I feel I need to balance out the negativity.
Adama and this site owes me NOTHING! I've had a blast over the past decade and a half writing stuff, reading stuff, stretching what it means to be a story, working on my muscles. I'll be here as long as it exists because I really really enjoy it and the price is right. It's only because of this place that I even tried the paid site. Which is ok, and I might go back to it someday.
But this place is it. Adama, whoever you are, you rock. The universe is a better place because of your work and if the refresh makes it harder for casual people to post, then let's keep the cream and everyone else can get the skim milk.
Cheers!