Update re Gold Sponsorship Program

I watched and saw that several others did also....I added a coment on your new video - for a new name for the "sponsor me" button.

Subscribe

says it all.....isn't begging.
that is what you would be doing. subscribing a member.

when i buy something online, I need to click add to cart. unless you are buying more than one membership and paying at the end of the night, "add to cart" won't work here........

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Removing ME is essential as it implies the member is asking for sponsorship...THEM would be the ideal replacement, but unless you can squeeze another character into the button another solution needs to be found

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how about "Sponsor 'Em"

that's 11 characters

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ya don't have to use your credit cards , anybody can go to rite aid , and walgreen and get the pay cards and use them lots of people are doing it ,
it's the same a credit card but safer don't have to worry about anybody getting your number

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how about GOLD PLEASE!~

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LadyMatika wrote:how about GOLD PLEASE!~

still is someone "asking" for it

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if the characters were slightly smaller & they could fit 12 on then you could have SPONSOR THEM, UPGRADE THEM or something similar...the 11 character limit is unfortunate

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& THIS is no help!!!! lol

Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sponsor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: promoter
Synonyms: Santa Claus, adherent, advocate, angel*, backer, benefactor, fairy godmother, godparent, grubstaker, guarantor, lady bountiful, mainstay, meal ticket, patron, promoter, sugar daddy, supporter, surety, sustainer, underwriter
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
* = informal or slang

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How cool to have a button saying GRUBSTAKE???? lmao

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1) "Gold"
2) "Subscribe"
3) "Add to Gold"
4) "Membership"
5) "Register"
6) "Contribute"
7) "Autograph"
8) "Enroll"
9) "Boost"
10) "Support"
11) "Recognize"
12) "Bow To"
13) "Go Gold"
14) "Establish"
15) "Heighten"
16) "Found gold"
17) "Start Gold"
18) "Promote"
19) "PassTheGold"
20) "Give Gold"
21) "Gold"

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haha - I got my list, except for #'s 1 and 2 from www.dictionary.com. my faithful dictionary/thesauraus/reference site :D

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"autograph" and "bow to" have a "performer's touch" to them.....

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No GRUBSTAKE? :((((

I'm not sure GOLD is the best idea either....although Add to Gold isn't bad

Recognize is good! :)

Boost Them I like too :))

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I liked recognize too :)

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I still say an extra character would be the best option!!! lol

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GRUBSTAKE makes me think of the grub i found on a school trip to the forest for survival - we had to hunt for bugs to eat in case we ran out of food...) i found a grub...and stake makes me think of steak....so now that leads me to thinking of those grubs (which look like a fat maggot) allover a steak...and now...oh....ladydi where are you? guess what hun? I ain't hungry NO MORE!!!!

Edited on March 26, 2008 at 9:26 PM Quote

Would make it a lot easier to fit something in if you did!

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trevor wrote:Yes - I was just thinking that too! I think that we could go up to 12 or 13 characters with a smaller point size on the font.

go with 'Gift O' Gold' then.

But i still really like Sweeden a lot. :-)

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haha.. that would be a better idea, i'm tired of thinking though tonight :)

(aren't ya glad?)

(don't answer that!)

:D

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How about " Buddie Button" lol
and i think that Purple is the Purdy color lol

Angel

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SPONSOR THEM or UPGRADE THEM would be my choice then...using "them" implies that it's come from Snap & isn't the member themselves asking :)
SUPPORT THEM works too...as does PROMOTE THEM

I'm SO tempted to suggest RAISE MEMBER...but in all seriousness probably not!!! lol

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milesofborg wrote:...I'm SO tempted to suggest RAISE MEMBER...but in all seriousness probably not!!! lol

not unless the 'family filter' option is used on that song. :-)

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I'm SO tempted to suggest RAISE MEMBER...but in all seriousness probably not!!! lol

That probably already happens more than we know - ugh!

I like:
Gift 'O Gold
Gold Pledge
Color Me Gold
Award Gold
Pay It Forward (12 tho)
Heart of Gold....

I dunno...

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KEEP THE... "Sponsor Me" text in the button.
And.., I tell you why.., Its done all the time in professional competitions - and yet this is not a competition. If professionals can accept Sponsors - ITS NOT BEGGING - LOL! I mean, seriously! Its not!

