Status of Xylot Themes

**TerranRich** · 09-11-2005, 09:38 PM

Before anybody flames me for this thread, I got the OK from Funky Fly after he PMed me regarding the status of my site, Xylot Themes. He was one of dozens of TPWWers asking about the status of the site, so I figured I'd officially let you all know.

Xylot Themes will hopefully re-open on September 22nd (first day of autumn and the Autumnal Equinox). It is being re-written in entirely new script (in PHP, which is way faster and more efficient in its operation than ASP can ever be) from the ground up. This means that all users wil have to sign up all over again.

The other reason for all users needing to sign up again is that I've changed the membership scheme. When you sign up, you are automatically a Basic member, which is free and gives you 10 MB of downloads per day. The other memberships are as follow:

• Premium Membership - $10 per YEAR (about 83 cents a month) for 50 MB of downloads per DAY.
• Gold Membership - $20 per YEAR (about $1.67 a month) for 120 MB per DAY.
• Platinum Membership - $50 per YEAR (about $4.17 a month), but get this: you get UNLIMITED downloads for that entire year. Want to download everything in one day? Go for it! I can't guarantee the server will handle it for more than a few people, but it can damn well try!

So yeah, upgrading is optional and is not forced upon anybody, but it's obviously a good deal. Why else is it a good deal, you ask?

I will have WWE, WCW, ECW, and TNA themes on this site. Not only entrance themes, but PPV and TV themes as well. The ECW section will be slow in coming because it's 99% actual songs, most of whcih I don't currently have on my computer. This means a lot of downloading on my end and then uploading to my server.

In addition to the above, there will also be a chat room and message forums geared toward theme-related discussion, but it will also have forums for wrestling, music, sports, and a casual forum as well. There will also (eventually) be a Search feature to search all themes for a particular title or part of a title, as well as the usual Site Updates and Contact Us sections.

I can't really think of anything else really. If you want to help the site, I could REALLY use somebody who can host all the ECW themes (entrances only so far) on their own server (one that allows remote linking of files, so most likely a paid web host) for the site. The person that can do this for me (download the songs that are ECW themes, upload it to their server, name them according to a specified scheme) will get unlimited access to the site, basically a free Platinum Membership.

I also want to get your feedback on the paid membership idea. I don't want to hear about the legalities of it, I've sorted it all out in my head and I've decided to just take the risk. But are people willing to either stay with 10 MB/day, or pay for membership to the site. I mean, it's really not that much to ask for (as opposed to what, e.g., music download sites charge), and besides it's a valuable service I provide wrestling fans.

09-11-2005, 09:38 PM	#1
TerranRich Herp a derp, and so on Posts: 8,830	Status of Xylot Themes Before anybody flames me for this thread, I got the OK from Funky Fly after he PMed me regarding the status of my site, Xylot Themes. He was one of dozens of TPWWers asking about the status of the site, so I figured I'd officially let you all know. Xylot Themes will hopefully re-open on September 22nd (first day of autumn and the Autumnal Equinox). It is being re-written in entirely new script (in PHP, which is way faster and more efficient in its operation than ASP can ever be) from the ground up. This means that all users wil have to sign up all over again. The other reason for all users needing to sign up again is that I've changed the membership scheme. When you sign up, you are automatically a Basic member, which is free and gives you 10 MB of downloads per day. The other memberships are as follow: • Premium Membership - $10 per YEAR (about 83 cents a month) for 50 MB of downloads per DAY. • Gold Membership - $20 per YEAR (about $1.67 a month) for 120 MB per DAY. • Platinum Membership - $50 per YEAR (about $4.17 a month), but get this: you get UNLIMITED downloads for that entire year. Want to download everything in one day? Go for it! I can't guarantee the server will handle it for more than a few people, but it can damn well try! So yeah, upgrading is optional and is not forced upon anybody, but it's obviously a good deal. Why else is it a good deal, you ask? I will have WWE, WCW, ECW, and TNA themes on this site. Not only entrance themes, but PPV and TV themes as well. The ECW section will be slow in coming because it's 99% actual songs, most of whcih I don't currently have on my computer. This means a lot of downloading on my end and then uploading to my server. In addition to the above, there will also be a chat room and message forums geared toward theme-related discussion, but it will also have forums for wrestling, music, sports, and a casual forum as well. There will also (eventually) be a Search feature to search all themes for a particular title or part of a title, as well as the usual Site Updates and Contact Us sections. I can't really think of anything else really. If you want to help the site, I could REALLY use somebody who can host all the ECW themes (entrances only so far) on their own server (one that allows remote linking of files, so most likely a paid web host) for the site. The person that can do this for me (download the songs that are ECW themes, upload it to their server, name them according to a specified scheme) will get unlimited access to the site, basically a free Platinum Membership. I also want to get your feedback on the paid membership idea. I don't want to hear about the legalities of it, I've sorted it all out in my head and I've decided to just take the risk. But are people willing to either stay with 10 MB/day, or pay for membership to the site. I mean, it's really not that much to ask for (as opposed to what, e.g., music download sites charge), and besides it's a valuable service I provide wrestling fans. Visit: