Premium user question

[The Demonic Kazekage]

whats the difference between being a regular member like me and a premium user like
Negative Knight <---------- (Just using name as an example)
and also i see people with there names in different colors
whats the deal

[Nafork]

Read this thread. Link. Those members brought a premium membership, the money goes towards helping this site. The premium members get extra perks and whatnot.

Forums
Can delete own threads
Can also open / close own threads
Can delete own Blog posts
Can delete own Social Groups
Can hide reputation from others
Can use invisible mode on the entire forums
Max create usergroups: 10 (normally 5)
Fancy username shown in posts
More coming..


Profile
Fancy username
Avatar size permission 150x300 (normally 150x200)
Max lines in signature: 5 (normally 3)
Maximum Album Pictures: 300 (normally 150)
Can hide reputation from others
Can use invisible mode on the entire forums
Allowed to request username change 24/7
More coming..


Personal Messages
Inbox increased to 2500 (normally 250)
Max PM Recipients 15 (normally 5)

[-Severus Snape-]

Colours is mostly if they have a function on NB such as Moderator or Administrator, Red are administrators, Green are Global Mods, Blue are mods over one section , Orange are official sensei's and purple are NB Designers.

My coloured name is when you have won a contest

Edit: For premium look at Nafan's post.

[~Puppet Master~]

The main advantages of premium:
- You get a yellow glow around your name like me
- You can have a bigger avatar (150x300) and signature (5 lines)
- You can change your name anytime you want
- You can close/delete your own threads

Those are pretty much the main advantages of premium.