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I tried to be clear that I was not proposing a "brain drain" from Mobileread.

A good workman (tradesman) uses all the tools in their toolbox, not just the hatchet.
Which is not intended to mean that MobileRead is the "hatchet" of the analogy.

I don't prohibit non-developers from joining my site. At least I didn't when it was last open.
But it "looks and feels" so "nerdy" that few non-developers do join.

Since the site is not ad supported, I don't have to encourage the vast masses to visit and view/click ads. Some sites have gone so far in that direction that it is hard to find the content among the advertisements.

The hosting provider, Dreamhost, is an active supporter (and user) of open source software. They do more than just "talk green", they provide a monthly subsidy.
The rest is an "out-of-pocket" hobby expense for me (with a few donations over time).

Without the commercial pressures to "build membership numbers", "build site traffic" and/or "build search engine ratings" it is a relatively quiet corner of the Internet to do the things which only a relatively few people are interested in.

Ah, that brings me up to a nice round number of posts.

Well, since I blew right through 1800 - -

When I started that site, it used TW-v3, now it is using TW-v9 - -
Among the available features now - -

Too many "Help Me" posts?
This version supports membership subscriptions.
Let'm subscribe to a (closed, non-public) "Help Me" forum.
Currently disabled, as is the "Live Help" function.

Too many "Code this for me" posts?
Now have a working "Classified Ads" section.
Put up a "Code Wanted" classified ad.
Developers looking to do work for-hire, can track that section.
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Not sure how to make that workable, but it is there.
It might have to be part of the 'by subscription' services.

Actually, any member can "watch" anything. That is what the "eyeball" icon means that you see on everything.