Alright I'm going to throw my two cents in here. First, why haven't I paid my dues? Well, I wasn't active for about a year and I just forgot. Then I came back and saw all the new changes and I was a little upset. You took my avatar away, I can't post "nice pics Ace" in the photography forum, and I can't ask questions in the Pay it Forward forum among other things. Before anyone says it, yes I know I can have all of that back if I pay my dues. When I first found this site it was a huge help to me and I felt I need to contribute. Of course that was when all the forums were open to everyone and everything was free. That's what was so cool about this site and that's why I paid my dues; I felt like I owed MAAST something. Now I don't. If I paid my dues now I would feel like I'm paying for access rather than donating to help the organization. I feel that you expect me to pay and if I don't you will restrict me from certain areas/functions and take my drunken clam away. My suggestion is to keep everything free and open and let the people feel like they owe MAAST.

I do want my drunken clam avatar back but I'm not paying for it.