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People don't post as a guest. When they delete their accounts, it defaults to the 'guest' account.
Of all our inventions for mass communication, 
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I am sure you have received the latest email saying this site will now be a pay site. This is how the internet will die. Government regulation and fees that keep increasing will surely destroy the free flow of information as it is designed to do. Will you pay a fee for this site? This fee will need to be paid with a traceable credit card payment that will be directly linked to this site and whatever company owns this site. You will now be financially directly linked to it. This site and its content will be traceable and linked directly back to you and your user name. Very dangerous! Will you actually do this?
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As the posts above are timed very close together, do you mean deactivate rather than delete?
After deleting a new account would not hold previous history of posts either.
As such, a user of Lush, however intermittent, should still be referenced to any contributions made.
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As the posts above are timed very close together, do you mean deactivate rather than delete?
After deleting a new account would not hold previous history of posts either.
As such, a user of Lush, however intermittent, should still be referenced to any contributions made.
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Steph, thanks for an intelligent rebuke and clear headed observations. Love your calling it like it is, that was refreshing and even got a slight chuckle out of me! Right on girl, you get it obviously. Thanks to the crew who have successfully kept this site vibrant, fresh, accurate and trustworthy! Growth is a sign of health and vigor and success, so congrats to all those who dedicate their time and talent to make this site such a marvel. Happy New Year one and all. I'll be back in a writing mode once the muse finds me once again. In the meantime I'll enjoy the ride. 
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I don't think I will be paying for membership.
Correct me If I'm wrong but I think the features that I use the site for e.g. reading and scoring stories, posting in the forums and occasionally being in the chat rooms are available to free members. I don't write stories or visit the store so don't think a subscription is required.
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You are correct however you will not have access to the Premium Story Library.
Totally agree. It costs money to keep this up and as we all have seen the membership is growing to large numbers. Was an accountant and know that adding 10 people at work force of 100 doesn't always increase costs 10%. And buying more storage space for archiving these pics, talks, data don't come cheap. How much will you pay to go to some peep show, or video porn shop, pay for sex? This is cheap at the price and I appreciate it. Also, what about the friendships and relationships you have made here. How much to go and see people any time day or night to converse with and have fun together. Thanks Lush! I'll[ pay and gladly. Totally agree. It costs money to keep this up and as we all have seen the membership is growing to large numbers. Was an accountant and know that adding 10 people at work force of 100 doesn't always increase costs 10%. And buying more storage space for archiving these pics, talks, data don't come cheap. How much will you pay to go to some peep show, or video porn shop, pay for sex? This is cheap at the price and I appreciate it. Also, what about the friendships and relationships you have made here. How much to go and see people any time day or night to converse with and have fun together. Thanks Lush! I'll pay and gladly.Quote by jollylolly
I was happy to pay for membership. Once I paid money for a bag of pinecones, so how could I not support a website I've gotten so much pleasure from?
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Were they MAGIC pine-cones?
xx Steph
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I've been watching the debates and discussions over the new site structure with interest.
It seems to me that no matter the change, there will always be those opposed to it.
For me, well, I think that the changes are very positive and I would like to thank Nicola, Gav and the rest of the team for all of their continuing effort and hard work.
When Gold membership was introduced to the site some years ago now, there was much unrest amongst the Lush populous who feared it would polarise the community and surely be the end of Lush - it didn't as we know now. I was fortunate at that time to be gifted a gold badge for my services as a story verifier. I was delighted, as it was a huge thank you for the time and effort that I (as part of a hard working and gifted team) put in. However, I still wanted to make a financial contribution to support a site that I feel provides a great service and I have since purchased gold and silver memberships as gifts for some of my friends here. I'm happy to do it and I know of many others who have done the same for their friends.
Many people seem to be up in arms about the proposed changes but at the end of the day, there will still be a free option and then if you wish, without any pressure, you can upgrade to the service you require, or not. $10 does seem like a very minimal amount and very fair. I'm sure that if privacy or ease and anonymity is problematic, then Lush will look at ways to make the transaction as easy and discreet as possible (although from what I've read in these threads, it doesn't look too complicated) and of course we all have plenty of time to decide, given that we've all been gifted a limited membership, or more.
One might imagine that a site with more paying subscribers would put paid to the elements of trolling or down-voting that we occasionally see, and most likely dual accounts. I would like to think it would continue to lift the site above the rest and assure its deserved place as one of the most popular, well appointed and carefully maintained sites on the internet - I know that I spend more time here than most other places (not as much in recent times, but it's my intention to be back writing and socialising here again soon)
I think that it's important to remember what Lush means. For me it's been a place where I've learned to express myself, to explore my inhibitions, it's been a support while I've been going through some tough stuff in real life, I've made some very good friends, I've even found love because of this growing community and quite frankly, no amount of money could ever buy that.
In short, it's actually changed my life and I will continue to support and frequent the site as best I can. It's worth every penny.
Quote by ShylassObserve, she writes beautifully even when just making a comment! I want her writing here.
I have family in the military. They won't touch social media (Facebook, etc), or allow photos (either on home turf or from theatre) to be used anywhere, because of the information they contain. They won't even use apps like Strava for tracking physical leisure progress on their private phone.
If you access the internet, however you choose to, you can be tracked in different ways. Therefore, it is important how we conduct ourselves. Anything within private messages, and even from those thingies that disguise your location, etc, can be scrutinised by those who know how.
We all know our private lives are our own, but that the world seeks to bring some down in whatever way they can. In such instances, as long as our activities are not illegal, or borderline, then we have a small corner to fight from.
As far as being tracked goes, welcome to the 21st century!
Nicola has built something that most could only dream of, and not only afforded immense pleasure (sexual, emotional, etc) to thousands (millions?) of individuals, but she has also educated and freed people such as myself in different ways.
This is not some massive commercial company from the off. It was built from nothing by starting with one individual's dream, and it is a pleasure for me to know that not only does she (rightly) ask for help with the running costs, but perhaps in the future, she might even make some profit for herself.
I can't currently afford to pay, but have been gifted Bronze because of my drop of offerings in this heaving ocean of pleasure. If I could afford Gold, then I would buy it. I would buy it for two reasons: because it is time to give something back to keep this growing site (and it WILL continue to grow) travelling onwards and upwards, and to show one woman and her team that they effing deserve support from this user.
As for being tracked, as long as I'm not stepping near or over any legal lines, then I'm happy to be scrutinised. I no longer work in a certain field, and if I did, there is still nothing that I am ashamed of, or that could lose me my job via private investigators for ignorant people with nothing better to do than hound those who need some help getting off for stress release.
So yes, when I can afford to pay, I will. Because not only do I believe it is right and good to put something back if I am able, but Nicola has also chosen to keep the original features of the site FREE. Her concept is still here, and still available. There are different branches that have grown, and we can climb higher if we wish. But the trunk of the tree is still accessible. It would be nice if the dogs didn't pee where I'm sitting, but I'm prepared to sit around the other side of the trunk and ignore them.
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I've NEVER been compromised in any way whatever, by THE SITE OWNERS or even by a fellow member...
xx Steph
