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Message: <blockquote data-quote="grodog" data-source="post: 5139167" data-attributes="member: 1613">Hmmm, I missed that discussion, so thanks for clarifying.  ENWorld being a for-profit venture doesn't change my interest in the community, or my suggestions about how to better communicate changes to the community, but it is still good info to know, context-wise (this is probably what I get for not reading the front page, I imagine <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ).I think it would be even more important to provide a vision and execution plan if ENWorld is now a for-profit venture:  that way folks will have a stronger sense of trust in what's going on, as well as when features/etc. will be available/completed---we'll know what they're getting for their money, basically.  A good overall business plan, a project plan for site development, and a communication plan to help everyone understand what you're trying to do, strike me as essentials for running any business.Sure, but even if Morrus explicitly states that he's not committing to deliver anything in the plan (which, per my comment above, I think would be a mistake, but it's his choice to make either way), he could lay out the groundwork for his long term vision for what ENWorld will look like over the next 2-4 years or so, and how the Gamers Seeking Gamers and Online Gaming Tools features fit into that larger picture (are they the tip of the iceberg of the new site's features, are they the main components of the new revenue stream, are they free features available to all or will folks listing games have to pay a nominal fee, etc., etc.).  More info about the overall direction and about specific site features simply means that folks can assess what their relative worth is, to them---either as current subscribers or possible future subscribers.  And, along those lines, some sort of A La Carte subscription option might be worth considering too:  someone may not be interested in feature X at level 1, but really want feature Y at level 2, and feature Z at level 3.</blockquote>

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