For those who were upgraded, here's what you get for the next month:
* Immunity from automated bans. Our automated banning system is designed to keep spamming to a minimum, however it will be assumed upgraded account members will not trigger a ban unless it's by mistake so they will not be banned.
* Bans can and will be overridden manually in case of repeated abuse.
* Ability to upload and use custom smilies and images in your posts.
* Ability to upload and select a custom avatar for your account.
* Ability to moderate your own threads: delete spam posts or ban specific users from posting on your threads.
* Subscribe to email updates for specific threads: get notified by email of new posts in threads you're following.
* Manage the way the front page appears to you by pinning or unpinning threads based on your liking (these personal pins/unpins will not affect the threads other users see as pinned).
* A custom 'title' that appears under your handle on all posts you make.
* Customize how many posts you see on the front page of the forum (10 to 120).
* Exclusive thread icons available for selection when posting a new thread.
* Access to the private messaging features of the site: keep in private contact with your friends.
* Access to a private forum for upgraded members only.
* Ability to run polls within your threads.
* No limit on how many threads you can rate in a single day.
* No limit on how many threads you can suggest for pinning or unpinning in a single day.
* Customize how the "Posted" and "Updated" columns are displayed on the forum page: either as normal dates or as an interval (
ie "5min ago", "3hrs ago" instead of the actual timestamp).