If PF implemented the same type of system, who would pay to just have a gander at the forums then?

I suppose price dependent, I would probably pay up to be part of it but at the same time, I suppose I could try and live my life without PF

Not sure whether the same would apply to RSOC but certainly £30 for a forum is a bit steep. Full club membership elsewhere as said above seems to be hovering around the £10 mark. Not exactly a small amount of dosh if you have hundreds if not bordering on near a thousand or more paid members.