[konidias]

This is a double post but this is something totally different from what I just mentioned. Different idea:

Contests. Again I think contests would be so great for Graal. There is so much potential there. If you REALLY want to get some great t-shirts and stuff for Graal, why not hold a contest giving anyone with a gold account a month to make a t-shirt design (front and back) and then submit it to the contest. Then after the month is up, all the submissions would be posted on the site and people could vote on which ones they like best. The top 2-3 designs get made into shirts... the winners get free time added on their account.

Not only did you just get someone else to make your new shirts, but you made sure that the community liked the design, and all it would cost you is some time added to a couple of accounts... Everybody wins.

You'd just need to make sure the voting system was set up for 1 vote per image per gold account.

It encourages people to upgrade so that they can participate in the contest or vote for the finalists. Of course, these types of contests would have to be held often... not just one time. (not the same contest, but contests in general)