Don't get discouraged Jim.
This site is the best forum on the internet, and as for the detractors. They can gripe all they want, because nobody in here is paying any attention to them.
$10.00 a month should be OK...perhaps a separate page with paid adverts...or "useful links" as paid entries....sorted by categories if there a too many for a page.
I'd be lost without this site now! I rely on it for information and educate myself on a daily basis.