Keep the ranks the way that they are. Leaving the paying option in place, but requiring that the community make a vote on everyone when they reach 500 posts (The voting topics would be created automatically, last a week, and if you are denied, you must manually ask to be voted for again when you feel you will be accepted). The administration would read the post and promote, with the option of overriding if they feel the voting was unfair.
Plan 2
Add in the Private Rank. Making the level of Advancement being from Member > Advanced > Private. Advanced would be gained using the same 500 post option, and all programs would be unlocked how they normally are, but Abrosia would be limited to only having one copy being run at a time, and no more then that. The private rank would be given the ability to run more then one copy of Abrosia at once, as well has having the NP Gen unlocked to allow full amount of NP Made, instead of being unlocked at Advanced Rank. Private would gain its own forum title and color, for bragging rights. Private voting would take place every other month, and all current private members would vote on who gets accepted and denied. People who pay, get the rank of "Paying Member" and gain access to all programs.
Plan 3
The same as option number 1, but make it so you have to be nominated by someone to become advanced. Once you are nominated a voting topic is made, if you gain 10 votes for yes, then you gain advanced.
Plan 4
Combine Plan 1 and 2, making Advanced voting and then bringing back private.
Plan 5
Keep Advanced at 500 posts, and unlocks everything. Create Private as in Plan 2, but it only has a special title, and forum to post in.
Plan 6
Same as Plan 1 and 5. Advanced gets voted on, and Private exists without anything but a special title
Plan 7
Leave Advanced at 500 posts, change it to Full Member, and make it unlock all programs except Abrosia. Create a new rank known as Advanced Member, and make it unlock abrosia, gained at 1,000 posts.
Plan 8
Combination of 7 and 2. Advanced changes like plan 7, Private gets created.
If you want another plan added, that is not here. Please let me know.
Please note that just because a plan gains the most amounts of votes, does not mean it will be implemented. This is to see what the community would like to see happen, but as with everything, all decisions remain amount the administration. What they choose to do will be the final decision.
If you want to make "Identical plan, but with small change" Please note what plan, and what small change you would like to be made to it. That way it can be considered.