R/Cadmin I think you missed an important point in Post #14.
The wealth of info & expertise of the forum & it's members is invaluable. The fact that several product manufacturers as well as most suppliers have some form of representation here speaks volumes. It has saved me hundreds of dollars in "Bad" buying decisions. Info obtained recently guided me to my 1st purchase of a 3-D Fun type of aircraft of which I am completely satisfied with. I KNEW WHAT I WAS GETTING BEFORE I BOUGHT IT.
If somebody is torqued at paying a relatively small listing fee let them go to E-Bay & jump through their hoops. Even classifieds in a local paper cost a few bucks --- so what!
I belong to many forums in other non related fields. Many of them have gone to a format of selling a level of service --- eg. Sign in as a guest & you can view posts. Pay a small yearly fee & you can post. Pay a larger fee & now you can PM the forum
administrators, members + the representatives of the companies participating in the form, etc.
If you see the true value in this forum then there is really no problem.
KR
Long live Rock & Roll