bckpack

1-Great, another forum or blog wants to upsell me a premium membership; I've seen this before. 2-No 3-Not interested at all. 4-I wouldn't make use of any of the perks and, honestly, I'm tired of getting hit up or having premium features held over my head for joining / donating. 5-Although not evident by my post count I have been checking TPR almost daily ever since I came across it looking for WDW info 5 years ago. My issue is that I have a lot of interests. I regularly participate, or at least lurk, in forums or blogs related to theme parks and Disney, woodworking, firearms and concealed carry, mountain biking, self sufficient living and a few others. At least one forum or blog in each of these categories has come up with a premium membership option within the past year. At first I thought it was a neat idea but quickly became irritated when more features were taken away and only offered at the premium level. I cannot afford to join the premium club for every site I enjoy reading. Additionally, while hoping that current stuff won't change who is to say that threads I would be interested in aren't posted in a members only forum which I don't have access to. I would be missing out even if I never wanted to go on a TPR trip or purchase anything from the store. Another concern is whether this is only putting off the inevitable. What happens when the revenue from memberships dries up? I'm the last guy to ask about how internet advertising works and the costs associated with running a forum but I've seen examples of promises to remain "ad free" turn into "ad free for paying members" to "ad free except for screened sponsors", etc. While I understand that someone has to pay for the forums I would be much more apt to donate a few bucks a year instead of feeling like I'm missing out unless I join the premium club.

While we're on it, who in their right mind would bring a gun to church in Colorado, or to a Polytechnic Institute and State University in, say, Virginia? There's definately not a need for a gun when you go shopping at a mall in Omaha, right? This woman makes gun owners look bad but she wasn't arrested for having a gun at Disney, only concealing without a license. Based on my knowledge of Florida law, properly licensed concealed carry holders can only be asked to leave a private establishment, not arrested, unless they refuse to leave and then they are tresspassing. I guarantee people are carrying at Disney right this second. Anyone make a run to Wal-Mart recently? Folks were carrying there too. I choose to exercise my right to defend myself and my family almost everywhere I go. I've even carried a few places where I wasn't allowed as I felt my families safety took precedence. Not Disney though, I'd hate to be banned from Disney parks forever.