TUG Lifetime member?

[Slinger]

What is a lifetime member?

What does it mean?

How is it obtained?

Just saw the label for the first time (maybe I hadn't been paying attention these few years-LOL)

Thanks!

 

[Passepartout]

It's a perk for administrators, moderators, those who've contributed significantly to TUG (It's a volunteer organization). Since there is no pay, lifetime membership is the perk.

 

[TUGBrian]

It can also be earned by regular members who refer 10 or more other members to TUG.

it does come with one significant perk (other than the super snazzy forum title)...lifetime members never have to pay for TUG again and are members forever for free!

 

[Slinger]

Awesome! Thanks for that info Learn something new every day.

 

[Passepartout]

It can also be earned by regular members who refer 10 or more other members to TUG.

it does come with one significant perk (other than the super snazzy forum title)...lifetime members never have to pay for TUG again and are members forever for free!

I keep asking people to join, but apparently they don't use me as a reference. C'est la vie.

 

[TUGBrian]

note you can also use submitted reviews for credit on membership extensions in lieu of submitting a payment to renew!

although i show you are good thru 2020! =)

 

[Panina]

note you can also use submitted reviews for credit on membership extensions in lieu of submitting a payment to renew!

although i show you are good thru 2020! =)

A great perk for tug members. An easy way for me to get free membership renewal. Thank you!

 

[Passepartout]

note you can also use submitted reviews for credit on membership extensions in lieu of submitting a payment to renew!
although i show you are good thru 2020! =)

Or a lifetime, whichever comes first. . . .

 

[remowidget]

note you can also use submitted reviews for credit on membership extensions in lieu of submitting a payment to renew!

although i show you are good thru 2020! =)

How does does reviews for credit work?

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[TUGBrian]

pretty much any review submitted that is an actual review and not simply "great resort, would return again!" would earn a 2mo extension.

reviews for resorts that have not had a previous review in the last 6months would earn a 6month membership extension.

to renew your membership with reviews, just reply to any TUG renewal email and request this...we take care of the rest for you!

 

[rapmarks]

Brian, is six months extension automatic for a resort review that has not been reviewed. I have submitted so many of those, I should be set.


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[dioxide45]

Brian, is six months extension automatic for a resort review that has not been reviewed. I have submitted so many of those, I should be set.


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It isn't automatic. When your membership comes up for renewal, you just need to ask to use your review credits for the renewal and they will only extend your membership another 12 months. Though if you have lots, when in 12 months your membership comes up for renewal again, just use the additional credits to extend again.

 

[rapmarks]

No I mean if I review a resort that hasn't been reviewed in more than six months do I automatically get six months credit or do you apply certain standards. I remember doing several and being told they were not thorough enough though they were two pages or so.


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[dioxide45]

No I mean if I review a resort that hasn't been reviewed in more than six months do I automatically get six months credit or do you apply certain standards. I remember doing several and being told they were not thorough enough though they were two pages or so.


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Got it. I remember reading a while back that the review credit for those that had a review award available did require a certain level of thoroughness, but I don't know the qualifications. Brian will have to answer that one.

 

[TUGBrian]

note that reviews can also be cashed in for free ad credits as well for those who post lots of ads and go thru the free ones.

there is no firm rule for the 6mo extension, and unless your review is nothing more than "my family and I had a great vacation at this resort, we would return again" or something similar...it would earn the 6mo extension.

if not, we would shoot you an email and ask you to expand on it a bit if you wanted!

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[Ken555]

Wow, I've been a member for a long, long time and I never knew about this.

 

[DaveNV]

Is there any way to know how many people we've referred have joined, and used us as the reference? I've sent a lot of people to Tug, but have no idea if any of them have ever joined.

Dave

 

[Ken555]

Is there any way to know how many people we've referred have joined, and used us as the reference? I've sent a lot of people to Tug, but have no idea if any of them have ever joined.

Dave

Exactly. Add me to that list of uncertainty...

 

[slip]

I have two referrals and I got an email that told me when someone joined and used me as a referral. I think there is a way to check also but I don’t remember.

 

[AwayWeGo]

Some deceased TUG participants are still listed as Lifetime Members even though they are no longer with us, so clearly Lifetime Membership is more like Eternal Life Membership.

More power to them.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[DaveNV]

Some deceased TUG participants are still listed as Lifetime Members even though they are no longer with us, so clearly Lifetime Membership is more like Eternal Life Membership.

More power to them.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

What, you've never heard of cloud storage? LOL!

Dave

 

[dioxide45]

Is there any way to know how many people we've referred have joined, and used us as the reference? I've sent a lot of people to Tug, but have no idea if any of them have ever joined.

Dave

You should get an email when a referral has signed up. At least that was my experience one time with a referral. Of course you would still have to keep track of those emails. Mine isn't hard because I remember only getting one email.

 

[easyrider]

You should get an email when a referral has signed up. At least that was my experience one time with a referral. Of course you would still have to keep track of those emails. Mine isn't hard because I remember only getting one email.

Recently, I helped a friend join tug using my laptop. She actually joined and paid using her credit card. I watched and helped her through the process. I helped her place her first add.

I didn't receive any notification of her, or anyone I ever referred to Tug which I am certain is more than a crap load.

Bill

 

[dioxide45]

Recently, I helped a friend join tug using my laptop. She actually joined and paid using her credit card. I watched and helped her through the process. I helped her place her first add.

I didn't receive any notification of her, or anyone I ever referred to Tug which I am certain is more than a crap load.

Bill

I don't think there is actually a field that asks for referral information when you sign up. I went through the process and it looks like there may be a "Comments/More Information" box. Did you enter your name in there as a referral? I really don't know how else the referral would be identified. Hopefully @TUGBrian can confirm?

 

[DaveNV]

I do see this page, but that's to invite someone to join. Not sure how someone can join Tug on their own, and refer someone else as the Tugger who "sent" them.

https://tug2.com/referafriend/

And as someone who has never received an email, again, how would I know if I was named as the referring Tugger? (And ultimately, how many of those ten elusive memberships do I have credit toward?)

Dave