So, Whiskey Media subscriptions. Yeah I put in my share, these guys have more than earned it and I want to support the site staying the way it is/getting better instead of moving into an ad soaked, page click oriented mess. I don't pay for things like cable that I'd rarely use, so I'll gladly support GB which I check every day for the price of two months of TV. Happy to contribute, no perks needed really.
 
There's a few things I'd like to comment on about how they've gone about it and what we get out of it. Figure I've earned the right to at least post my two cents on a blog no one reads.   

• The Bombcast split. It feels a little icky, very surprising, and the (reasonable) backlash is justified. It's worth the time/effort they put in, I don't know anyone that's ever wished GB spent less time on podcasting, even if it was at the expense of more content in other areas. The community loves it, it brings attention and first timers to the site, it's kind of important to the gaming industry at large. Setting arbitrary time limits, splitting the content and taking away what once was free for all to create some kind of twisted incentive to pay monies feels wrong and against a lot of what the Whiskey Media guys have stated was their plan with this subscription thing. And it'll be a turn off to first time listeners from here on out, I'd imagine. I guess they're being pressured from above, but then the guys above don't really get what a good thing they have going, or don't care. And that's a damn shame.
• The medals. I like the design, but I wish there was a way to turn them off in my settings. I don't need to flaunt my subscription every time my icon shows up on the site, with rollover text to boot. Nothing wrong with wanting to be a little anonymous about it, a choice would be appreciated.
• I really like Tested and check Screened from time to time, but I'm not a fan of every site Whiskey Media produces now or might in the future. I know I can't pick which sites get subscription $ added to their budget but hope this cash goes towards strengthening the brands they already have, and not needless expansion - they seem to have plans to keep growing, but I think they're already on the verge of being spread too thin for their limited resources.