Do you recall a proposal to allow freebies, but they essentially incurred a debt? In the event a post or comment got zapped, the zaps would first go towards the unpaid fees. Once paid off, the freebie status would be lifted and full visibility attained.

Undisciplined

kr didn't like the limited free posts and comments. i think his sense was that they didn't give people enough time to learn and might increase retention. hard to tell if that's true or not given all the stuff that's changed.