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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 5262339" data-attributes="member: 3867">Content was the selling factor for me.Seconded.  Search is a basic function that almost any board offers, yet by not allowing people to generally use it, that feels like the function is being "held hostage."  Certainly, I was not going to subscribe just to get that.  It took content, a reward for my money beyond the basics, that got me to subscribe.I considered unsubscribing a few months back for various reasons.1.  Moderation of edition wars.  I really dislike edition wars.  When a topic on the subject came up, a moderator (and I won't name names) basically threw up his hands in defeat saying that nothing could be done.  The conversation upset me, particularly since I've worked on a forum myself to eliminate the problem.  I know these forums are bigger, so it's a larger job, and I have a great appreciation for the job that the mods do.  I brought the issue up with Piratecat, and things began to get better after that time.  I was glad for the work Piratecat did, but the whole incident leaves a bad taste in my mouth to this day.2.  Value of news.  There was a time when I would get news here before I got it anywhere else.  It was daily and fairly comprehensive.  I used to be able to find WotC news here first.  Now I find it first on WotC's site, which I now visit daily.  I don't think the news is as comprehensive or frequent as it used to be.  Perhaps I need to get my RSS news reader going again.3.  Value of content.  There isn't a lot of content right now that interests me.  I liked getting War of the Burning Sky, but right now, I'm just interested in the 4e conversions.  Beyond that...not so much.4.  Value of boards.  Truthfully, a lot of the discussion doesn't interest me.  That's why I don't participate more.  At one time, I enjoyed reading perspectives from industry insiders, as well as seeing news I wasn't getting elsewhere.  Now, a lot of it seems like the same-old, same-old.  Part of that may be due to me gaming for 19 years now.  After a while, the topics get redundant.(As a side note, I appreciate that these boards are more family-friendly than RPG.net.  Some folks over there have a mouth like a sailor.)5.  Money.  Times are tough right now.  Every dollar counts.I don't know if I will cancel my subscription or not.  I'll just have to wait and see how things go and give it some thought.</blockquote>

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