win one of the sites contests, receive a gift cadre membership from another member or donate to the site - those are your options for Cadre membership - the cars thing - never gonna happen :-)
on a serious note, having the opportunity to win, through competition, a Cadre membership...I'd be interested in seeing how that comes about.
Hell,if it pans out, I'd be willing to co-contribute towards a pool fund. (no Keith, that doesn't mean I'd buy a pool...just in case you ask :P)
If the end result is finding fresh new talent for the site, so much the better.
Perhaps short term Cadre memberships could be awarded for consistent and varied submission to the site either as image posts or as useful and constructive posts to the forums and image critique.
Actually, I don't see any comments against the idea. I personally think it's a great idea for people who can't afford a membership for one reason or the other (usually age reasons).
And frankly... even when we take things seriously around here, there's ALWAYS time to bust chops. It's one of the aspects of this site I enjoy the most. If it went away, I prolly would too. Life is too short not to take the time to be a goofball @ almost every opportunity.
Ya, XP. I have a job, but im only 12, and i have other things... too many thing i need to spend my cash on, like upgrades for me and my brothers car, a bike, a helmet. (i need one for the stronger terrains and mountain biking) this list goes on, but i will still try to be in the Cadre. What about you guys?!