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[Packers#1]

8500HPGASTURBINE

AVERAGE MRR forums like this one really should be free, and I am thankfull they are. But for a TOP instructional forum like the weathering forum a $20.00 fee is fine. I would pay that in a heartbeat for that forum. This forum is like the handfulls of other ones out there. They are opening up all the time. Were this one closes there is another one that pops up like a weed. But good instructional learning forums like MTW are a dying breed. It's a shame there isn't others out there like that one.

 

Mike

 

In my honest opinion, I see a major niche opening up. It costs nothing to run a forum on the internet if you use proboards or getphpbb and you can get a free domain name from dot tk. I think modeltrainsweathered really is going to go from a forum to more of a club. If someone opens up another forum, with the same theme, but makes it free, a lot mroe people are going to learn and share ideas than a site like modeltriansweathered, where, especially in this economy, someone who wants to learn weathering but doesn't want to spend $20 won't join up at modeltriansweathered, but a free forum like this.

[spidge]

Packers#1

 my account there got blocked out when they switched to you ahve to be sugested, and lrod knows I ain't paying $20 a year for any forum, lol.

As creative as the folks there are I cannot substantiate a $20 offering either. Shoot I cannot substantiate a subscription to this magazine at this point either.

[Packers#1]

 my account there got blocked out when they switched to you ahve to be sugested, and lrod knows I ain't paying $20 a year for any forum, lol.

[TMarsh]

I'd like to repeat what Jim said. Thanks MR and all the members of this forum. 

[chessiecat]

     This is just another example of why we should be "Thankful" that MR maintains this forum for free. I realize that they may make money on advertisments but it still costs a lot of money to maintain this forum plus the headaches of keeping it civil and informative for everyone.

     I have noticed that almost everyone on this forum is willing to show what they have done and how they did it. We have some of the most talented people here at every facet of model railroading. We can ask for help and usually someone will step up with information or somewhere that you can look for information, although some may not be as patient and may be downright blunt with their answers. I don't think they do it to be negative but all of us don't have the same level of patience with others.

     I for one am Thankful to Model Railroader for having this forum"warts and all" for my free use and enjoyment.

     I wish the forums who want to charge well,  but NO THANKS I will stay where I'm at and pray that this forum remains free for all to use.

This is just my opinion and I hope I did not offend anyone!

Jim

[twhite]

$20 per year seems fairly reasonable to me.  I'm on several other websites (non MR related) that charge anywhere from $20 to $40 per year for access.  

So it may or may not be a good thing, depending on how serious one is about discussing weathering techniques. 

Tom

[Hamltnblue]

Just received an email from Modeltrainsweatherd.com
They're changing their website to subscription only and charging 20 bucks a year.

From the email:
Blah Blah Blah,

So what's this Email all about you ask?

Well, modeltrainsweathered.com is now going to
begin Access to the Forum by
"Yearly Subscription"

The Subscription Rate is quite low
and something that I believe to be fair.
The rate is $20.00 per year
which basically comes out to a little over
5 cents a day.
To continue having Access to the Forum,
Subscribe Today
Once again, I have a list of all the Members that have Joined, by date.
So, if you received this email, it's because
you Joined before August 1, 2008

All member accounts not subscribed by Friday August 7th, 2009
will be deleted from the Member Database.

Thank you.
Rich Divizio