Some forums profit from user contributions through ads or paywalls. Do you believe users should be compensated for valuable content, or is forum participation inherently voluntary? How do you strike a balance between monetization and fairness?

I don't know what to say here really. Life is exploitive. I mean, Facebook makes money off ads and people post pics of their young kids on there, so when will the kids get paid, lol?

Not a lot of content out there needs a pay wall, most of it is public information. Only site that can best use it, is a cooking site or personal knowledge place.