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<blockquote data-quote="Parks 788" data-source="post: 2056303" data-attributes="member: 14646">Here is my take on the topic.&nbsp; I am a member of 6-7 different forums related to various hobbies and interests.&nbsp; Several of them are paid membership.&nbsp; I truly believe this is the way to go.&nbsp; On said forums, there are visitors and paid members.&nbsp; Visitors can see some of the broad generalized topics and can read posts but can only see the titles or headings of the majority of the rest of the sub forums on the site.&nbsp; I like this because it give the dedicated, paid members (20,000+) their own little community while keeping out the trolls, etc.&nbsp; Some people will say they should have to pay or they can&#039;t afford the price of membership.&nbsp; Well, my response is firearms and shooting sports, hot rods, offloading, metal detecting, etc is not a cheap hobby and if you can afford to participated in these hobbies you can afford to pay $25 / year for a membership or $150 for a lifetime.&nbsp; Mix a post count minimum with a membership fee and 99% of problems would be solved plus the site we love to visit and chat on is supported very well.&nbsp; What say you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Parks 788, post: 2056303, member: 14646"] Here is my take on the topic. I am a member of 6-7 different forums related to various hobbies and interests. Several of them are paid membership. I truly believe this is the way to go. On said forums, there are visitors and paid members. Visitors can see some of the broad generalized topics and can read posts but can only see the titles or headings of the majority of the rest of the sub forums on the site. I like this because it give the dedicated, paid members (20,000+) their own little community while keeping out the trolls, etc. Some people will say they should have to pay or they can't afford the price of membership. Well, my response is firearms and shooting sports, hot rods, offloading, metal detecting, etc is not a cheap hobby and if you can afford to participated in these hobbies you can afford to pay $25 / year for a membership or $150 for a lifetime. Mix a post count minimum with a membership fee and 99% of problems would be solved plus the site we love to visit and chat on is supported very well. What say you. [/QUOTE]

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