Can use the search engines
Can have signatures that are up to 500 letters rather than 30
Can set a custom title
Can create Calendar events
Can email posts to others
Can use a stock avatar
Can specify a remote avatar
Can upload your own avatar
Can have 500 private messages rather than 10
Can use [image] tag in signatures
Can view members profiles
Can vote in polls
Can use the shout box
Can view, create and respond in more forums.

Students, single parents and those in developing countries can ask for free membership.

Do you need full membership to create a thread?

I don't see any button for it in the forums.

It should work for you know. Nice to see your name pop up now and again.

I decided to sign up for the subscription but still don't see the option for starting new threads.

I have to manually change every account.

Thanks for pointing out those benefits. I would already be a full member but I misplaced my checkbook while helping my sister with her father-in-law who was having a stroke, and I thought I'd dropped it at the grocery store so I had to get a whole new account, and then I have to wait for paypal to add and clear that. Sigh. I'm looking forward very much to being a citizen of Adventistan with full rights!

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what is the paypal address you used?