thing1

I'm sorry, can someone explain to me what is going on here ? I have been playing on BBO for years and always free unless playing in a tourney ACBL etc. I thought the purchase of BBO$ pain for the site. Before playing here I played on OKBRIDGE which I paid for. Like many bridge players , I am now retired and on a fixed ( declining in value ) income. To go from $0 to $100 a year is ridiculous. Furthermore there are many players here from third world countries that cannot possibly afford such a fee. One of the beauties of Bridge is that it cuts across religeous, national and language barriers allowing people from Indonesia to play with people say from Chile . At $100 you will put a stop to the harmony of 24 hour Bridge played by people on all continents. Perhaps you might try asking for donations to keep the site free , and free of adverts. Failing that I for one will consider leaving. I cannot play with the flashing distraction of these horrible adverts. What changed to start the adverts ? Is this just Greed ? I thought all the TDs and moderators were volunteers.