Indeed it is, Ian. I guess I interpreted it incorrectly. As I had completely forgotten that invitations show up that way.
I appreciate the reminder.. I space out sometimes!

no need to feel SO defensive over a simple question,that I'm sure was of intrest to many of your paying customers.I dont expect to see your reciepts...nor did I ask to.I merely was concerned(since you brought it up) on what was the status of moneys previously raised,by not only LindaJ..but Stevie as well.
Here in the United States...we have a custom of saying thank you to people that help us.You may ave noticed this by all the well wishes..great jobs..and keep up the good works,that you have recieved by many.Common curteousy.
So in short..if my asking what happened to the money iritates you...too damn bad,because people want to know.

bwildman: I don't say it iritates me. It only sounded to me as you don't trust me a priori and want a proof that I didn't spend those money for my personal affairs or whatever. If I was wrong, I apologize.

you were,and apology accepted.

My money wasnt good enough Bwild, he game me it back

its good enough for me Stevie!! need my address? :)

LMAO you need new eqipment? I had heard rumours old one is worn out ;oÞ

LOL:) used,but not used up :)

What address are you Guys talking about,i'm ready to send money,know i'm confussed,Time for a Drink. :o)

The site's working great, more strength to your elbow and all that, just one problem, I keep getting all these games that I'm meant to make moves in.

Can anyone sell things in the store? I'd like to sell titles of books and chapters, all the purchaser has to do is fill in the gaps, little bit like a colour-it-in book.

i'm trying to buy a membership thru paypal, and it only gives me a price if i click euro under my rook membership, that says $28.00 and euro say's 37, and it won't let me access it unless i go with euro. is that the only price now?
ellie

Yes, the price is now in EURO - So $28 (US) will be around 37 EUR

Actually the current exchange rate would make it around 34.50 - but PayPal does not always us the current conversion rate.

The Bank always knows the euro rate give them a call,then calculate 16times what the difference is no problems.:o)

Well you can view the current conversion rate at www.XE.com - and I just checked on PayPal, and the total that I was shown was around 34.50 US$ (28 EUR)

The only place I seen "37" was next to the "sellers" name, but that has nothing to do with the price.

then 37 is correct?? i want to be sure, cause i'm buying 2 memberships, and i surely don't want to overpay.

would it be 28.oo if i paid by check or money order?

I followed the link in the "Paid Membership" area (without actually sending a payment), but my total was around $34.50. Take a look again to make sure what total is actually shown.

ok, i'll look, but do you know if it would it be 28.00 by check or money order?

I believe it would be $34.50 US total. (Prices for the membership, and "store" are all in EUR - so the US price will always be going up & down.)

it say's, source of fund, credit card. 35.37, and it shows it only for 1 membership, do i have to do it twice?

All I will say is that if I do not time out, I have done nothing wrong. I have explained why I play slower than most - if you can't accept it, all I could do is say it again which obviously will not help.

As for using my Customer Service participation to bash my slow-playing, that's just low and a poor excuse for an argument. It has nothing to do with my game-playing habits. Some will prefer to play fast, some will prefer to play slow. Someone asking me to play faster doesn't force me to, just like someone asking for $1,000 doesn't force me to give it to them.

It's been said before, and I'll say it again - the time limit is the time required to make your moves it. It does NOT allow for extra "emergency time". If you want to play a 7-day per move game, be prepared to wait 7 days between each move. If you don't want to wait 7 days between each move, do not play 7-day move games. It's very simple.

You say some people pay "Real money" to play? And you think I don't? I have paid for 2 years of my own rook membership and a combined 4 1/2 year rook for others and 1 year knight for others. At the current rate, that's 188 Euros (about $232 US, according to the current exchange rate), although it'll be a little less because at least one of mine was $28 US before it was changed to Euros. I don't think anyone besides CaoZ can say they've paid that much "Real money" as you call it. And I'll remind you I only have a part-time job that probably pays 1/3 or less of what you get.

The $35.37 US will be based on Paypal's current exchange rate - which is more or less the equivelent of 28 EUR.

Thank you Kevin for my original PAID membership :)(which I won in a novel competition)
and as you say....you DO put your money where your mouth is :)

yu say your money was sent back????
seriously????
what happened to the money Harley also donated to your tournament? I hope you are joking abut this:(

Kevin, you don't owe anyone an explanation, you have done nothing wrong, don't let a few people ruin your game time. i think you're a fine young man.
then you say the 35.37 is correct, and then i will now go and pay it, and do i have to do it twice for 2 memberships?
thx. ellie

ellieoop - You may want to wait and ask Fencer - because isn't there less paypal "fee's" if only 1 big payment is made, and not 2 smaller payments?

Yes, for two memberships (56 EUR) you'd double it. However, if you're not paying on paypal and just sending cash or something you could use a more accurate exchange rate such as that found on http://www.xe.com or some other currency exchange site.

i have no idea about that, so i will wait for Fencer, and i appreciate all your help. thanks.

Well based on the current exchange rate found on xe.com ($1.2319 US = 1 EUR) for the 56 EUR to pay for the 2 memberships you'd pay $68.9864 US, which is approximately $1.75 less than $35.37 * 2.

You go Kevin! I've had certain nameless people rag me for not playing games at their speed too. And shame on them for thinking that Customer Service Reps cannot have a life outside of BrainKing. I enjoy this site, but I have not played any of my games due to personal circumstances which is no one's business. And, I might not move on some til next week. So what? Its only a game. shrug.

<thanks for answering that....I thought that it might have been fixed with BK2 but this time I understand a bit more of what you have said>

I really would like to know...
Do people actually post their REAL pics here?
except for myself, Dolittle, AD and a couple of others, it looks like it. HEHEHEHE...Im saving all the pics and taking them to the police station to see if there are any "Most Wanted's" on here HAHAHAHAAHA
sorry Harley..off topic, but it could be for the good of BK ROFLMBO

mines at the post office!!LOL:)

hehehe Bwild :) you might be most wanted on here, but not at my local HAHAHAAHA

LOL@Bernice...your such a dog!! LOL:)

thought I saw some of those pics on milk cartons!!

hahaha check out gen chat...Ive already answered that ROFLMBO :)

you sure did Bernice and it rhymes with what I am, huh!!!

I wish there was a way to click on the pictures to enlarge them.

that would be a nice feature!!

you mean you'd like to see more of me?? :) crazy

some pics are not as easy for eyes like mine to see.

Bernice: My pic is real. 3 years old, though :-)
Ellie: I don't know what exchange rates PayPal uses but anyway, all membership prices are in EUR. I was not happy to make this change from USD to EUR but I had to because of a tax policy change in our country [the tax for BrainKing fees was changed from 5% to 22%].

that's okay, but it only says one payment, do i have to do it two times?

wow Fencer!! you were big at 3!! LOL:)

bwildman: Damned foreign languages! You know what I mean :-)
ellie: You can do it through "support us" page, just type 56 do the PayPal box. I know what it is for.

I am probably going over old things here but
I know someone who needs to change their name (for a genuine reason) Do they hve to do it through you now fencer?? Or can they do it just through editing their details?