I have never been a platinum member, but I was a premium member before the new structures were implemented and it was well worth the price that I paid at the time. That said I feel that the sites price increase was too much for me at the time and still, unfortunately is today.

I am a regular lurker on the free forums and a (very) occasional poster, usually I find myself siding with the mods or frequent contributors. But all in all I find this site to be above average in that it, through the structure of the site and the diligence of the mods it sticks to the point. There are no pop ups, no redirects no "rick rolls" or whatever the proper usage for that BS is and it DOES feel like a community.

So I will continue lurking and enjoying the free content as long as I am able and if I see some whining BS that I can't tolerate anymore I will post something respectful but essentially STFU. so, to the whiners, haters and complainers I refer you to the previous and to the rest, mods, admins and regular posters, good on you.