I'm pleased to see the dialog going on here and hope it will continue.
In addition to some discussion of relocating to "the obvious" free (ad-supported) site, I have received by e-mail about a half a dozen suggestions and offers of site hosting, webmastering, and other services and skills we would need if we chose to create our own site/service. These offers I am evaluating along with the possibility of using my own host (fusor.net, hosted by aitcom.net).
I am heartened to see that most respondents are willing to pay for a service, but remain concerned that the effort involved in administering a paid service will outweigh the benefits.
I hope that more people will chime in over the next few days so that we can get a better sense of just what the consensus will be. I'm a little dismayed to see that, so far, only a dozen or so members have indicated a willingness to subscribe at one of the price points in the poll.
Thanks again to all who have contributed to the discussion.
--PS
Created on Thursday, June 07, 2001 12:40 PM EDT by The Perfesser