If it is fairly easy for a collector to gain the "Dedicated Member" status, so if this concept ever did happen, 90-95% of the people who regularly use this place and contribute here, would be able to benefit from it. The people who won't, are the newest members and people not wanting to contribute here. Both of which can still find these one-off items through the News postings, Reviews, Regular Sightings, Tweets, and Sightings Banner. Hardly a hindrance to those already relying on the current system.
Does anyone really think that this suggested concept would actually mean a total blackout of information of toys here?
The information is still going to be out there. Just that some of the specific details will be directed at those who make up 95% of the traffic (contributions) here.


Quote Originally Posted by jazzcomp View Post
It's doing a favour for other members who contribute. Just looking at your total posts (2), sightings have been posted a lot. You most likely haven't posted a sighting even with the advantage of your job travel.

It's not bizarre. If the intention of a forum/community is to have majority of its members just waiting for active members to contribute, then you are right.
But if it's more to benefit the more active members, then you are most likely wrong. You can just refer to the sales section.
Member "Autobot" (along with his other three registrations*) deletes most of his posts after he posts them, so if he isn't going to contribute here properly, I don't think he's entitled to complain about this community. And as he mentioned, he doesn't contribute with sightings to help out other fans with what he finds, so it isn't fair to complain about a sightings structure he isn't willing to help out with to begin with.


*As per the Userguide/Rules, multiple registrations are not permitted without approval, so he's been notified that three of his will be removed soon.