one of the sites i visit charges to use the forum. he doesnt charge to make money, and he doesnt remove ads, all he does is charge a token amount to seperate out the 'free-rides' and the trouble makers. amazing what a small charge can do to get rid of flamers!.
i think its $5.00 a year. non payers can still access free parts of the forum, but they have no posting rights and cannot access 'premium' discussions.
if you did this, you would get my 5 bucks, and you could keep your ads [they are not bad anyway, i cant even notice them]. i wont stand in the way of an admin making a buck, especially a contributing admin.
one last note, some ppl hate paypal, i do not know why [maybe the constant phishing using paypal as the sender? or perhaps the silly charges which, admittidly, are a little out of whack sometimes for large transfers], but thats what i use and i would prefer it if you made that a payment option.
i dont post lists cz you guys do a good job, but i follow your trends and your discussions with great interest.
keep up the good work.
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