Is there a way to let everyone know when this starts through a pm? That way if you miss a couple of days and the thread isn't on the 1st or 2nd page you won't miss it.
There are die-hards who almost live on these boards, and then there are the casual visitors who are here and certainly interact... but don't need those extras. All the extra bells & whistles might be fine for the first group, but the site as it is currently is fine for many of us that fall into the second group. If you take away what is already here and roll that into the "Super SVT Membership" then you will eventually have a much smaller visitor base... but I think your intention is not to do that.
If you can remove the 45 second search function wait for premium members that would be the #1 reason I would do it in addition to everything else. I can't tell you how frustrating it is waiting 45 seconds to search AGAIN.