Elvis --
I think alot of surfers at this point are repeat joins, be it good ones or bandwidth wasting jerkoffs like the ones I mentioned above.
I also think they probably have friends that clue them in to doing this as well.
My suspicion is that it's just like heisting the candy out of the honor box without putting the fifty cents in, the first time they do it, they are bothered by it but after that they just don't care.
The sad part of this type of cancel is that it doesn't make one bit of difference what you put in the members area, no amount of individuality or quantity or quality is going to make a difference.
Bad thing for the resellers is that this type of surfer encourages programs like active member payouts since the sponsors are pushed to a point where they don't really have a choice.
Planet Bob -- If you've got the time to collect instead of wanting the cash upfront, recurring has the potential to make you about 20% more a join and the one good thing recurring does for you during slow times is give you a cushion of income to fall back on since you aren't relying solely on per join money. (Of course you should also have some per click, per email and avs stuff in your mix too!!!)
Just a matter of how soon you want the money and what you'll take to get it faster
