Posted by verne on November 7, 2005, at 9:47:50
In reply to A few old ideas - Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on November 3, 2005, at 9:24:50
Some sites have solved the problem by remaining free, while at the same time offering extras and frills to paying members. Pogo.com for example has a huge free area but certain games, rooms, and features are for club members only.
Using that model, most of babble would remain free but certain luxuries like babblemail and extra rooms would be set aside for club members. The problem with posters using more than one name would be limited to the free area - which could be renamed the "Rumpus Room".
The cost could be minimal like $2.50 a month or even less. It's hard to brainstorm this by myself (which amounts to me groping around in a dark cave looking for my lost sock) but there are lots of possibilities. Lifetime memberships, student discounts, waivers, sliding scales, tenure, eminent domain, mineral rights, manifest destiny, and horse etiquette - especially after they are dead.
Verne
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