Contest/Cash Guide

Cash

What is cash? It's the little thing under your Karma in your mini-profile next to your posts that says Cash: $ and then a number. The number is your amount of cash. Obviously, it's not real money, nor is it the amount of money your RPG character has. It's a form of currency you can use to buy stuff like custom titles, extra stars under your name, and even your own user group.

How do you earn cash? Every post you make gets you $2. Every Karma point you receive gives you $5. You get one Karma point when someone presses the link that says "Love" under where it says Karma, and you lose one Karma point when somebody clicks the "Hate". When a person gives/takes away Karma, it doesn't affect their own Karma. So don't be afraid to give or take away Karma. It's also anonymous. The only people who can see Karma transactions are the administrator and the co-admins. You may notice that though [ Love | Hate ] appears under other people's Karma, it does not appear under your Karma. That is so that you cannot give yourself Karma. You can give 1 Karma point to 1 person every hour.

Another way to earn cash is by winning contests. You can also get cash if someone decides to give you it or if you make a good suggestion for the site. Not all suggestions we use will be rewarded, only the particularly good ones. You will get $100 referring a member. That member has to tell me that you referred them.

Shop

These are the things you can buy and how much they cost. You can always "return" your item (meaning you give back the thing you bought and I give you back the cash you spent on it). I'll try to think of more things you can buy. To make a purchase, give money to friend, or return an item, post on the Shop board.

Add avatar to official avatar list - $10
The image you choose will appear as a choice on the avatar list.
Add event to calendar - $25
Just mail me the date, the title, and the description.
Private Message everyone - $100
Your message will be sent from me to everyone on the site. Of course, it has to be approved by me.
Image as username - $250
This will display an image as your username.
Personalized User Group - $500
You will have your own user group where you will be the only member. You can choose the color of your username (as long as isn't already taken by staff). You get to choose the color of your stars from either red, green, or plain yellow, though you only get one star.
Custom Title - $500
It's almost the same thing as the Personalized User group, only you don't get stars. You can have this in addition to having a personalized user group.
Extra/Personalized Stars for User Group: $100/star
Limit 20 stars. You have to have a personalized user group to buy extra stars. You can also use the image of your choice for your stars.
User Group + Membership - $1000
Not only will have your own user group, but you can invite members to your group AND possibly charge them a cash fee. You will get up to 5 stars for free (but you can't get anymore than that, even if you want to pay). All the members of your group will have the same stars and username color, including you. Those who already have a user group but want the membership option can pay $500 to upgrade.
Sub-board - $1000
You'll have your own sub-board with optional password protection. You'll be the moderator of your sub-board, though you still have to follow the rules. You can make people pay a cash fee to get the password to join your board.

If you're thinking of starting a User Group with Membership, one way that you could do so is by getting other people to donate cash to your cause.