I'm sorry you feel that way! I don't see anything wrong w/ it. Actually, the only reason I joined it was because my sister has a bunch of albums that I wanted to be able to check out so I joined. It used to be better when you didn't have to join in order to see pic, but it's still free so I don't mind being a member. Plus, now I have a place to store my pics online so that family and friends can view them without having to download anything!