I suspose, but lets not forget that ns is surviving parcially, if not mainly by sponsors(aka company ads) and the more members and the more guests that come on means more people seeing the sponsor icons/links and the banners which are also links. Those links all lead to their sites where you can buy their products, so the more people that are on here means more that ns can charge for the ads, which means more money for them to run the site and to live. They gota make some cash too