It's interesting that a board where a large contingent of people are doing their best to get something for nothing (free upgrades on low fares) are considering charging a fee

While I know the value of this board as anyone can attest to I am CHEAP. I think many other people on this board are too. If the powers that be declare a fee, I'm outta here....

Just my $.02. My suggestion is if some folks want a restricted 'inner sanctum' with real emails and fee only access, do it -- and keep the rest of the board open. That way the inner sanctum can be abuse-free (but in my opinion with less diversity) and the rest of us can wallow in our own filth <grin>