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Tool Talk => General Tool Discussion => Topic started by: Grant Lamontagne on March 29, 2013, 11:12:48 AM
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The Multitool.org Charter Membership was designed to allow members the opportunity to support this site and get a few extra perks as well. So far, it's been quite a success, and I'd like to thank everyone who has taken part.
For those who are considering it, or are at least curious, here is what's involved.
Annual membership is $30.00 US, and the easiest way is to click on Profile at the top of your screen then Actions and Paid Subscriptions. From there click the Order button and follow the instructions. This price is good worldwide, so anyone outside of the US need not add any extra. Members will receive a membership package that includes a Multitool.org branded lapel pin and screwdriver set. This is our way of saying Thank You for joining up and supporting the site. In addition, Charter Members will also get advance notice of any projects that we are doing, including hats, shirts, special run tools or other merchandise, as well as special pricing on them. It's not hard to imagine any Charter Member not making their $30 membership fee back in savings over the course of a year!
(http://gallery.multitool.org/pbmirror/Pin03.jpg)
Charter Members will also be given access to a special forum for information on anything that pertains to them.
If you have any questions about joining or payment methods other than Paypal, or anything at all really, please feel free to contact me at grant.lamontagne@gmail.com (or send me a PM!) and I will try to answer them in a timely fashion.
Def
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Its a shame that the charter initiation with lard is no longer available.
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Sent in my money. When must I ride the goat?
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Oops, I forgot to stickify this one...
Def
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Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Charter Membership packages are suspended until further notice. I'm sorry to have to do this, but I don't have much choice right now.
If anyone wants a refund on Charter Member payments please send me a PM.
Def
Sent from a digital multitool
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where do i sign up? :facepalm:
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where do i sign up? :facepalm:
Read and follow the instructions in the first post. :tu:
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Yes we are giving away a heap of prizes around the boards this year as part of our tenth anniversary celebrations.
This however is a great opportunity to improve your winning chances. :ahhh
Support your favourite hangout and get in on some very nice drool worthy prizes about to be unleashed in the Charter Member Forum.
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Yes we are giving away a heap of prizes around the boards this year as part of our tenth anniversary celebrations.
This however is a great opportunity to improve your winning chances. :ahhh
Support your favourite hangout and get in on some very nice drool worthy prizes about to be unleashed in the Charter Member Forum.
Color me interested... i suppose it's about time I bought a charter membership
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I'm in :tu: :salute:
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I got in yesterday, before being in was cool
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Does that make you a hipster? :rofl:
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Oh shoot, no! :ahhh
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There's a charter members forum ?
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There's a charter members forum ?
Yep and when you become a charter member it will appear ;)
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There's a charter members forum ?
Yep and when you become a charter member it will appear ;)
Like magic.....
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There's a charter members forum ?
Yep and when you become a charter member it will appear ;)
Like magic.....
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I was gonna say that but I didn't want to sound overly dramatic :whistle: :D
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I'm finally in. I've been here for four years (mostly lurking — 0.155 posts per day as I write this!) but always coming and going as my hobbies evolved. Now, the big spending has run its course, and between this - the flashlights - the knives - the random EDC gear... multi-tools (and this forum with all its interesting, smart, generous people) are where I keep coming back to. I've been posting a lot more here, trying to appreciate what I've got instead of pining after the latest whatever that I can no longer afford. After sucking up your bandwidth for four years (and using an ad blocker the whole time — I know, :twak:), I felt it was time to start giving back more. MTO has been a place for me to learn, to feel a part of something bigger, to escape from the nonsense of normal working life. So thanks to Grant and everyone else for the time and money they pour into MTO, I hope I can finally make it up to you a little.
That ended up kinda sappy. I'm just glad to be in the cool people club now. :cheers:
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Glad to have you aboard!
I'll refrain from makomg derogatory comments about ad blocker use, but I will take the opportunity to explain my position on it.
