One of the great things about FlyerTalk is that everyone is entitled to his/her opinion without penalty for respectfully disagreeing with another.

I'd like to respectfully disagree with NJDavid.

When I first visited this board, I thought it was pretty cool, but I had no idea just how great it was. I lurked for about a month looking around maybe four times in that period. There was a post that I wanted to respond to, so I decided to take the plunge and register.

If I had to pay a fee and/or wait for a snail-mail password, I can say without a doubt that I would have said it wasn't worth it and moved on.

Now, of course, I know that it is worth any penny that you could charge me. In fact, it is priceless IMO. But before I started exploring in depth (now to the point of about 8 hrs/day! ), I wouldn't have thought it was worth the fee.

Nonetheless, I trust Randy and the entire WebFlyer staff will do what they feel best for the FlyerTalk community, and if making this a fee-site, etc, is what they so decide, I wouldn't think twice about paying the fee. But I'm afraid it will stop future newbies from becoming some of the best FlyerTalk contributors in the future.

BB