You will, I trust, pardon a bit of self-quoting, from a thread a week or two ago:
28,000 monthly donors x $1/month = no more FReepathons.
Let's summarize, shall we : ONE dollar per MONTH !
Given this site's membership numbers + habitual lurkers, that the above is not the case should be a source of constant embarrassment to many.
/.02
ps: those of us already on the monthly list likely won't reduce our contributions .. they'll merely cover the cost of credit card processing for everyone else