With 200 odd voting for £3, you are right, you have to consider those that didn't vote.
I'm sure you have guessed what the real number of those actually paying will be (e.g 400/800 or 1,000 vs. the number of "active" users). However telling those who try to join that there are x,000 members and we need to make a charge to allow the forum to be hosted effectively is more than transparent.
With 200 odd voting for £3, you are right, you have to consider those that didn't vote.
I'm sure you have guessed what the real number of those actually paying will be (e.g 400/800 or 1,000 vs. the number of "active" users). However telling those who try to join that there are x,000 members and we need to make a charge to allow the forum to be hosted effectively is more than transparent.
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