UPDATE: 9-30-20 ... OGR Forum Supporting Member Announcement

@Gerald Marafioti posted:

Quick question ,if i pay by check will my supporting membership be deducted automatically from my checking account every year ?, or will i get a renewal notice in the mail ?     I just saw a response asking about non automatic billing to your credit card ,which is also my preference ,how do i set up non automatic billing to my credit card ?     Thanks for your help .

Gerald...answers from the horse's mouth in order:

No.

No.

If you pay via credit card, then you will have access to the account where you can set it up to not bill automatically.

Thanks!

Guys...I deleted all if not most of the discussion unrelated to the purpose of this thread.  If you have general questions about your other subscriptions ( print or digital ) then don't use this thread to post those questions.  You can contact info@ogaugerr.com OR post your question in the tech support category.

By the way, if you will go to your subscription account, you will see next to and to the right of the type of subscription you have a bold yellow "auto-renew".  You can click on it and change it if you so desire.  If it is not there, then it is not set for "auto-renew".

What $12 will get you approximately.

• ¼ oz of Starbuck’s coffee 
• Lunch at Chili’s
• 30” MTH Real Trax
• 45-degree cross of Real Trax
• A box of used Tubular Track
• A Lionel Hallmark Ornament
• 12 Track Clips
• 2 Big Mac Meals
• 3 York Funnel Cakes
• 12 Trips to the York Men’s room (if you are a generous tipper)
• 2 Subway footlongs and a drink

or knowing that you are supporting a forum that gives you a great amount of fun, information, experience, and TRAINS!

I can't imagine the cost, time, and resources it takes to operate a forum this size with so many page views and bandwidth use but if a $1 a month helps I'll be happy to support OGR's forum.  I know a lot of the time we take for granted what the forum provides in way of content, access to most if not all of the vendors and sponsors, as well as something that is priceless and that is the exchange of personal experience and detailed information.  If you got 1 piece of information or advice that has saved you $12 on a shipping an item, parts for an item, a repair or any other aspect of the hobby think about becoming a supporting member.  I've probably saved that 20 times over.  I guess being a member for over 20 years and knowing what I have gotten out of being here kinda makes me a bit passionate about returning the favor.

Off the soap box.

Marty, you are absolutely right!!

@MartyE posted:

What $12 will get you approximately...

Well played Sir.

@MartyE posted:

What $12 will get you approximately.

• ¼ oz of Starbuck’s coffee 
• Lunch at Chili’s
• 30” MTH Real Trax
• 45-degree cross of Real Trax
• A box of used Tubular Track
• A Lionel Hallmark Ornament
• 12 Track Clips
• 2 Big Mac Meals
• 3 York Funnel Cakes
• 12 Trips to the York Men’s room (if you are a generous tipper)
• 2 Subway footlongs and a drink

or knowing that you are supporting a forum that gives you a great amount of fun, information, experience, and TRAINS!

Off the soap box.

Marty;

To paraphrase those credit card commercials, “membership in the OGR Forum... priceless”!!!

But I do have to take issue with one item in your list - I already have the 2020 annual Hallmark Lionel ornaments... $12 doesn’t cover even the plastic caboose - all are $19.99   

P.S. and you forgot the partridge in a pear tree  

to:  OGR CEO Publisher----Recently I subscribed as a Digital subscriber (at least I thought I did) but I can't figure out how to bring it up.  As a complete dunce with computer tricks as usual I need some help finding it.  If this is too complicated for a 77 year old in his dotage can I change all this to a paper subscription?   ODD-D   Bob Ottosen

I recently paid my $12 and Amex gave me $5 back for supporting small business.  $12 was a great deal, at $7 its a steal!

Jim

@Odd-d posted:

to:  OGR CEO Publisher----Recently I subscribed as a Digital subscriber (at least I thought I did) but I can't figure out how to bring it up.  As a complete dunce with computer tricks as usual I need some help finding it.  If this is too complicated for a 77 year old in his dotage can I change all this to a paper subscription?   ODD-D   Bob Ottosen

Bob...give me a call (see the cell number in my signature below) and I will help you!

I became a supporting member about 2 weeks ago. Great forum for knowledge and questions for something you need to find out about. 

Besides, OGR has been very grateful to our club supporting our continuing thread under the announcements section. We have not done much in the past 7 months due to us closing the doors temporarily. We do hope to return to our club in mid-October to restart our layout building process on the HO and O gauge layouts. 

Thank you Alan, Allen and Rich.

@MartyE posted:

What $12 will get you approximately.

 

To touch more on this from what Marty said above. Think of going into a library wanting to find a specific book, author or such and all these hands point you directly to what you are looking for. Naturally it doesn't stop there, the pages turn where your eyes want to go and you find what you have been looking for all this time.

Just think about all the sage advice whether it is electronic, general engine maintenance (model I mean), track design, real knowledge railroad knowledge asked for so you can model it accurately, the list goes on.

I'll never forget following GRJ to see a topic about the Atlantic Steam engines design flaw. How the wires could go into the flywheel killing the engine. That is just one small thing that avoided a repair that would have had me rip some of my hair out.

There are so many more things that heck I wouldn't even know where to begin on. So, to sum up, well worth the price of admission to get a full satisfying show.

The Forum, and the many wonderful Forum Members, have been great for these many years.  So, a contribution to the Forum is a very appropriate. 

Please take a few moments and read the update that I have posted in my initial announcement of the Supporting Membership opportunity.

Thanks!

I signed up last week.   Everyone should support this great forum

Well 1% down and 9% to go. 

Let's get in there guys and sign up!

This Forum is definitely worth way more than a dollar a month to be a Supporting Member!!  

@Allegheny posted:

Well 1% down and 9% to go. 

Let's get in there guys and sign up!

I say 1% down and 99% to go. 

While a goal of 10% when you are currently at 1% is commendable, I was always taught to strive and set my goals as high as possible. Where are the other 99% of Forum members? Even though I'm retired, and on a fixed income without a pension, I  see $12 bucks a year for what this forum offers as a great deal. 

I wonder how many of the remaining  99%  are actually active in reading and/or posting here? I would think that a goal of 100% of the active forum members could be achievable.

@Lionelski posted:

I say 1% down and 99% to go. 

While a goal of 10% when you are currently at 1% is commendable, I was always taught to strive and set my goals as high as possible. Where are the other 99% of Forum members? Even though I'm retired, and on a fixed income without a pension, I  see $12 bucks a year for what this forum offers as a great deal. 

I wonder how many of the remaining  99%  are actually active in reading and/or posting here? I would think that a goal of 100% of the active forum members could be achievable.

I like the way you think!  I certainly hope you are correct!

Thanks,

Happy to support the forum with this token amount of money (at least for those lucky to not be in trouble with all the current challenges). I know money is tight for many, so I hope at least 10% of the active readers of the forum will be able to make this contribution.

Unquestionably the best $12 I’ve spent in recent memory. Just a few benefits of the OGR Forum I have found… 

• my Legacy base was acting wonky, posted a “request for diagnosis”, and in short order, a couple of the esteemed techie gurus chimed in about the charging problems with the early models... have to call Lionel (and due to some other posts, I know it will be a while to get it repaired)
• I learned about Len Carparelli’s restoration services, and he recently brought my first train - a 1962 Lionel 637 - back to life 
• I’ve been introduced to a number of great vendors... Mr. Muffin, Nicholas Smith, Public Delivery Track, etc.
• and a steady stream of tips, tricks, and inspiration!!!

I’ve already received more than my money’s worth... where do I sign up again???