Unfortunately, it has already been decided that contour.org can't continue to exist in its present form.

Certainly, the opportunity to come and go freely is optimal, but that simple isn't a option [so we are told].

Donations are fine, however that often results in a few carrying the load for the many...

A membership system [at least in some fashion] seems to be the fairest way to approach the issue of funding.

Force simply implies - a necessary requirement. We all recognize that gap that exists between promising money and actually delivering such.