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Originally posted by SweetT
See, I disagree with this whole-heartedly. I will use one analogy that I have often used: If you rent a car, park it in the drive way and never drive it...do you still have to pay for it? At first you may think that it is not the same, but in reality it is exactly the same. A paysite has to be sure that it has ample hardware, bandwidth and content for its members to be able to access the site...even if they never come. These expenses are incurred even if the member never visits the site so yes, they should still pay for it even if they dont come and visit.
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I rewrote that part of the post several times because it wasn't quite what I meant, and its still isn't quite right. If someone agrees to buy a membership (or rent a car) under a certain set of
terms, they should follow the terms. However, the issue comes down to understanding. In the case of the car, people know they have to pay even if they don't use. In the case of a paysite, people take the trial and don't know they have cancel if they don't want to pay. Is this the member's fault for not reading the terms or is the site's fault for not clearly disclosing the terms? I assume the average intelligence level of people who rent cars is the same as that of people who join paysites the problem probably isn't with the consumer.