I don't want member money. I want each of you to use your hard earned money to buy toys, take your families out, fix your cars,whatever you want to do with it. You earned it, go and have fun with it.
Advertisers have money, that's corporate money and they'll never miss it. But, I don't want to have to cover the forum with ads, because even in find that annoying. It's been a delicate balancing act between covering site costs and cluttering the place up.
When ad blockers are used heavily it means the site costs have to come from either more ads or somewhere else. Putting in more ads means more people get annoyed and start using ad blockers etc, so that's not a solution and we end up having to do something like paid memberships, donation draws etc. Either that or start cutting out things like fancy extra software bits, start purging photos from old posts to save server space or (gasp) not celebrate things like the site anniversary with literally hundreds of dollars in shipping alone.
I'm not pointing the finger at you, or anyone else that uses ad blocker software- heck, most sites nowadays make it an absolute necessity, but if you (general you, not anyone specific!) can, please consider turning it off for MTO, because it does make a huge difference here, and I really don't want more ads!
Def
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Thanks for explaining more about what's going on behind the scenes.
For me its -google, find a forum, lurking, join and enjoy.
But as you said. Someone must pay for something somewhere!!
So yes. I totally agree with that.
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Surprised you Charter members don't get a Merit Badge to proclaim your status. Perhaps an animated one with glowy parts or something/ :D
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Surprised you Charter members don't get a Merit Badge to proclaim your status. Perhaps an animated one with glowy parts or something/ :D
I mean we do get a cool banner under our names. And unlimited access to the MT.O Lard and chicken shed. So theres always that.
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I use ad blocker software, but set it to ignore this site. I don't find the ads here annoying, and I don't want to potentially block even the slightest bit of income for the site.
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I use ad blocker software, but set it to ignore this site. I don't find the ads here annoying, and I don't want to potentially block even the slightest bit of income for the site.
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That's so nice.
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I guess I didn't realize how important the advertising revenue was for operations. I've been using ad and script blocking for a long time, for security and privacy reasons, but it's getting turned off now for MTO. And with about four ads on the page anyway, it really is a minor thing to deal with. Grant, I appreciate your openness, because I had never really thought to that depth about what it takes to keep the lights on. :salute:
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I guess I didn't realize how important the advertising revenue was for operations. I've been using ad and script blocking for a long time, for security and privacy reasons, but it's getting turned off now for MTO. And with about four ads on the page anyway, it really is a minor thing to deal with. Grant, I appreciate your openness, because I had never really thought to that depth about what it takes to keep the lights on. :salute:
:hatsoff:
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*Being a bit on the pennyless side at the moment I can't contribute too much to the donations, but my adblock doesn't filter this site. And there are some interesting ads which could lead to *
Tomcat
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Not blocking the ads is all I ask for.
I hate those sites where you have to be a paid member or your opinion is worthless and I don't believe in buying status.
Def
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Signed up for the good cause.
Will there be a secret ceromony? I can bring sword and cookies if someone else brings the candles, capes and sacrificial cheap chinese multitools.
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Boy are you going to be surprised when you see what's in store for your initiation...
:punishmentchicken:
Def
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170616/bc391ec97ac410d60d11a24b467653cc.jpg)
>:D
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Boy are you going to be surprised when you see what's in store for your initiation...
:punishmentchicken:
Def
+1 I'll start melting the block of lard... :whistle:
On the up side Vidar, you're just in time for the anniversary month. ;)
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A chicken head? Are you sure that is right? I think the traditional rituals involve headless chickens, not the bodyless head? Somebody threw away the wrong part?
It happens - I once went to a garbage container to throw a bag of garbage before driving off to work. Seconds later I heard a distinct metallic clonck sound. I then noticed I still had my garbage in my one hand but no keys in the other.
That went on to become a traumatic and very memorable afternoon that really taught me to focus and pay attention while throwing garbage. That is good advise for anyone - right up there with not running with scissors.
