[chaosprime]

Really, I can't bring myself to have a response more sympathetic than "too freakin' bad".

If you're pursuing a business model that people in the community dislike (and the fact is, they have legitimate reasons to dislike it), maybe you should rethink your business model instead of trying to keep people from being able to construct a search that excludes it.

That's what I'm doing. I never thought ala-carte pay-for-perks was such a bad thing until I heard people describe some of the excesses it gets taken to, and now I'm rethinking whether I want to go further down that road or cease to have any association with it.

But if I do choose to commit to pay-for-perks, I'll damned well check that box and let the chips fall where they may. I have enough pride for that.