Thread: my feelings about all this talk for charging for membership, selling etc...

i've noticed a lot of ideas on ways to make some revenue so this site can afford to maintain services for its users that are better than the rest; better layouts, more features etc.

nothing is free. i know this. we all know this. and for those of us that use this site regularly i dont think they would agree its worth the charge.

BUT...

if i just signed up and saw that because certain people were here longer and therefore didnt get charged id be turned off by it. so in order to keep this site going strong and having the funding available for regular maintenance & updates i say do this (the numbers are just for idea, i dont have a clue how much it cost to run a web page like this)

$20 premium member ship: everything, access to razor clubs, chat, classified are covered when selling etc.

$10 basic membership: no chat, classifieds are covered when selling, no razor clubs, just forum use.


idk i just thought it might help. my therapist does tell me i should keep certain thoughts to myself.

Always listen to your therapist! ha - anyway, have you glanced at this thread yet? http://straightrazorpalace.com/rules...p-options.html

As i state in lots of places yes to charging a membership but not requiring it for the use of the site. i know that some of the knife forums at least require you to sign in before you can see the pictures and sometimes the threads which is a pain when surfing there on a link, but not too bad.

there will always be people who will have issues with paying, some because they simply do not have the ability to contribute others because they live in a dream world where everything is free.

Membership here does have privileges but they should be the same for everyone... newbie or most senior, rich or poor, paying or non-paying.

sometimes helping others out is more beneficial than you may realize.

oh and yes my therapist tells me to keep certain thought to myself as well