Post #183282 by badmojo on Wed, Aug 31, 2005 6:15 AM

I'm not really sure what to make of this, I can't make a true stand for one side or the other. I certainly see what Hanford is trying to accomplish, but at the same time, seeing as I can't afford the Membership, it kinda pisses me off. Believe me, I would buy the membership, and could easily afford it a month at a time, but I hate that I need to come up with it all at once. Same thing with Ooga-Mooga. Cheap enough for a month, but not when you have to pay for a whole block in advance. It was one thing that there was a Members Only Room, but now after this, Posts which where once yours, are now just gone! Are they still included in the thread? If they are still intact, doesn't it seem a bit off that the original poster can't respond or stand behind an earlier statement if the thread should ever be brought back to the top?
I don't suppose there is a compromise to this situation, but I thought I would just offer up another idea. I also belong to a Car Forum with a pretty popular "Off-Topic" Forum. But to keep it a bit cleaner you have to log in to even view it. Obviously anyone can just quickly signup & enter for free, but I still think it keeps a bit of the riff-raff out.
But hey, maybe I'll have a banner week on eBay with my castings. A Grand Membership will be mine! Oh Yes, It will be mine!