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Truth
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Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership
#11608507 - 12/08/09 02:14 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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I am posting this here because it would not last 5 min at Mycrotopia. I am sorry if anyone finds this offensive I just felt compelled to write it and speak out. I I would like to say I have been a loyal member of mycrotopia.com for several years and have never had any problems with anyone on the site. Last year Hippie3 started VIP memberships. That’s were you can become a VIP member if you donate $25.00 dollars to Mycrotopia. At first VIP membership gave you more room in your inbox letting you store more messages in your pm box ,animated avatars and your screen name in royal Purple. The reason he started VIP memberships was to raise money for the site so we could get a overhaul and make the site better. We also had auctions people would donate items spore prints just about anything to raise money I myself donated well over a hundred prints for this purpose. This all seemed understandable. He also stated many times that people with VIP stats would not be treated any different than people without VIP states.
A few months later around Christmas time he came out with the Idea to only allow people with VIP status in the chat room. This right here contradicts what he said in the beginning about VIP's not being treated any differently than people without VIP status.
Just recently he restricted market place and trading privileges to very one but VIP's. I have to admit this angered me because I have been a loyal member of mycrotopia for many years having traded hundred of times and have never ripped anyone. But if I want my trading privileges back I will have to pay $25.00. To me this doesn’t seem right but hip claims the reason he made trading only available to VIP's is because people will not pay $25.00 to rip someone off and get banned but I beg the differ a print from a retailer cost around $25.00.If I was looking to ripp people off I could pay the $25.00 make 4 trade's or more. But if I made 4 trades I would get $100.00 worth of prints and it would have costed me only $25.00. I do understand the need to protect people for getting ripped off. But why not give trading privileges to members that have been active members for at least a year. That would stop rip of artiest dead in there tracks. People that have been on the site that long and have made friends joined the family so to speak would be less likely to rip someone off than someone who bought there way into the family so to speak by getting $25.00 from mommy and daddy and have been a member for a few weeks.
A year ago Mycrptopia would have contest's like “ find the picture” open to everyone to win different items but mostly spore prints. I always thought this was a good Idea especially for people that could not afford to buy a spore syringe. That’s why I would donate hundreds and hundreds of prints every year to Mycrotopia to give away. But now to be able to win any contest you have to be a VIP. Hip thinks doing this will make his donations go up. But he doesn’t seem to understand that not everybody that goes to Mycrotopia is rich. In these days economic hardship $25.00 could feed your family for a day or buy your kid a Christmas present. But when hip see's all the yellow members all he see's is $25.00 a member.
I understand not everybody has $25.00 to buy there privileges back especially this time of the year. I myself I have spent thousands of dollars from Mycrotopia Sponsors over the years.
I do understand the need for a site to raise money to keep the site running. But that is what sponsors are suppose to do they pay for advertisement and I know on a site that has 40,000 plus members and with the amount of traffic the site gets everyday advertisement isn’t cheap. And now they are getting all of these new sponsors but they cant vouch for them anymore. If hip really thinks making people VIP will stop rip offs then why are they getting sponsors that may potentially rip someone off. This sends off red flag’s in my mind that now it is just about the money and not about the community. These tells me all they care about is royalties from sponsors. With Sponsors + donations I know the site is raking in the money. And I know for a fact that it doesn’t take that much money to run a site for a year. But were is the excess money going?
I know that a lot of you members feel as I do. Just remember VIP's are only a small percentage of people that order from Mycrotopia's sponsors.
I wrote this in the hopes that one day everybody on Mycrotopia will be treated the same once again. I know a few of you guys are probably saying this guy must really hate Mycrotopia. In fact it is the opposite I am trying to save Mycrotopia because I don’t see it around in ten years with Hippie3 running the place taking privileges when ever he needs little extra cash who knows maybe in the few months the Archive’s and Tek’s will be VIP only especially when he is saying stuff like” Members come and go they are like skin when skin falls off new skin is underneath members come and go I am the only constant I am Mycrotopia” H3
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Truth]
#11608516 - 12/08/09 02:17 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Either you are the best spammer ever by getting people to think "mycrotopia?" so they check it out or you are trolling and didn't even realize the sit is Mycotopia.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Truth]
#11608517 - 12/08/09 02:18 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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What is this 'mycrotopia' you speak of?
