<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
All the above replies seem to overlook one small reality.
The more users and vistors to FT, the better for Randy.
Paying even 1c to register would deter a pretty large slab of lurkers and new sign ups - IMHO.
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I have no problem with lurkers viewing the site for as long as they want without registering.
The point here is to get rid of anonymous posters, using multiple ID's, who feel free to cause whatever problems they want anytime they get to an internet cafe.
I don't see all that many ads on the forum so I doubt that Randy would lose much in the way of revenues if he had a somewhat lower number of posters -- and this would be more than made up by the fees to be charged (which he would decide).
One thing to keep in mind is demographics. Airlines, hotels, etc., are looking for people on the high end of the income scale. I doubt that very many of these would be put off by a minor charge.