We are planning to gradually remove old, unused imported content from Free accounts only. Any imported content unused in 60 days will be deleted. This will only affect Free members.
I registered in early 2007 and became a member toward the end of 2009. Can anyone beat that?
Do you mean became a paying member?
I joined a few months back, but with the change yesterday became a paying member. I think that the move from 300 LingQs to 100 LingQs ultimately makes being an non-paying member unsustainable. However, from a business side, I would add that I don’t think that people can fully appreciate the site with just 100 LingQs so it might scare people away - for instance in my first LingQing session I made over 200. I think that, had I been limited, I probably wouldn’t have bothered to find out more about the site.
Just my thoughts.
Also, to the initial post - I think that, as LingQ is free to you, you shouldn’t complain about a service which you not only don’t actively maintain through a fee, but also somewhat drag down by using up server space. Grow up - some things aren’t free.
Back when I joined there was a limit to how many lessons you could have open on your lessons page. One of the reasons I upgraded to basic was that I wanted to have more than 5 active lessons at a time.
I have been wondering about the cost of server space on LingQ. As things currently stand I could import all my ebooks, a chapter at a time, which would save me the bother of keeping copies of them 
About the cost of joining LingQ, at the start I wasn’t happy (cheap as I am) about committing to $10 a month. I did consider paying for a 6 month basic membership, and before it elapsed, earning enough through tutoring to pay for the next 6 months. I figured I could justify a one-off payment of $60 more easily than a monthly outlay.
As it happens, my family don’t complain about the cost of my membership. They are just happy that LingQ is keeping me off the streets and out of trouble.
One last point while I think about it: if you keep deleting your LingQs then one day you will regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon…It will make it a lot harder when you are working at turning your passive vocabulary into active vocabulary.
Woah! Elysandler, let’s not be rude here. 
Personally, I believe the new limits put on free members are a tad restrictive, but you can create your own LingQs. I still have my composition book full of words I defined before I became a paying member.
As for content importing, I see where he is coming from. However, there is a reason for everything. I have learned so much just being a basic member. For the 10 bucks, it’s well worth it. The point system does nickel and dime you, though.
All systems have some flaws in some way, but I like LingQ. It will probably stay that way.
‘Course, you could always pay the 600 dollars for Rosetta Stone, which is essentially an over-priced See n’ Say. Keep in mind the price ratio. You can learn a language with determination in six months. 600 (US) dollars equate to roughly 4 and a half years of LingQ. Granted, if you average all of the writing material that you might submit or courses you might take, you will lose time, but I would still guarantee at least two years of the full LingQ experience for two years. I have spent just 20 dollars on LingQ, and already I can speak decent French and am dabbling in Russian. For just 20 dollars?! Unless I got crazy and write a book and submit it for correction, I’m making out like a bandit here.
It’s all about self-motivation to learn all that you can. Hell! you could work really hard for a month and be moderately fluent in a language. 
I would never doubt it.
Xakota,
You must be extraordinary if you can work hard and be moderately fluent in a language in such a short period of time. Far from being jealous, I’m very curious about your skills.
There is a book by a green beret about breaking a language down in a short period of time (I have it somewhere. I think it is called something like “The Quick and Dirty Guide to Learning Languages”), but even that book only gets the motivated learner to basic, conversational fluency.
My memory and language learning skills come at a price. Never ask me to do math. Ha!
But in all seriousness, I immerse myself. I know, I know. It’s the same song and dance, but listen. You may have heard it before, but it works. You just have to find an interesting way to immerse yourself.
As for me personally, I play video games, and I am an avid movie watcher. To make sure I’m learning, I change the voice and dialogue in my games.
In games, examples of such games that have full support are the Half-Life series, Team Fortress 2, EVE Online and Left 4 Dead. Not only does this keep me entertained, but I learn a lot as well, since my brain knows what the term is already in English. It subconsciously draws lines. EVE Online is exceptionally good at this, since it is a massively multiplayer online game. I have friends all over the world that I play with that I can practice my target language with as we blast people to smithereens.
As for movies, I try my best to find foreign films at my local movie retailers. Granted, there isn’t a whole lot to choose from. I make do, however, and find plenty of films to satisfy my itch. First, I watch the movie without subtitles. Then, I re-watch them with subtitles (if, of course, the movie has the support.) I then see if I comprehended any of the story without the subtitles, and while I’m watching, I write down new words.
My methods work for me. Got any ideas for yours?