I know I have not been around for a while but this is a pretty big change! When did this happen? I confess to being a little mystified by the logic - I see taking the time to vote as giving something back to the site, not taking from it.
Don't get me wrong - I intend to renew my membership as soon as I actually have the time to get out and snapping but I just thought that I might have 30 mins or so to throw out some thoughtful votes here. Maybe the odd comment. Guess not.
that fine for me, i can comment, i dont need to vote.
The site FAQs covers the differences between registered users and members, including that registered users can vote on all open challenges, but not member challenges.
It seems like there may be fewer Open challenges or a larger percentage of Members Only challenges now, but I could be wrong.
In my opinion, additional member challenge opportunities provide a good incentive to upgrade to paid member status, and that is probably good for the site.
While I am sure a few exist, I doubt many people actually want to vote for more challenges where they have not entered photos. I see voting more as a service to the community and I try to vote as often as possible for that reason, but I don't vote because I just love voting. Also, I sort of like the fact that paying to vote on member challenges has the effect of keeping troll voting to a minimum.
