Should a membership fee be implemented?

How about this for an option: If you are not a paying member over $25/year, certain threads are locked, like the parts for sale, wanted etc...

 

I'm sure there would be quite a few sad goodbyes coming if this plan was ever implemented. BUT, whatever the upper echelon decides, if anything, will dictate what, how, & when members decide about their future here. Just one man's thoughts. Jim

 

True but their are quite a few people who use the site as their own personal classified section- and make alot of money doing so. Why is it okay for them to profit and not give anything back?

I don't like the idea of charging for a regular membership- 4 years ago when I got my car and found this website I would have never signed up if it had cost money to do so and I would have missed out on more technical information than my brain can handle because of it. There isn't a day that goes by that I log in here and don't learn something new.

Should the guy who sells a couple old gauges and an intake he has laying around be charged to post his parts for sale compared to someone who does part outs as a source of secondary income, I don't think so but the kicker is there is no way to seperate the two categories of posters.

I don't have any ill feelings toward part outs, I'm extremely gratefull they do so because most time that is the only way to find those little knick knack parts and the majority of the people that do them contribute more than their fair share to the financial fund.

I guess more than anything it's just frustrating knowing their are people around who don't pull their weight to help keep the site running and frankly don't care. I've met so many cool people because of this place I couldn't imagine it not being here.


EDIT: In lieu of this thread I just sent in another $30 to help out, thanks for everything you do Jim and Mike

 

Guys,

As I have stated in the past on this thread, we have no plans of instituting a membership fee.

We will continue to rely on the generousity of the membership and I will continue to pick up any remaining tab, should that be required.

This thread/poll was created a couple years ago, by a concerned member.

JW

 

Thanks Jim.. If there were a membership fee I would have to pay up no matter the cost. I gotta finish this damn car. (turbo car) And the fact of the matter is that without this board I couldn't. I'd probably still be trying to figure out how to fix my GS which has been issue free for almost 2 years. (except for the ditcho No: )

This place has saved me a friggin ton of money and made some great friends along the way. I'll donate every year.

Jay

 

I am a new member, small contributor. I thought I had to pay something to sign on. That wasn't the case but it was well worth it. The amount of help and information that I have received so far is amazing and sure saved me a lot of headaches. I don't think a small fee is asking too much. It would be nice to let someone click on the site but not post a certain amount of times first though to see if they like it and maybe the quality of the board will suck them in to sign on
Terry

 

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I think the site should remain free, but I did just donate my $5.00. In my opinion, money well spent.

Thanks for the great site!

 

Have reminder put out (in e-mail or thead) that this site continues with donations either monthly or yearly.

 

I donated 5

There goes my lunch money...

JK lol:bla:

Love this site, as my project entails putting a 350 SBB in a Nova, I need as much quality info as I can get!!

 

Sorry about question #2 in the poll. I've never posted a poll before so I didn't know how the results would look. If you have any suggestions for "member only" services just reply with your suggestions.

 

I'm still fairly new here but see the benefit of the site and all thats available to the users. I made a 100.00 donation to the site and would NOT be opposed to a 5.00 per yr membership fee. man, Whats 5 bucks anymore? If it keeps it ad free and open I'm in.

 

carbs selling on here for for $1500..valve covers for $500..heads for $2000..

give me a breakou:

it should be mandatory a fee paid on every sale:beers2:

 

Free is the only hope for long term survival of this site. If you start charging a fee, any fee, then this site will become a "club" because only those who have the urge to belong to a club will pay. People who shy away from clubs will go somewhere else. That somewhere else will be a new site started by a non-club type. This one will fade away.

 

I say it should be free. However, I think there should be a pop up screen occasionally or something similar that reminds people to donate. "the squeeky wheel gets the grease" etc.

I say this because some people do not always see the value right away. And, the majority of forums are free. So, when people see it is pay for play, they may just look elsewhere and never learn to appreciate the value of the site.

I just donated $25 and would be glad to do that annually and/or if I am informed of an additional need or expense.

I do think reminders would be great though.

 

Sorry about question #2 in the poll. I've never posted a poll before so I didn't know how the results would look. If you have any suggestions for "member only" services just reply with your suggestions.
Thanks and sorry! ou:

 

I would like some kind or annual or semi annual reminder that it is time to contribute. Is that type of mechanism possible?

 

If it is necessary to keep the site running and prevent having to deal with streaming ads, then definitely yes. I am new to this forum and have gleaned a great deal of information from filtering through the existing threads and asking some detailed questions. There are very knowledgeable members here and this site needs to be around for a while longer.

 

I spent more than $5 in the Timmies lineup this morning! :spank:

For you southerners....Timmies = High Octane Java!

$5 is well worth it (for the site too)!

 

I would rather take over the site and fulfill all hosting and administration duties myself with my server and fibre line than watch everyone pay or see ads.