at first look I thought it was a slam dunk Jerry. Make it so that our hard came by technical info is in the members section at the net registry site.
My only thought with regards to reservations is this. I was doing research in 03 & 04 to decide if I should buy so rare a car. I was looking for support in mechanical issues and I found it at our mothership. The fact that it seemed to be all there in one easily accessed place with no strings attached was a deciding factor, well that and our forum. I can't say for sure that both sources being free was the kernel, but easily accessed information certainly was the kernel. I would just add that I actually joined the registry before I bought my car. I would like to think that my thought process figured "well, we gotta pay for all this free stuff somehow, join up!" I guess I would also like to think that there are enough noobs that would think the same way, eventually if not sooner after they see the undefined dividends of membership.
I know it sounds like I just ran a circle. I wish there was a way to quantify my theory that most of the noobs eventually figure it out and join up.
Sorry for the dissenting opinion. BFO: How do other Registries treat their technical information?
Tom