This is great news Frogboy. Should help out a lot.

Though I still think that some other initiatives might bring about more revenue and therefore more bandwidth, bigger, better servers, etc.

Now I'm just thinking out loud but here's one idea. Why not create a new level(s) of membership. I don't mean like different user levels as is the case now, but membership level(s). Call it something like SkinBrowser Platinum and include some extras that the regular Skinbrowser doesn't offer. Maybe even allocate a certain amount of bandwidth exclusively to these SkinBrowser Platinum Members, (if that is even technically possible.) Perhaps create a price structure so that for every couple of Megs of bandwidth you need to purchase for new Platinum Members, you are also able to purchase a few Megs for the regular subscribers. That way everyone benefits. (eeeks, I hope I'm not sounding too socialist!!)

I know I would have no problem paying a couple of hundred bucks a year (or whatever) for such a service. Afterall, I pay $500.00 a year for cable tv, $800.00 a year for a 3Meg. DSL line, and some ungodly amount for my cell phone, not to mention a couple hundred for my Amex Platinum, etc. etc...

So why not pay for this service, especially if it offers something a little extra. And with a creative pricing structure the entire site in general could benefit.

I don't know, maybe I'm way off base here, but it's an idea, and ideas lead to other ideas, and so on.....

I'd like to throw in my too.

I just attached my stardock account to the wincustomize account and now the site is a helluva lot faster. I take it this is intentional as you seem to indicate or is it just a fluke?

If it is intentional I think you need to stress that if you have a stardock account or want to subscribe it makes the site a lot faster, this should encourage people to pay, rather than paying for a site that looks slow now and will still be slow after you pay.