And why is it that people who are dissatisfied with mycotopia come and complain about it around here? Really, I just don't get it.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Truth]
#11608523 - 12/08/09 02:20 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Solution: Convert to the Shroomery.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Truth]
#11608556 - 12/08/09 02:36 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Lol "Mycrotopia"
how'd you never notice that ?
Shit, when I first started heavy googling, and I came upon mycotopia, i didn't even pay attention to the information there. It seemed so... unprofessional.
Do they have an age limit? do they enforce it?
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Mchaggis]
#11608567 - 12/08/09 02:41 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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John
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Mchaggis]
#11608581 - 12/08/09 02:47 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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hippie3 has always been a fucking nutjob in one way or another.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Truth]
#11608585 - 12/08/09 02:48 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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The layout was so atrocious that I signed up but never posted.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: MisterMuscaria]
#11608597 - 12/08/09 02:55 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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i wouldn't even sign up.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Acidic_Sloth]
#11608641 - 12/08/09 03:12 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hippie3 is the Cartman of the mushroom world.
Pretty typical hippie really.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: John]
#11608645 - 12/08/09 03:14 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
John said: hippie3 has always been a fucking nutjob in one way or another.

just hang out here much better place
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: niteowl]
#11608890 - 12/08/09 05:38 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
niteowl said:

just hang out here much better place
QFT
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Vibes]
#11609142 - 12/08/09 12:24 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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i love this picture, it was posted by Mickeyyork
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Spiderbaby]
#11609248 - 12/08/09 12:42 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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mycrotopia
We dont wanna hear about that gay site. This place is where it's at!
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: P-O]
#11609770 - 12/08/09 01:52 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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For what it's worth, I have found that more members here are more willing to contribute their help, advice, or opinion. At Mycotopia there is an air of elitism that results in a member hierarchy, and a competition for information. That can be found in the science academy; the psychedelic community, I believe, should represent something a little more.
And if it includes a bit of humor it doesn't negate anyone's intelligence.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Spiderbaby]
#11609838 - 12/08/09 01:58 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Spiderbaby said: i love this picture, it was posted by Mickeyyork
That image has WIN written all over it. Damn we are thug. Look at that faggy golden statue.
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: memes]
#11610214 - 12/08/09 02:43 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks guys for the warm welcoming guys I am going to stay here and become part of the community. I just noticed I miss spelled Mycotopia but you guys get the idea and that's what is important.I assure you I am not a troll or a spammer or trying to recruit people to go to Mycotopia. I am just really fed up with Mycotopia and one mans quest to get rich.I just watched the cartman video that sums it up nicely. I guarantee the only reason that site doesn't charge a membership fee for everyone is because of there disclaimer were it stats they can use copyrighted material because it is for educational purpose's only and not for profit. So if they were to start charging a membership fee they would be violating there disclaimer and would no longer be allowed to use copyrighted material without the risk of being sued.
Edited by Truth (12/08/09 02:48 PM)
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Truth]
#11610272 - 12/08/09 02:53 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Truth said: it is for educational purpose's only and not for profit. So if they were to start charging a membership fee they would be violating there disclaimer and would no longer be allowed to use copyrighted material without the risk of being sued.
Not hard to get around. THe fees are being charged for site maintenance and improvements, duh!
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Truth]
#11610303 - 12/08/09 02:57 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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and notice you havnt been banned from the Shroomery for mentioning mycotopia,
i got banned from mycotopia on my first post when i used the S-word,
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Re: Mycrotopia and thoughts about there VIP membership [Re: Spiderbaby]
#11610519 - 12/08/09 03:35 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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I believe the consensus among the vets here is that Mycotopia is for the butt hurt ex shroomery members
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