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We'll get the lard and chicken ready
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The lard comes with the traditional 12 gorgeous female models of dubious morale? I mean tradition is important, and I'm sure this forum has high standards.
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The lard comes with the traditional 12 gorgeous female models of dubious morale? I mean tradition is important, and I'm sure this forum has high standards.
:rofl: You said this forum and standards in the same sentence. LOL!
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Oh and congrats on the Charter membership!
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It was with a hopeful and hopefully inspiring tone! Although come to think of it, I might not be allowed by the lady to smear lard all over 12 gorgeous model of dubious morale. Not sure I need to ask even... :twak:
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A chicken head? Are you sure that is right? I think the traditional rituals involve headless chickens, not the bodyless head? Somebody threw away the wrong part?
It happens - I once went to a garbage container to throw a bag of garbage before driving off to work. Seconds later I heard a distinct metallic clonck sound. I then noticed I still had my garbage in my one hand but no keys in the other.
That went on to become a traumatic and very memorable afternoon that really taught me to focus and pay attention while throwing garbage. That is good advise for anyone - right up there with not running with scissors.
Saw a vid last week where a fisherman throws his Leatherman i the make after removing a hook from the fish...
The look on his face...
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A chicken head? Are you sure that is right? I think the traditional rituals involve headless chickens, not the bodyless head? Somebody threw away the wrong part?
It happens - I once went to a garbage container to throw a bag of garbage before driving off to work. Seconds later I heard a distinct metallic clonck sound. I then noticed I still had my garbage in my one hand but no keys in the other.
That went on to become a traumatic and very memorable afternoon that really taught me to focus and pay attention while throwing garbage. That is good advise for anyone - right up there with not running with scissors.
Saw a vid last week where a fisherman throws his Leatherman i the make after removing a hook from the fish...
The look on his face...
:facepalm: :rofl:
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Still better than pointing a gun in your face while taking a selfie, and pulling the trigger instead of taking the pic.
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Still better than pointing a gun in your face while taking a selfie, and pulling the trigger instead of taking the pic.
The look on your face afterworths...
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Another luckily rare problem that might occur while throwing stuff:
Names of the quilty will be withheld for my own personal safety, but said person were to cross a little stream. She only had on shoes and wanted to stay dry, so she figured she would throw a suitably sized rock into the middle of the stream to step on. Good plan. Execution was horrible though. She forgot to let go of the rock when throwing it, lost balance from holding on, and ended up full body face down in the stream. She was not dry at all afterwards. She also had a look on her face! :D
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Another luckily rare problem that might occur while throwing stuff:
Names of the quilty will be withheld for my own personal safety, but said person were to cross a little stream. She only had on shoes and wanted to stay dry, so she figured she would throw a suitably sized rock into the middle of the stream to step on. Good plan. Execution was horrible though. She forgot to let go of the rock when throwing it, lost balance from holding on, and ended up full body face down in the stream. She was not dry at all afterwards. She also had a look on her face! :D
She only had shoes on?
Then what's the big deal? :think:
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Another luckily rare problem that might occur while throwing stuff:
Names of the quilty will be withheld for my own personal safety, but said person were to cross a little stream. She only had on shoes and wanted to stay dry, so she figured she would throw a suitably sized rock into the middle of the stream to step on. Good plan. Execution was horrible though. She forgot to let go of the rock when throwing it, lost balance from holding on, and ended up full body face down in the stream. She was not dry at all afterwards. She also had a look on her face! :D
She only had shoes on?
Then what's the big deal? :think:
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She only had shoes on?
Then what's the big deal? :think:
Only shoes, so even worse if they get wet? That is my story, and I'm sticking to it! :D
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She only had shoes on?
Then what's the big deal? :think:
Only shoes, so even worse if they get wet? That is my story, and I'm sticking to it! :D
Going for a hike with your other half seems like awesome fun then! :2tu: :D
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We have our moments :cheers:
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Just signed up.
