Dear Members,

For those of you who have helped support the website by becoming a 'Community Supporter', I thank you. Unfortunately there aren't that many of you, this is due to many reasons, obviously money being the larger one but we feel that ’1 a month isn't too much to impose as a donation to help support us with the costs of running the website.

However, one of the other large problems was the system we were using called PayPal. After a thorough investigation we have found that many of the members have tried to become community supporters but during PayPal's registration process have had trouble and quit.

Solution? No more PayPal. All existing community members who signed-up using PayPal have had their subscriptions cancelled and are now normal members again. We have since implemented a secure payment provider that accepts all credit and debit cards. It is now much simpler to help us and become a community supporter...

Once logged in scroll to the bottom of your Account Home page, you will see a button that says "Upgrade Membership". Click-it, enter your card details and WOOHOO, done. You will be taken straight back to PT and get that cool little 'supporter' badge next to all your forum posts! Oh, and a big thank you from me

So please, those who can help us please do, it does make a difference.

In Fellowship,
The Planet-Tolkien.com Council

Ehm, yeah, I sorta have the same problem here. I haven't asked my parents yet, but I will, and I suppose it should be allright if I pay them back (which I can, luckily). So I'll check back on this soon.

Yeah its really great!! Alot of people are becoming community members now!! It's sooo great!! Maybe it was the avatar thing?

I'll second that one Stoney! It is great to see so many here becoming supporters, PT needed it!

Aiya guys:

I would also like to know if there si the chance of having a yearly fee insted of having it monthly.

in fact I would like to be asked every year about it, cause sometimes card numbers change .

if that’s posible I think it could be a great alternative. please let me know!!!!

trust me Vee, i know myself and I might forget to do it. anyway , if you open an account with only 12 pounds here, you would spend more money with the account handling fee that banks charge you every month.

so if Taz could get the annual fee would be great ! , isn’t it posible?

WOW!!, that was fast, Taz!!!!

That is what I call a really fast answer!!!

I'll probably get back to communutiy supportership as soon as both my dad and me are home at the same time (he has the credit card). It will take a while though.