Some of you may have noticed that your status has changed from "Basic Member" to "Associate Member".
This name change is prompted by the Pagoda SL Group becoming incorporated and the related change in Bylaws. Because we need to apply for Social Group status for the IRS, the term "Associate Membership" is just better understood and a more recognizable term.
We now have three membership classes, Full Members (who pay an annual fee, get access to Pagoda Notes and Pagoda World, and certain sections of the forum and the Technical Manual, and are allowed to post in the "For sale" forum), Associate Members (which as before is entirely free of charge, but we hope that once you own a Pagoda, you'll see enough benefit to become e Full Member of the Group), and Honorary Members (who are essentially Full Members with all Full Member rights, but do not need to pay an annual Fee).
So other than the name change, there is no difference between a Basic Member and an Associate Member.
Peter van Es
President of the Pagoda SL Group, Inc.