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:cheers: :like: :tu:
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Just signed up.
Welcome aboard! :tu:
Def
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I guess it's about time I took the leap. :ahhh
I'm in.
Good luck gett'n rid of me now... >:D >:D
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I guess it's about time I took the leap. :ahhh
I'm in.
You have so much too look forward to. After I signed up the weather has improved, my car drives better, work is flowing, my allergy is gone and beautiful women keep knocking on my door.
Edit: I remember wrong of course; horrible women keep knocking on my door.
Edit edit: horrible women keeps knocking on my door. No woman has ever knocked on my door since I met my better half, who after signing up, doesn't look any better. Per definition perfect can't be improved. (Hah, I saved myself from the doghouse! :tu: )
Edit edit edit: I'm told doghouse for me. :drink:
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I guess it's about time I took the leap. :ahhh
I'm in.
Edit edit edit: I'm told doghouse for me. :drink:
I ddin't have to sign up here for that club.
I have a long standing membership. The dogs even tried to buy it out and my wife refused the payment....
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I guess it's about time I took the leap. :ahhh
I'm in.
Edit edit edit: I'm told doghouse for me. :drink:
I ddin't have to sign up here for that club.
I have a long standing membership. The dogs even tried to buy it out and my wife refused the payment....
No worries - even the doghouse is much improved after signing up as charter member! :D
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Hi I would like to join the Charter Membership :tu:
Is it still going :think:
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Why, yes. ;)
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Yes, it’s still going. :tu: Instructions are in the first post of this thread.
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Excellent will join right now :tu:
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The more, the merrier! :MTO:
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Just made my payment :tu:
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Now go back and look at the forum page...... :cheers:
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Spotted already been reading :like: :like:
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Welcome to the select few, brothers! ;)
:D
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Welcome aboard :tu:
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Thanks to all :salute:
And I totally agree let's keep :MTO: ad free :tu:
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Well Done Speedy and welcome.
Now would some one get the tub of lard out of the garage
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Well Done Speedy and welcome.
Now would some one get the tub of lard out of the garage
no not again :ahhh :ahhh
already had the chicken and lard :rofl: :rofl: :like:
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Well Done Speedy and welcome.
Now would some one get the tub of lard out of the garage
no not again :ahhh :ahhh
already had the chicken and lard :rofl: :rofl: :like:
Oh, it gets worse. Way worse.......all kinds of wrongs.......
:rofl:
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just joined after the :facepalm: donation of the last month, we didn't reach the goal! :twak:
Hate it when that happens.
And I didn't know there was a Charter Member subforum, more time to spend on this awesome place among those who understand this addiction disease problem great hobby :whistle:
Long live Mt.org!
PS: I don't know if anyone planned to send anything this way (stickers or whatever was given with the membership) but I don't want it! :salute: This forum and the joy it brings is more than enough :tu:
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Welcome! :cheers:
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Welcome TP :like: :like: :tu:
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Welcome TP !
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Welcome TP!
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Good to see you here, El P! :tu:
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thanks folks! This club should be much bigger :salute:
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Welcome to where the big boys hang out... :pok:
:D
:cheers:
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Just renewed mine :tu:
That year went by fast
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:tu:
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Is charter membership $30 a year or a month?
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Is charter membership $30 a year or a month?
Annual membership is $30.00 US,
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Is charter membership $30 a year or a month?
Per year and well worth it. :tu:
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Is charter membership $30 a year or a month?
Per year and well worth it. :tu:
okay thanks for the info. I will definitely consider it
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Is charter membership $30 a year or a month?
Per year and well worth it. :tu:
I think dues should be raised to $36/year. That's only $3 per month....and leap years don't cost no more extra. What? Are you kidding me? $3? I've spent that much on a coffee....
...or at least I did once back in 2007.
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Is charter membership $30 a year or a month?
Per year and well worth it. :tu:
I think dues should be raised to $36/year. That's only $3 per month....and leap years don't cost no more extra. What? Are you kidding me? $3? I've spent that much on a coffee....
...or at least I did once back in 2007.
:pok:
Seems good to me :salute:
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I think I'll sign up...
After my vacation.
Which will be somewhere half of august.
Do we still get a pin and some screwdrivers? :D
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I think I'll sign up...
After my vacation.
Which will be somewhere half of august.
Do we still get a pin and some screwdrivers? :D
Nar but if you're lucky you might get an OC sparky. :whistle:
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A what??
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A what??
(https://i.imgflip.com/1gx2st.jpg)
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Old Cross Sparky?
As in Sparky the rusty tool guy?? :shrug:
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Smurf it!
What's a week or 2 in an entire year?!
Might as well sign up tomorrow at my morning coffee!
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Smurf it!
What's a week or 2 in an entire year?!
Might as well sign up tomorrow at my morning coffee!
There's the spirit :tu:
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Ordered and payed! :salute:
I wonder what lays behind these gates... :dd:
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Ordered and payed! :salute:
I wonder what lays behind these gates... :dd:
(https://i.imgur.com/lZFS52o.gif)
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I'm in. I joined MTO in 2015 but didn't really start using the site much until earlier this year. I've learned a ton, and have to say that the two things I enjoy most about the MTO community are how friendly it is and how international it is. It's a great place to hang out.
Myron
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Way to go both on you ! :like: :tu:
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:imws:
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Nice to see more charter members :cheers: :like: :like:
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When does the fun begin??
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Go look in the CM forum :pok:
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Found the door!
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:tu:
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I've been here long enough and will probably be here for years to come, it's a great place to hang around with so many great people, so I pulled the trigger on joining the ranks! :salute:
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Nice to have you on board glenfiddich :like: :like: :tu:
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Nice to have you on board glenfiddich :like: :like: :tu:
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:cheers: :like: :tu:
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Just joined the chartered membership, as a way to say thank you to the site! :salute: It's always been great to hang out with fellow MTOers, and see you all in posts! :cheers:
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Just joined the chartered membership, as a way to say thank you to the site! :salute: It's always been great to hang out with fellow MTOers, and see you all in posts! :cheers:
:cheers: :cheers:
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Legend has it that there are often extra giveaways during the anniversary celebrations that are Charter Members Only... so membership has it's privileges! :D
Def
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Great to see you here, comis! :salute: :SAKnight:
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:iagree: :cheers: :tu:
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Hello there
Am a firm believer that if you want to use the club's facilities you must pay your subs so have stumped up the cash for membership. .
Easy as really.
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Thanks Paul :salute:
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The club appreciates it very much. :D
Def
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Thought it was time I joined up to show my appreciation :hatsoff :climber: :multi:
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Great to have you join in! :cheers:
:SAKnight:
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:iagree: :tu:
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Cheers 🍻
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Done :tu: :cheers:
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This is a great month to get in on the Charter membership it being anniversary month and all ! :like: :tu:
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Joined. Very happy to contribute, get lots from the site so only fair
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:like: :cheers: :tu:
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Ask Santa for a Charter Membership for Christmas!
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:like: :tu:
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Joined. I have learned so much from this forum both as a lurker and member. Fantastic forum!
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Thanks and welcome ! :like: :cheers: :tu:
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Awesome, Franklin!
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Took me a bit, but I'm in!
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Way to go Greg ! :cheers:
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:cheers: Steve
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Welcome!
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Welcome!
Thanks :cheers:
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Joined. I have learned so much from this forum both as a lurker and member. Fantastic forum!
:iagree: Ditto here.
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Excellent! :SAKnight:
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:D
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I just realized I've been a charter member for almost 8 years... Yikes! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
:D
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Good on you Aleph ! :hatsoff:
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I just realized I've been a charter member for almost 8 years... Yikes! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
:D
:cheers:
Reflexively, I almost said, that's more years than I've been alive. But that's not accurate, so yeah.
