I hope they are as I said before. It's a money grab.....it's like they want you to become a member and if you want other options, you have to pay...in this case VIP membership. They took away what we loved about the site. The freedom to contact users...new and old without having to pay. It "was" fantastic!! Made a lot of friends etc... Now, I hope democracy will prevail and hope that everyone will complain. I am giving them the benefit of the doubt. If after a while, nothing changes to the benefit of all users, I will end my subscription. Shame as I am an alumnus on this site and don't want to leave but this is pissing me off.