Please do not make the galleries pay-only. They are one of my favorite things about this place.

I have a suggestion about the galleries, which some are eager to close off to some degree. Make the galleries visible only to those who are verified (with the notecard/username or whatever) and have at least one photo or video on the site. This ensures that those who use the galleries are not random spammers and are also contributing to the community. This barrier for entry feels lower to me than paying out of pocket.

I do not believe that this website is, at the end of the day, a business. If it were I would not be here, for the same reason I've never joined a pay-for-porn site or Adult Friend Finder... because when a site's owners get too greedy there suddenly grows a better community or resource availble for free... please do not drive away these users with a change akin to turning a piazza into a mall court.