Luke Skywalker: Opinion noted.

Fencer: somebody who knows my real name can use the action point statistics (which is stored "forever") to gain insight into how often I play games (instead of doing something else, for example). At least that's more related to privacy than some other options you have implemented.

However, I'm not going to argue this any longer; it's your site and you choose what to do; I hope I've said my opinion clear enough so this is my last post on the topic.

Luke Skywalker: Your real name, real address, credit card number, size of socks, that's the privacy. Action points are just numbers, nothing more.

Fencer: privacy

Luke Skywalker: What's the point of disabling action points?

As a pawn I cannot disable the banner ads.
Can I nevertheless disable the action points please?

I noticed that the "role" of Black Queen has finally been filled in :)

Stevie: it's his computation his way, no one likes ad's but his way to check things out rumming in full works with ad's. crazy me i'm not into all this point making deal as some of you are but i sure do love the traffic,lol. many more people playing more games and more moves in a day, i'm loving it when i am here. deside wheather you want the points or just plain jane games. the ad's help him and this site.

Fencer: Thanx for the opportunity. I had a great time this month and and loooking forward to lots more.

kaluza: And turned them on at the bottom.

Just to see what would happen, I turned on the banner ads at the top of the pages. Then BrainKing told me, "Your current settings do not allow you to receive Action Points. Click here to fix it." I clicked there, and it turned off the banner ads on the top of the pages.

How about viewing personal action points stats for past months?

playBunny: What exactly is lost when Fencer gives someone a membership? You had given up paying for memberships, yet you got one for free, what did Fencer lose by giving that to you?

WOW... 12 full days before the end of the month... I picked the winners... I am gloating... LOL

Cluck: Without knowing what Fencer's aims are, I feel certain that testing the system is not enough reason for having gone to all this trouble and putting up generous prizes.

Stevie Your membership entitles you to many things but there's no reason why it should provide free entry into Fencer's competition. It could but it's not a must. Rather than think of ads as being an insult to your membership rights, see that they are the entry fee to the competition. One which you don't have to pay if you don't want to be in the competition. If Fencer can recoup some of the costs of running these competitions through ad click-throughs that's surely not something you'd begrudge him, is it?

Czuch Czuckers:  It's his contest so I guess he can set up the rules anyway he wants  ;)  color me stupid, but I couldn't find the ads on my homepage!  duh.  I've since figured out where they are.  Frankly it's like they aren't really there and I do have the option of not participating.  ;)

BIG BAD WOLF: Thats a good idea.... it doesnt really matter though, since i think I am on here a lot, and play at least 700 moves a week, many weeks much more, and that wont even get me into the top 500 action points!

BIG BAD WOLF: Thats because you are sad hehehehe ;o) :op

Stevie: I keep the ad's on the bottom of the screen (and to the right now), and they don't bother me at all - if I was forced to see them at the top of the screen, then I would not even play with the action points - but where they are - at least I feel that they don't bother me much at all. (plus reminds me to click on them every once and awhile to help Fencer earn a few more cents)

Czuch Czuckers: you just know we are gonna get beat up for this dont you lol
But its true...

playBunny: he gets to test his system....

Stevie: I agree, one of the perks of paid membership is not having to see the banner adds, so why should that exclude us from any of the "action"?

Stevie: Why is Fencer having these competitions? What's in it for *him*?

I know you are gonna jump on me, but we as paying members,, should have the choice of banner adds or not, so why should we have to do something like see those addys just to get points.. Its wrong if you ask me..

Yeah maybe make none paying members (pawns) do it, but I thought there was meant to be advantages to being a paid member??

02i: Thank yu very much

congrats to winners of july.

Groucho: Thank you

congrats Playbunny and the rest of the July Actionpoint winners!!!

mrloupcity: Yes it is now

I thought BK was not taking PayPAl any more.

furbster: Ditto

<--- Pondering where the secret points could be

good night!

Fencer: Thanks!

Czuch Czuckers: Then you should contact PayPal helpdesk and ask them for an advice.

Fencer: Yes, I just paid recently for a membership for someone else and there was no problems then?

Czuch Czuckers: I am afraid this is a PayPal problem which I cannot solve. Are you sure your credit card data are correct?

Fencer: No! I am trying to renew my membership and I got this message...


This transaction failed because we were unable to verify this credit card through our card validation process. To proceed with your transaction, please select a different funding method or update the expiration date of this credit card by going to the 'Credit Cards' link in your Profile. Click the "More Funding Options" link to explore your alternative funding options.

Fencer: Why not we'll try to find any bugs while you sleep LOL

LOL

Fencer:

Can I go to bed now?

gambler104: Done.

skipinnz: They aren't. I presume this will be fixed soon Fencer.

skipinnz: Wait a minute.

not sure really

jurek:It looks like no pawns are receiving action points

Thanks guys for the last minute testing. Now it's fixed, hopefully.

;)