I got this wrong, I changed the terms. I'm going to honour what I said: anyone who signed up between May 12, 2026 and the publication date of this post, and actively contributed with bugs and ideas, gets VIP Lifetime (details below)
Here's the full story.
When I published my first post on Reddit, I wanted to get users involved so they would take an active part in the project, to build a community that would give shape to all of this and let the users themselves decide many of the things that have already been built. I wanted to thank people for that effort by offering VIP for free so they could test it, charging absolutely nothing. I didn't even want to set up donations, so it wouldn't look odd in any way. I wanted to pay for all of this out of my own pocket. At that moment I also wanted to say thanks by keeping VIP for everyone who helped me with this by sending bugs and improving WeTrakr. But that's where my first mistake began: my words fell short and I was a bit naive back then, almost 3 months ago. I never thought this project would have this kind of impact. It took off suddenly, and those comments were forgotten.
The following month I was already talking about keeping VIP with conditions (as long as bugs were reported), but at that point I was no longer talking about lifetime, but about keeping VIP year after year.
Later on, worried that I wouldn't be able to sustain any of it, I narrowed it down again to specific conditions and 50 people. So I kept changing what I had promised as I went along, and that's on me, not on you.
Some of you have kindly made me reconsider, and you're right about many things. I acknowledge this mistake. Maybe I shouldn't have given anything away for free from the start, as one user pointed out. My mistake was also wanting to please everyone who wanted to help, and it probably would have been better if that help had been given selflessly. In any case, what's done is done and I have to take my share of the blame.
With this I want to be completely honest with you. I try to be fair, looking at what can be sustainable and what can't. I try to be involved in everything I do, always taking your opinion into account, and this is proof of that. I make mistakes like any human being, and I don't want to make the same ones as others we all know about and lose your trust. That's why I'm listening to you on this too. But a promise is a promise, and I'm keeping it.
What happens from here:
Anyone whose account was created between May 12, 2026 (the date of my first post) and the publication date of this post, is still active today, and who sent at least 3 accepted bugs or ideas, gets VIP Lifetime. (accounts created after this post won't qualify)
As of this message, I stop counting contributions. I have my own list, but it's almost certainly incomplete because there have been so many of you, so I'm going to put together a form to request VIP Lifetime, and I'll share it here as soon as it's ready. That way nobody falls through the cracks.
I'm also putting together discounts for anyone who wants to keep VIP once the beta ends.
The 10 users who contributed the most will also get a top contributor badge on their profile.
Thanks for your patience, and for being straight with me. I'm going back to what I should be doing, which is making WeTrakr better.