What would you do if the forum had a subscription fee (to post classifieds, etc)?

Not really talking about the IT stuff...........

What if the forum takes more than 6k a year?

Velocio donates money to good causes but if he makes money why is that a bad thing? Know what a really good site/server admin costs per year? I do. Know how much time and effort it takes to run a site this size? I have a good idea. I also know what he does for a living and have a very good idea at what an hour of his time would cost a customer.

If he can take home an extra couple of quid for his time and efforts then why not?

Does Vb have to keep records of who paid?

Software would track that

Does VB have to be transparent about how he spends the money?

Hell no...that's my opinion.