Subscription model??

I completely agree with kimchirichie. The perspective I used to justify the subscription is that it costs you 10 times more per month for gas or fares getting to these places, so putting some of that towards the community makes sense to me. What I think could improve is a long block of text somewhere explaining exactly what the subscription does for the user, what it does for the site, and why it's needed. But regardless of that I'll share my thoughts. As kimchirichie said, not having the subscription doesn't mean that you don't have access to the site, or are blocked off from some content. That is still all free. A level 2 member with no subscription has access to the exact same locations as a level 2 member with a premium subscription. Though I believe there will be a fee to level up being implimented in the near future, there will never be a part of the site where you can void the requirements and just buy your way up. Also, it's not like the money goes into someone's pocket. It immediately goes into the $27,000+ that has been spent on this site since kimchirichie has taken over, and only got about $1200 in revenue since he started, not including the new subscriptions. I'm not sure he'll ever get that 27,000 back but as long as the community is helping to make the $400 monthly fee not come out of his pocket, it’s okay. I think it’s completely reasonable, and maybe even owed to the server that we cough up $5 every month.