[metmom]

My suggestion is to allow a newbie to sign up and participate for a probation period. At the end of the period they can have the option to subscribe to maintain privileges or go to read only.

I think that's a good idea, as well.

I don't like the pay to post idea as it could create a traceable link to someone.

I make my donations through money orders that theoretically shouldn't be able to be traced back to me. Use cash to buy it and nobody knows who it's from in real life. You can put a post it note on the donation to indicate the FReeper from whence it came.

[EBH]

Thank you.

I sincerely hope the powers that be are reading and paying attention to this thread. There are options out there worth exploring. This thread could be a springboard for a better FR.