I just got the benefit of being a member here by having a refund given by reluctantly posting a topic here when no amount of polite emails did the job. While i really shouldn't have to happy about that, i am. if i wasn't already a card-carrying member, i would be now.
This is an interesting topic, I originally upgraded so that as n00b, I'd feel comfortable asking the "dumb" (inexperienced) questions that n00bs do.
Being a mod on another forum has taught me a lot, but one thing in particular. Older members always feel a sense of entitlement, and often deride newer users simply because they're new. This forum is certainly amongst the friendlier forums i frequent but (whether paid not) this divde is still present.
The strange situation here is that, when you pay it's a real entitlement, not a sense of one... you're paying for the privilege.
Oh, and i'll go platinum when the search function is fixed .