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Award Gold is quite good too

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& we KNOW that noone is begging...but the concern of SOME is that it gives the impression that they are begging...so out of deference to them let's lose that...& as I mentioned earlier...it's the ME part which gives that impression...in fact SPONSOR works better!!!! lol

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how about leaving it as "SPONSOR ME"

Trevor made an update video. everyone on SS now knows that it's not them begging for it, and we all know now that no one is a beggar.

i say let it go and sponsor if you want, turn the cheek if ya don't

(oh no, i thought too much tonight now)

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I doubt EVERYONE knows....just because we do & we've seen the vids & read the threads not everyone does...& it's those people who might take it that someone they are listening to is asking for sponsorship...this is what some members are concerned about (though it doesn't bother me at all)

<--- SPONSOR would work too! lol

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Sum_Southern_Sugar wrote:

trevor wrote:Yes - I was just thinking that too! I think that we could go up to 12 or 13 characters with a smaller point size on the font.

go with 'Gift O' Gold' then.

But i still really like Sweeden a lot. :-)

So do I! Then again I live here!! lolol

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Gift O' Gold sounds VERY Irish!!!! lol

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milesofborg wrote:Gift O' Gold sounds VERY Irish!!!! lol

He is! I think I met him in Belfast once!!

Edited on March 26, 2008 at 10:18 PM Quote

If we're all going to get different sized & positioned buttons, maybe we could have different writing on our buttons too?

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i like Seagee's suggestion as i have thought of that last night too that it could be one of those buttons after the comment of the singer.... if it's not possible and not visible enough then how about where the comment box is located near the Submit button? and maybe put Are You A Fan? or somethin.... or Give Gold... Share Gold..... Gold Gift....and there's a link to open a box just below the gold button that says- What's this? and a pop up will open to explain what's the golden button is for.... what ya think Trev?

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trevor have to thank you and jason for this site.i just found out about it not to long ago.i really injoy it .thanks again lynn101

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luv2sing4eva wrote:I watched and saw that several others did also....I added a coment on your new video - for a new name for the "sponsor me" button.

Subscribe

says it all.....isn't begging.
that is what you would be doing. subscribing a member.

when i buy something online, I need to click add to cart. unless you are buying more than one membership and paying at the end of the night, "add to cart" won't work here........

Subscribe
says it all.....isn't begging.
that is what you would be doing. subscribing a member.

I think Subscribe is a excellent choice...just another thought on it tks

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I haven't read all the threads on this, so I dunno if it's been suggested - does the button have to be right next to the name, or just ON the recordings page? Couldn't we just have a bar or somethin like this?

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Hmmm, isn't "A Golden Gift" something dirty? If it isn't, it should be. LOL.

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That would be silver ;)

A golden member...now, that's getting dirty LOL

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Who cares what it's called? As long as the non-Gold member, has the choice to "accept" or politely "decline" the offer of sponsorship. However, if you MUST have a button next to a non-Gold member's name, then something that doesn't sound so degrading would be a little more tasteful.
Yes. I have always been strong willed and outspoken....:O)

Edited on March 27, 2008 at 2:36 AM Quote

Well callin the lil button "Gold" anything would be well the touchy word with some lol
me i could care less about the whole gold thingy im just waitin on my Credit Card so i can be one lol
but yeah maybe a name that does not say "gold" on it..like i said i liked... "Buddie Button" .... lol or leave it like it is and where it is..i dont see what its hurting..ppl complained about the adds lol and this too will pass lol..

Angel

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Well pesonally,I don't like it by my name or on my page.To me it sounds like I'm begging some one to sponsor me cause I don't have the extra money to pay for it.It does make you feel degraded.I would love to have it,But I can't afford it and I would never ask anyone to sponsor me.Like I said,It sounds like begging ,or that you think you are so good that someone else may sponsor you,and I don't think that at all..I'm here to sing,have fun and make new friends.So unless you can come up with something else.I would appreciate it being taken off my page.Sorry,but thats the way I feel about it..It offends me..and I'm sure there are others who feel the same as I ...Hugs,Lynn

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BronxBruce wrote:Hmmm, isn't "A Golden Gift" something dirty? If it isn't, it should be. LOL.

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Sadie wrote:That would be silver ;)

A golden member...now, that's getting dirty LOL

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Sadie wrote:That would be silver ;)

A golden member...now, that's getting dirty LOL

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How about something like 'givegetgold' or 'you're gold'.Just two ideas....it's early!!!

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They would never fit the whole poster on Colin haha!!!

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TexasAngel wrote:Well callin the lil button "Gold" anything would be well the touchy word with some lol
me i could care less about the whole gold thingy im just waitin on my Credit Card so i can be one lol
but yeah maybe a name that does not say "gold" on it..like i said i liked... "Buddy Button" .... lol or leave it like it is and where it is..i dont see what its hurting..ppl complained about the ads lol and this too will pass lol..

Angel

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As it has been said already I think the word 'sponsor' is fine.It's when you add 'me' to it that it can be slightly misconstruding.The first time I saw it against someones recording I thought they had put it there 'what a cheek' was my first thoughts.Now I know obviously I understand!!

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karen wrote:They would never fit the whole poster on Colin haha!!!

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