I do know that due to the constant attacks by leftists the systems hosting is more expensive.
There are some clowns on this board who think that the Robinsons should be donating their time.
I look at it like this: the community environment FR has provided me with for almost 30 years is priceless, really. Yeah, FR's infrasture could be a lot cheaper, but again, we're talking the people power behind it and, whether that's 1 person making $160k/a year or two making $80k/year, neither are out of line with other similar operations.
What I fear is exactly what we're seeing, most unfortunately. FR has been there for me through 9/11, through my own campaign for public office, every election since 1998 and so many more events.
Used to be I could refresh the front page every 2 or 3 minutes and had a whole new slate of articles to read. That has reduced to happening every 12 hours or so now. I could come here and know what the latest news was before it hit the social wires. That has ended. I generally find breaking news elsewhere online and see it later for the discussion on FR.
There used to be FReeps, many of which I organized and participated in in the Albuquerque area (and across the Nation) back in 2000. Those have gone by the wayside.
"Conservative" politics themselves have changed to a far more black & white situation, and the various factions within conservatism all hate the other.
Demographics have changed, too. The Old Guard is increasingly on the memorial page. Those of us left of the Old Guard have come to the conclusion that voting ain't going to get us out of this anyhow, and many of us just use FR to preach (or b***h) to the choir about what's going on.
I think the one thing most of us love about FR is probably becoming its biggest obstacle: times have changed, politics has changed, the internet has changed, but FR hasn't. At one time, probably one of FR's biggest strengths is now becoming a weakness.
It's sad to see it, but it is what it is. I wish the Robinsons nothing but success with it, whatever happens.