ha ha, awesome. Pay for a membership. I know it's tough to chalk up 25 smackers for a one year membership, but it's kinda what keeps the site going. That said, there are enough suckers that pay, and enough vendors that pay, that we order from, to keep the site going. So for some people, there's no reason to pay. After all, it is a free site, paying only gets you a sticker, right? Guys like lumpher know enough that they don't really need the advice that's offered on the boards. He's probably one of the guys that contributes information to the n00bs (I'm a n00b, but never got info from him) so that must be his contribution. That, and being a troll and commenting on things that he feels are wrong, or lame, or that he doesn't agree with. We need people like him. I haven't figured out yet for what, but I'm sure he contributes SOMETHING to HBT.