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Mark Smith ([staff profile] mark) wrote in [site community profile] dw_news2009-05-07 12:10 am

Update: Seed Account Re-sale, Free Users + Custom Styles

Two things for you today!


Thing the first:

We have not been able to finish and fully test the new site functionality that enables people to purchase accounts without a PayPal account. Instead of finishing it up an hour before the first sale is scheduled and crossing our fingers that it works, we've decided to push the sale off another week.

The new time of the Seed Account re-sale is Thursday, May 14th, 9PM EDT and again at Friday, May 15th, 9AM EDT. In total 200 accounts will be available.


Thing the second:

People with free accounts have probably noticed that a few days ago we took away the Advanced Customization area of the site. (The pages that let you make a custom style.) We had never intended for it to be available unless you paid, and having it on was an oversight on our part. After we turned it off, we got to hear a lot of really good comments from people and we reevaluated the original decision.

We've turned it back on, but gave free users a pretty low limit on the number of styles you can create (1 custom style, up to 5 layers). Short story: you can once again go back to customizing and importing styles from other sites. Sorry for the trouble!
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[staff profile] denise 2009-05-07 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Back in my earlier days, I could hold myself to a 24-hour schedule if I tried really hard, as long as it was nightshift. Much of my personal work history can basically be explained by "every time I tried to hold down a 9-5 job, I quit before they could fire me for oversleeping all the time".

And we will cheerfully and happily take your money. ;) (Okay, okay, and bust our asses to give you kickass service for it. But you can feel free to imagine the little happy chairdance I do every time someone makes a payment. Because I totally do.)