Canon Rumors Membership Tiers Now Live

[Canon Rumors]

We are once again launching memberships at Canon Rumors to give you the option to support the site and at the same time not see display ads. Ads are a necessary revenue stream. Hosting and storage aren't getting any cheaper and we actually want to build the photo posting on the site which takes a

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[Stig Nygaard]

It's a little unclear.
I have (or had?) a lifetime membership. You're not offering new lifetime memberships, but to us who already have, they are still valid?
My profile says I'm "Canon Rumors Premium".

I'm using an ad-blocker, so I might not see very much difference on the site in practice

 

[Canon Rumors]

It's a little unclear.
I have (or had?) a lifetime membership. You're not offering new lifetime memberships, but to us who already have, they are still valid?
My profile says I'm "Canon Rumors Premium".

I'm using an ad-blocker, so I might not see very much difference on the site in practice

Yours is still active, with or without an adblocker, you won't see any.

 

[speg]

Why is tier four listed if not available? Does that imply previous lifetime members are still valid? (That would be great but it isn’t specified anywhere)

 

[Canon Rumors]

Why is tier four listed if not available? Does that imply previous lifetime members are still valid? (That would be great but it isn’t specified anywhere)

Yes, I wanted to let the lifetime members know they're going to get some added bonuses because we totally messed up forum ads displaying and not getting that issue fixed fast enough. The joy of developers haha

I updated the post. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[speg]

Yes, I wanted to let the lifetime members know they're going to get some added bonuses because we totally messed up forum ads displaying and not getting that issue fixed fast enough. The joy of developers haha

I updated the post. Thanks for pointing that out.

I logged in and it seems to be working great! Thank you! Don’t forget about us Canadians when doing promos

 

[MSH411]

Well all I know is I opted into the program and seconds after returning to CR from PayPal my goal was achieved.... no more ads.

 

[Maximilian]

Yes, I wanted to let the lifetime members know they're going to get some added bonuses because we totally messed up forum ads displaying and not getting that issue fixed fast enough. The joy of developers haha

I can only speak for myself. And, yes, seeing ads even though paid not to do so is/was no fun.
But I know: humans are humans, and software is software. Mistakes happen.
But as long as you're trying to fix them as fast as possible, I give you a

 

[RoscoeVanDamme]

Glad I bought that lifetime all those years ago. It has paid for itself. Ads just throw me in a rage, but I get it, everyone has to make theirs.

 

[nwardrip]

Thank you for honoring the lifetime members. Having the ads was annoying, but I\'m glad it\'s fixed now. Appreciate all you do!

 

[WoodyWindy]

Thank you for this!

 

[Refraction]

Thanks to the new owners for getting this resolved and for finally respecting lifetime members who paid money just before the sale of CR......I have retained a hate email from your former owner which does not make for nice reading when I questioned why lifetime members were being reneged on but having this issue finally resolved is a good news story for 2024. Best wishes for the future!

 

[ReflexVE]

Thanks to the new owners for getting this resolved and for finally respecting lifetime members who paid money just before the sale of CR......I have retained a hate email from your former owner which does not make for nice reading when I questioned why lifetime members were being reneged on but having this issue finally resolved is a good news story for 2024. Best wishes for the future!

It isn't clear to me that the site was ever actually sold. Was that ever announced? I know there was discussion but hadn't heard the resolution.

 

[subtraho]

Appreciate the existing lifetime memberships remaining valid!

 

[reisi007]

I logged in and it seems to be working great! Thank you! Don’t forget about us Canadians when doing promos

And Europeans (me) and Australia and Australia and so many more....

Still disappointed that we didn't get a goody a year as promised, but I am curious about the future offers....

 

[jdavidse]

Why does the main page not have a login button? I'm confronted with ads even though I am a paid lifetime member. No way to log in until I click into an article and find a forum discussion.

 

[Canon Rumors]

It isn't clear to me that the site was ever actually sold. Was that ever announced? I know there was discussion but hadn't heard the resolution.

It was sold a few years ago, After a year or so of annoyances (I had the dumb consultant title), I bought half of it back earlier this year, brought Richard on board and stopped taking it so seriously. I don't have to deal with any of the behind the scenes stuff that I didn't really enjoy. A clean up of forum members, and some changes in what we do seems to have significantly reduced the trolls and all of the over the top evil stuff.

And Europeans (me) and Australia and Australia and so many more....

Still disappointed that we didn't get a goody a year as promised, but I am curious about the future offers....

Yes I know. I didn't have the proverbial power.

Why does the main page not have a login button? I'm confronted with ads even though I am a paid lifetime member. No way to log in until I click into an article and find a forum discussion.

The login has to go through the forum because Wordpress (Site) and Xenforo (Forum) are two separate platforms and use two different user databases. We used to share them across both platforms, but that was a security risk that was difficult to maintain. Now only Xenforo stores user account data. If you're logged into the forum, there will be no ads on the main site. Check the box "keep logged in" and all should be well.

If you're using some kind of browser setup that is on the strict side of privacy settings, there may be issues staying logged in that we cannot resolve. You may have to "whitelist" the site or take other measures. I know Safari has some pretty strict set ups. I don't use a Mac, so I don't really know how all of that works.

 

[LocationImaging]

Is my lifetime membership cancelled? I see ads constantly after the sale of this website, so I assumed that lifetime memberships that occurred prior were cancelled.

How do I check?

John Moore
Location Imaging

 

[neuroanatomist]

Is my lifetime membership cancelled? I see ads constantly after the sale of this website, so I assumed that lifetime memberships that occurred prior were cancelled.

How do I check?

John Moore
Location Imaging

Looks like it's there:

 

[ReflexVE]

It was sold a few years ago, After a year or so of annoyances (I had the dumb consultant title), I bought half of it back earlier this year, brought Richard on board and stopped taking it so seriously. I don't have to deal with any of the behind the scenes stuff that I didn't really enjoy. A clean up of forum members, and some changes in what we do seems to have significantly reduced the trolls and all of the over the top evil stuff.

Thank you for the clarification!