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"That seems to boil the option down to either contribute, knowing that that doesn't buy you a seat on the Board of Directors, or don't contribute and continue to use the service for free. At least until it reaches the point where either the farmer throws the deadbeats out of the barn, or the IRS forecloses on the farm and you have to hold your shindigs in the church basement."

----- How bout a third option? - Public pressure on the deadbeat.

The mechanism for such is already in place.
-- I've made over 6500 posts to FR since April 2001, according to John Robs new self search page navigation link, here:

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--------- That 'post total to date' [6571] could be on public display on the members Home page, along with a 'donation status' percent [100%], based on, say a 1 cent per post suggested minimum donation.
Thus, when my posts reach 20,000 -and my total donations remain at $100.00, my donation status would be [50%].

Peer pressure on big mouth posters [like me] with low percentages would rapidly solve the deadbeat problem, imo.

I've made over 6500 posts to FR since April 2001

Chump change, my friend.

BTW, do you want to be the one who tells the people who really cannot afford to come here using "pay for play" that they can't come on FR?

I give MORE so everybody can come.