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Terri,
I'm not quite sure yet, but I considered a lower fee just to be able to read and a higher fee to have posting privileges.
Also, from what I see in the stats, it seems there are far more people reading than there are registered members.
Over the existence of the Forum, the storage requirements have become huge and everyone who accesses a page, contributes to the total monthly bandwidth.
Michele,
You said that less people participating would lessen the value. That may or may not be.
However, you wouldn't believe the number of people who apply, submit their info and two images for approval, get approved and then never bother to get involved. This ends up being a disappointing expenditure of time and energy on the part of the Board and myself. Charging a fee would discourage this type of thing and help to free up some of my time for more valuable activities.
Also, as a moderator and SOG member, you would get free membership, but I appreciate your wonderful validation and all your contributions as a volunteer moderator.
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