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Dear valued Members,
as discussed in this thread, the rules governing the donor status here at the Japan Forum have been revised, with the amended rules taking effect today. In the past, one donation, regardless of the amount, would result in a promotion to the donor usergroup for an unlimited period of time.
As of Oct. 1, 2016, donations will grant members access to the donor privileges for the period of one year. Members who have donated earlier in 2016 will have their donor status extended to Sept. 30, 2017. Generally, your donor status will commence on the day we receive your donation.
Donations can be made
Previous donors will be contacted by Conversation as of today. If they do not wish to continue their donor membership, their accounts will be reverted to the usergroup that corresponds to their current number of posts.
While we cannot offer a lot of perks and additional permissions to donors, below are some of the major privileges they will enjoy. Compare to the most senior "regular" usergroup on the right (Sempai):
In the future, donors will also be able to browse the website without any display of advertising. However, please understand that we need more time to fully implement this feature.
Thank you for your understanding! If you have any questions or suggestions, post them right here.
as discussed in this thread, the rules governing the donor status here at the Japan Forum have been revised, with the amended rules taking effect today. In the past, one donation, regardless of the amount, would result in a promotion to the donor usergroup for an unlimited period of time.
As of Oct. 1, 2016, donations will grant members access to the donor privileges for the period of one year. Members who have donated earlier in 2016 will have their donor status extended to Sept. 30, 2017. Generally, your donor status will commence on the day we receive your donation.
Donations can be made
- via Paypal or
- through bank transfer (please contact us in such case).
- Donor I (Bronze), for an annual donation of 500 JPY
- Donor II (Silver), 501 - 1,000 JPY
- Donor III (Gold), 1,001 - 2,500 JPY
- Donor IV (Platinum), any donation exceeding 2,500 JPY
Previous donors will be contacted by Conversation as of today. If they do not wish to continue their donor membership, their accounts will be reverted to the usergroup that corresponds to their current number of posts.
While we cannot offer a lot of perks and additional permissions to donors, below are some of the major privileges they will enjoy. Compare to the most senior "regular" usergroup on the right (Sempai):
| DONOR | I | II | III | IV | Sempai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to edit (posts, comments, etc.) in min. | 360 | 360 | 480 | 720 | 60 |
| Avatar size (in kB) | 100 | 150 | no limit | no limit | 75 |
| Signature (printable chars, links, lines, smilies, images) | 150, 3, 5, 5, 5 | 200, 5, 7, 7, 7 | 250, 5, 10, 5, 5 | 300, 10, 15, 10, 10 | 125, 2, 4, 3, 3 |
| Media storage (in MB) | 1,500 | 2,000 | no limit | no limit | 1,000 |
| Media quota | no limit | no limit | no limit | no limit | 50MB max file size |
| Blogs | no limit | no limit | no limit | no limit | 10 attachments, 1,5MB max attach. size |
In the future, donors will also be able to browse the website without any display of advertising. However, please understand that we need more time to fully implement this feature.
Thank you for your understanding! If you have any questions or suggestions, post them right here.
