One more 10c bitch

bootlegger10

csickels wrote:

PureandEasy wrote:

You let your membership expire for over a year and you want your seniority back?

I think that pretty much says you haven't been an active part of what the band is up to for over a year, and that to me indicates you've lost interest, therefore, you lose seniority.

you would be 100% wrong. i am a married guy with 2 kids and a demanding job. and a few interests outside of pearl jam. the ONLY band i bother to keep tabs on is PJ in terms of traveling to shows, buying merchandise, etc.. I don't want "my seniority back", i just want what i paid for and accumulated.

What besides seniority would you have accumulated? And seniority based on number of years in the club instead of consecutive years is dumb. It would be an administrative headache. Could it be done? Yes, but it is not worth it. We all know what the purpose of renewing means and what happens if you don't. Take some responsibility.

Edit: Now registered through Nov. 2012.

Zod

Umm.. i've forgotten before but the 10c always sends me an automated email to remind me to renew the membership? Am I the only one that gets those.

I used to pretty pretty thorough at renewing, then 2 years ago it totally slipped my mind, but the 10c sent me an email.. I couldn't believe I'd forgotten.

JOEJOEJOE

3legged dog wrote:

I'd like to add that 10club is the best fan club running and they do produce for us!! I just hate it when fellow clubbers get all negative on people venting. Let them vent.....give them positive reinforcement.

I think it is important to let people vent, but in many cases, the person venting is simply playing the role of a victim, even though they brought the hardship upon themselves. I suppose some people here (myself included) just expect some degree of personal responsibility, which, in this case, the OP has shown.

over bends

If they really wanted to make money, they would implement the "years accumulated" thing and you could be able to buy as many years as you want at any time you want. So if you drop down $2000... you're a fan for 100 years! And seniority is based on how many years accumulated. I'm sure there's people who would buy up like 1000 years just for front row seats all the time, and we'd all be trying to outbid each other and it'd be madness and a bank breaker for the 10 I'm sure. Imagine the complaints though...

I've been a fan for 7000 years and I'm only in sec 200? What gives!?

mrpink90

Same thing happened to me last year, was a member since '96. Renewed every year, got 12th row center for jersey in '06. Things were quiet in PJ land in 2007 so i guess it slipped my mind to renew. Renewed last year before the msg shows and i was a few months past the 90 day grace period so i got screwed.

Yea it was my own fault for not renewing, but it just seems a little wrong to be a member for 10+ years, forget to renew 1 time and have to move back to the end of the line.

I got it, if youve been a member for 10+ years, you get a 1 time 12 month grace period. Now gimme my old # back!!!

aNiMaL

csickels wrote:

but come on, if a rule is unjust, it should be changed.

But, I don't think that It's unjust in the slightest. In this case, seniority is granted to those with the longest length of continuous membership.

helplessdancer

glass half full, always

youngster

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

you snooze...
you lose.......

Exactly. And because of that one year snooze we all benefit from it.....so, thanks.

aNiMaL

csickels wrote:

i'm pretty shocked by the high percentage of self righteous fucks who call themselves pearl jam fans.

i've stated no less than 10 times in this thread that it is my stupid mistake that caused this, i'm not laying responsibility for MY situation on the 10c. i'm simply stating that, imo, there is room for improvement in the policy.

And most of us disagree with you. So, majority rules. I LOVE the fact that now we are all "self righteous fucks" because we don't agree with you. I am not sure if you know how the internet works, but people will reply to your initial post in this thread before reading the whole thing. That is what happens when you put yourself out there with such a selfish complaint.

F5

Had almost the exact same thing happen to me. I did a study abroad for 2 years (2005-2007) and didn't even log on to the forum or the website once! I was so focused on what I was doing. (At the time I didn't know you could pay for multiple years either) I completely forgot about renewing until after I left. When I remembered I tried renewing by mail both years. But I came home to find no new christmas singles and that my membership had expired. Ten club must have not gotten my letters of renewal. I emailed 10c explaining the situation but seems like they thought I was full of it and showed no mercy.... Oh well what can I do. Rules are rules. No need for sympathy.

The Email:
Hi Mitch,

Sorry, based on the amount of time that has passed since your membership
expired we are unable to give you back your original member number.

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

Best regards,
10c


On 9/8/07 1:33 PM, "Mitch Moore" <mitchmoore2@hotmail.com> wrote:

> How are you doin guys? I had a quick question. In 2005 I had a ten club
> membership but I had to leave the country for two years and I tried to renew
> by mail but it looks like my renewal never made it cause their were no new
> fan club singles when I got home. But I've been reluctant to join again
> because I'm guessing so many new people have joined since then. I was
> wondering if I would be able to get my old number back? Thats would be
> awesome if I could! let me know.
>

Hugh Freaking Dillon

what I don't get is......how do you forget about a membership like 10C? Did you not notice the Deep magazines not showing up at your door? Did you not notice the new holiday single never spinning on your turntable?

Look, you came on here to bitch about the rules. Then you bitch about people putting you in your place because they think the rules are fine, but not for you, because since you lost your place in line the rules no longer suit you.

"excuse me, judge? I don't want to go to jail, so can you just make weed legal?"

I actually felt for you a BIT until you called everyone who disagreed with you, self righteous fucks. That's just ignorant. And it screams "I'm a whiney baby". :roll:

helplessdancer

dudes who pay for a website and complain on it is just funny

people are so weird

camaros

me fan since Ten
me join 10club in 2005
me 1st show: Borgata
me number 3540XX
I've had awesome seats/positioning at every show for over 22 shows (except MSG1 in 08 where i was on the back floor)

QuestionAuthority

Something I try to do is renew every year at the time of my birthday.. kind of a gift to myself. This way I never forget and there never is an issue.

I think the Ten Club is more than fair.. everyone that works there has always been above and beyond helpful to me and everyone I know that has had to contact them. They have helped alot of people I know with this exact situation.. now none of them has let the amount of time go as the original poster waited.. so I guess in his case.. live and learn... speaking as a single mom of two with a very demanding career.

Once you have seen Pearl Jam no further than ten rows or so back makes it real easy to renew every year.

doompony

wow.. makes me feel lucky... i joined the VHC when i was about 16..i dunno.. the first xmas single i got was olympic platinum, which was 1996? mum was paying my dues at this point then .. and i can't remember why or when, it lapsed. this was still the 90s... i wrote to them when i realised and they gave me my 144XXX back. they changed the rules not TOO long after that.

that said, i've never been able to take advantage of that relatively low number since they've never ever played a gig here that your number meant anything for.

doompony

okay, i lied, it must have been about 2002-2003 because those are the 2 xmas singles i didn't get... i was renewed in time for the 2004 single. but yeah, they let me because i was a poor student until 2004 when i got my first proper grown up job that paid enough for me to justify a credit card.

vedder_soup

if they change it for you, they can change it for everybody
it sets a precedent!
i want my old number back as well. it was crap, but not as crap as mine now...

they are being nice giving 3 months grace, they dont have to do that.
suck it up, and enjoy your seats behind mine

Spags

Wilds wrote:

Give me back my Avatar. :shock: :x

Just kidding..... It kicks ass, so more than one of us can rock the original Boston/Mansfield Octopus.


Mine:



Yours:

I guess that makes us Octopals! I love the image and would kill for the poster, but I expect I'll change it soon anyways.

Ricsard

The very same thing happened to me last year so I think I know how you feel right now:(





However I am really lucky that I don't need seniority advantages here in Europe :roll: