It would depend on individual circumstances if ABers had to pay. Also, some are here all the time, others pop in and out, maybe away for weeks at a time. The fee would depend on how much Ed needs p.a. in the first place, to keep the show running - it would have to start from there, divided by the number of active members. Then what would you do - ask people to sign up before they can post, or only let them post say 10 times before they have to pay? If not, we'd never get new members - most of us have fallen into this site completely by accident.