We have brought online a new donation system. The issue for us that caused this change is that the old system did not recognize the member's support of AVSIM (other than to get a big thank you message upon completion of the donation payment). This new system gives the donor a little bit of public recognition for their contribution and support. Here are the details:

 

All of the forum donation buttons now take the user to a Marketplace page with the donation alternatives displayed. There are 7 selections at the moment:

• $5.00 – Donor - 3 months
• $10.00 –  Donor – 6 months
• $25.00 – Donor - 9 months
• $50.00 – Bronze – 1 year
• $125.00 – Silver – 1 ½ year
• $250.00 – Gold – 2 years
• $500.00 – Lifetime – No time limit

The durations have to do with an indicator that will appear in the user’s side panel profile with each message they post. This is accomplished by moving them to a new group. When the duration expires, if they have not renewed, they will be moved back to the “member” group. The Lifetime contributor remains a lifetime contributor forever. Every member who donates will be sent an email 7 days before their donation expires in order to renew it, or not. Renewals are not automatic. That means that the system WILL NOT automatically charge you for another donation.

 

Here are the images that appear:

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to see an example of this, look for FPPILOT’s post in this topic:

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/433916-approachscenery-misalignment/

 

You are not obligated or required to contribute of course. Access to all of AVSIM remains free. If you decide to contribute, the AVSIM Staff and your fellow community members will be shown your support of this community. And if you do contribute, thank you in advance for doing so.

 

EDIT: We are working on refining the images and some other details.

Noted!