• Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

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    Posted 08/15/2025
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    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

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    Addendum: 01/10/2026
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    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Table of Paid Membership Levels

WebSlave

It is what it is, but certainly not what it was.
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_Visitor/Guest/Not logged inRegistered memberParticipantContributorBenefactorEndowment
IconNoneNone
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Yearly Contributionnonenone**CANCELLED**$25.00$100.00$250.00
Verified member via membership payment__XXXX
Can view threads on BOI______
Can POST threads and replies on the BOI______
Can view, post threads and replies in ALL other non-restricted forums_XXXXX
Ability to post *FREE* ads and replies in classifieds sections_XXXXX
# of highlighted/bumped ads per month00330150400
Ability to use custom colors in ad highlighting____XX
Ability to give positive karma points__XXXX
Ability to give negative karma points___XXX
Can display signature area_XXXXX
Avatar size limit in pixels__50x50160x160160x160160x160
Avatar size limit in kbytes__20404040
Profile picture size in pixels__100x100160x160160x160160x160
Profile picture size in kbytes__20404040
# of allowed stored private messages_100_300400600
Upload attachment (photos) limit in forums in kilobytes_unlimited5000unlimitedunlimitedunlimited
Upload photos limit in photo gallery in kilobytes_1002507502000unlimited
Can post, edit, and delete public calendar events_XXXXX
Can vote on polls in the BOI Good Guy Certification Forum & provide Traders Ratings feedback______
Can be accepted as a "Certified Good Guy" in the BOI Good Guy Certification Forum ______
Registered user name changes permitted___XXX
Can view members name who left karma point comments___XXX
Can view other member's info___XXX
Can create custom member titles___XXX
Can edit own posts in discussion forums___XXX
Ability to view IP addresses in Currently Active Users display_____X
Ability to move and open/close their own threads in discussion forums_____X

Something that does need to be brought to everyone's attention about these paid membership programs. These are not "get out of jail for free" cards. Paying members are still subject to the rules of this site and are subject to suspensions when warranted. Just because you PAY for a yearly membership does not mean that you are immune to suspensions while you are a paid member. I do doubt this will become an issue, but I feel that it is best to make this clear up front.
 
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Made some modifications to the perks allocated to the various membership levels.

Attachments:
Registered members - 2 attachments @ 500KB each
Contributor level members - 4 attachments @ 1MB each
Sponsors - 6 attachments @ 2MB each
Benefactor level members - 8 attachments @ 4MB each
Endowment level members - 12 attachments @ 8MB each

Might as well make note here of some of the perks for each membership level.

Bumps per 30 day period:
Registered members - 1 bump
Contributor level members - 3 bumps
Sponsors - 10 bumps
Benefactor level members - 30 bumps
Endowment level members - 150 bumps

Time limit between bumps:
Registered members - 24 hours
Contributor level members - 4 hours
Sponsors - 4 hours
Benefactor level members - 2 hours
Endowment level members - 10 seconds

Maximum # of bumps per day:
Registered members - 1
Contributor level members - 3
Sponsors - 5
Benefactor level members - 10
Endowment level members - 15

Time limit on editing and deleting ads:
Registered members - 24 hours
Contributor level members - Unlimited
Sponsors - Unlimited
Benefactor level members - Unlimited
Endowment level members - Unlimited

Ability to change user name:
Registered members - NO
Contributor level members - YES
Sponsors - YES
Benefactor level members - YES
Endowment level members - YES
 
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