I'm not exactly sure when it started, but I think the fee has been around for a few years. See: http://www.metafilter.com/newuser.mefi
Anyway, I do agree that the requirement to log in is a key factor in terms of evaluating the difference in community between the two.
On Feb 1, 2011, at 11:44 PM, Ole Palnatoke Andersen wrote:
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:13 AM, Steven Walling swalling@wikimedia.org wrote:
Note the other huge difference at Metafilter: you have a pay a small fee just to create an account, ...
I may be old, but when I signed up ages ago, there was no such fee. I see a larger difference in that you cannot participate in MeFi without an account.
We should perhaps invite Jessamyn West to this discussion, btw - she's a moderator on MeFi and a Wikipedian.
-Ole
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