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I enjoy this forum very much :cheers:
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Reflexively, I almost said, that's more years than I've been alive. But that's not accurate, so yeah.
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It's ok Jim, basicly I've been a charter member as long as I have been a member...
I joined MTO in july 2013 and got the charter membership in august 2013 :)
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I'm in, too.
Time to give something back to this wonderful community.
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:like: :hatsoff:
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:bump:
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Renewed ! :multi: :multi: :multi:
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:mail:
Ah! Still current, thank you!
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:like: :tu:
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Renewed for the 9th membership anniversary. :D :cheers:
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:like: :tu:
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Giving this :bump: because I would like to thank everyone that has ever been a Charter member or who is currently :salute:
You guys rock 8) We use to be more active in this subforum and it would be great to be as such again :ahhh
Either way, since it isn't that far away, here's to another year :cheers: :woohoo: 2023 sounds so futuristic :o :ahhh
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I thought that a charter membership would get me a guided tour of Halifax in Grant's Jeep or a trip to the Tim Leatherman shrine located near Monterey, Tennessee. Unfortunately, so far nothing like that has happened :dunno:
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I never got a Jeep Tour either and I have been here a lot longer :'( :D
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I should probably read these sticky threads… I don’t think I paid any attention to the charter membership. I should probably do this in January at next paycheck. :pok:
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Good reminder :think: just renewed :cheers:
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:cheers:
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I can put this on my resume, right?
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But of course ;)
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Forget the resume, get a tattoo
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Is there still a Charter Member forum?
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Is there still a Charter Member forum?
Yes it is still there. Can you not see it?
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No, I don't have access to it.
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No, I don't have access to it.
Strange, you should as you have both Charter and Admin group status. Try the direct link
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/board,32.0.html
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I lost access to the admin areas months ago and haven't gained access to the charter member area since I donated.
The direct link doesn't work, and gives me a "The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you." error.
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Very strange, I'll let Micah know so he can look into it. Probably something to do with the order in which the groups were added, but he'll know better.
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I don't either. Didn't really think much of it at the time.
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I don't either. Didn't really think much of it at the time.
Copy that, hopefully we can get it sorted asap.
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Took me several months but I just set up the charter membership. We’re supposed to buy ourselves a new multi tool to celebrate right?
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Correct GB Nice one :like:
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:iagree: :D
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I don’t think I can see the charter member forum either ?
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I can't either.
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We'll look into it and try and get it sorted :tu:
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Thank you :salute:
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you have the correct group rights, not sure why you can't see it...
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I don’t think I can see the charter member forum either ?
I don’t think I can see the charter member forum either ?
Same problem to report, I've recently re-started my charter membership, and that sub forum never did appear as in the past. :think:
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Can someone screenshot what it is that I’m supposed to be seeing or provide a link in case I’m just being stupid :think:
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Using the direct link mentioned above I get:
[ This attachment cannot be displayed inline in 'Print Page' view ]
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Using the direct link mentioned above I get:
[ This attachment cannot be displayed inline in 'Print Page' view ]
Did this get resolved, Cynan? :think:
If not, then we need to get that fixed :salute:
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Did this get resolved, Cynan? :think:
If not, then we need to get that fixed :salute:
Sadly I still cannot see the charter members area :(
I’ve tried different browsers, enabling all tracking and cookie settings, logging off and back into the forum and still cannot see it.
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Renewed. :D :multi:
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Reupped for the year. Did we ever figure out what was going on with the sub forum?
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I'm not sure if we did or not. Are people still not able to view the CM Forum ?
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I don't think I can. Where is it supposed to be?
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I don't think I can. Where is it supposed to be?
It's at the top of the main page
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/board,32.0.html
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"AN ERROR HAS OCCURRED!
The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you."
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Thanks, I'll bring it up again with whoey.