I agree that these are issues with the NYT website, but I'm not sure that they'd be a success even if they had classifieds (Craigslist?) or removed registration

I agree that these are issues with the NYT website, but I'm not sure that they'd be a success even if they had classifieds (Craigslist?) or removed registration. Even with registration, they're consistently one of the most popular news sites. Traffic isn't the issue. The problem is that traffic alone isn't worth much anymore.