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Good idea.
I just established a turf for this: https://stasher.news/~Monero_Knowledge_Base//r/OldNorseAnarchist
Let me know if you want me to tweak anything I included in the turf description.
Regarding the paying portion:
That's kind of the whole concept of the site. Every other social media is free or ultra-low barrier to entry, but the incentives established overwhelmingly benefit the site operator and maliciously harvest off the users and creators. The idea here is to have a higher barrier to entry, but a better incentive structure. It's moving away from the "free" ad based/data harvesting model to the paid model, but with even better incentives and design. Most other sites are bot infested, state manipulated, dead internet theory hellholes. Here, it is still early, but I feel like the community has already developed an immune system against bots and those bots only came about as a result of how potentially killer the incentives are.
If I didn't overspend on a couple of frivolous turf creations (one of which seems to already be dying out and I decided to pay the forever price for it), I would have already been around even or profitable on here and that's including my high volume of activity.
I have two small suggestions.
First, I believe the forum should establish a "Monero Basics" section, covering all aspects of Monero. Furthermore, there should be a prominently placed button—easily noticeable for newcomers—that leads directly to this section. This is precisely what newcomers need most.
Some might argue that there are already countless forum posts introducing Monero basics, and that we could simply provide links directing newcomers to other communities. But those resources belong to others, not you. If newcomers go to another site, learn about Monero there, why would they ever come back?
Are you putting in the effort to attract them only to hand them over to someone else?
What is the purpose of building this forum, then? Is it purely an act of charity?
Second, the requirement to pay for posting or replying has severely stifled the forum's activity. Unless this changes, the forum is destined to become stagnant and lifeless.
Why fear the appearance of low-quality posts?
When you open a window, fresh air flows in—but so does a bit of dust. Would you keep the window shut and deny yourself fresh air just to avoid a little dust?
No, that would hardly be a wise choice.
There is a Chinese saying: "Water that is too clear has no fish; a person who is overly critical has no friends." Fish thrive in water that contains a certain amount of organic matter; if the water is perfectly clear—devoid of any plankton or impurities—there is no food, and the fish cannot survive.
Similarly, if someone is excessively demanding or hyper-critical of others, no one will want to be their friend or associate.