Who let all this riff raff into the room?

[LetItSnow]

When I had the Shadow Machine, I figured I'd sign up with the Hydra forum for support. It took over a month of practically begging the admin to approve my account. It's no wonder that they didn't like dealing with new accounts; they got around 30 per day from all over the world.

As for making this a pay site: I pitched in annually, and I didn't mind at all - the returns in the knowledge and parts availability alone were worth it. For a privately run site to not be swimming in advertisements, it's not a lot to ask! The question that stands, though, is whether this would solve this problem?