menial - 12:25 am on Jan 4, 2008 (gmt 0)

If WebmasterWorld, Myspace, or other Facebooks suddenly required subscriptions for all members, even $1 a year, their membership base and popularity would drop like a stone, indeed. People are and will always consider the Internet as something "you can get for free." If you cannot find something for free it means you need to spend more time to do your research/search, but you WILL find it for free.

If not siteA, then siteB. If siteA requires payment or allows the crucial parts only for paid members, users will flock to siteB. If not siteB, there are siteC, siteD...