[lazytown]

First, don't make assumptions about people (they're wrong) -- you asked for no Drama but you've just made some.

Second, anytime you misrepresent something and people pay money to advertise on your site, you are liable for misrepresentation and can be sued if they feel they paid more based on that misrepresentation. It's called fraud -- but really only matters if you accept advertisers. Imagine if CBS made it look like they had twice the viewers for a television show that they really had. You don't think the advertisers would be asking for half their money back if they found out the numbers were wrong?

I'm not making any judgments on people. I just want them to be aware so they don't necessarily follow bad advice (the mod is a neat idea -- your suggestion on charging people for bumping up a forum owner's membership was not a good one in my opinion -- as long as it's deception).

-vissa