Originally Posted by
miamijim
Or they could use it as a way to show how to support private for profit forums for free.
No, it is a lack of business sense to rely on customers to allow reoccurring billing against their credit cards to fund something with as little value as an image hosting service. Too many customers have had bad experiences with this method of payment. If attaching banners to linked images or per item billing won't pay the bills, You're in the wrong business.