Quoted from ifpapinball:It's mostly positive because the average number of events played per year in the US/Canada is 4.8 events per year.
For those players they are looking at a $4.80 charge to enjoy the IFPA site and everything that comes along with that (earning WPPR's, being ranked, having a personal archive of results, etc). At $5 per year they can rationalize this as not a big deal.
Why not then instead put a voluntary $5 membership fee on IFPA's site for "professional" player rankings, rather than hit everybody up at local events for fees?
So far, I have seen one positive comment out of hundreds between tiltforums and pinside. 
Most people are not elite players. Most are average players and are never going to see state or national tournaments. While you might have support for bigger prize pots from the group of top elite players, average local players aren't too thrilled about it.
