# Idea for the board...   Cool features at a price.

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**Created:** [July 8, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-the-board-cool-features-at-a-price/254185 "2004-07-08T23:06:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-the-board-cool-features-at-a-price/254185/1 "2004-07-08T23:06:42Z")

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For instance, pay $10 (or any deemed appropriate value, ADAV) for a name change.

ADAV to have a post deleted or modified.

ADAV to include otherwise disabled features in one post (image tag, etc…)

ADAV (recurring) to have an avatar.

I know, unlikely and not in tune with the whatsit of the SDMB. but it’s nice to dream.

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-the-board-cool-features-at-a-price/254185/2 "2004-07-09T02:51:57Z")

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[ul][li]For instance, pay $10 (or any deemed appropriate value, ADAV) for a name change.[/ul][/li]Since this is already available for free, why would it be a cool feature to be charged $10 for it?

[ul][li]ADAV to have a post deleted or modified.[/ul][/li]If the request is reasonable this will also be done for free. If the request is not reasonable it should not be available even at a price.

[ul][li]ADAV to include otherwise disabled features in one post (image tag, etc…)[/ul][/li]This would really keep the hampsters busy and would favor the _haves_ over the _havenots_.

[ul][li]ADAV (recurring) to have an avatar.[/ul][/li]Ditto last answer, plus avatars are [sub] **censored** [/sub]

[ul][li]I know, unlikely and not in tune with the whatsit of the SDMB. but it’s nice to dream.[/ul][/li]As far as I know _dreaming_ has also been free on these boards, so have at it. 😉

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-the-board-cool-features-at-a-price/254185/3 "2004-07-09T20:27:26Z")

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> [@kniz](#):
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> > [@Lobsang](#):
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> > For instance, pay $10 (or any deemed appropriate value, ADAV) for a name change.
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> Since this is already available for free, why would it be a cool feature to be charged $10 for it?

We only get 1, really. IIRC the Admins said they’d need a really good reason to do another one. A large enough fee would do it for me. 🙂 Of course, they’d have to make it big enough to include handling the transaction: credit card fees, etc.