> Most ‘oh its simple – why don’t they just…’ overlook (or are not aware) of the many, many good reasons why greater minds than yours or mine haven’t already implemented it.
The forums they are referring to have been operating with the "10 bux" model implemented on top of a highly customized version of vBulletin for over 20 years.
I cancelled my years long nytimes subscription a few years ago once someone told me that they had to call in and suffer through customer service retention reps in order to cancel their sub. I just couldn't stand the thought of being bled for cash due to their making it too inconvenient for subscribers to cancel.
The forums they are referring to have been operating with the "10 bux" model implemented on top of a highly customized version of vBulletin for over 20 years.