/moving forum threads/posts), but I will leave it at that as I don't want to make others jealous (or have access removed that @Xotli was also not aware of )