This used to be the best site because of downloads, and because logged in users didn't see ads before their chosen video.

Now it's the complete opposite.

Ring back downloads, maybe even only for content creators to do, and definitely stop showing ads to logged in users. We create accounts and log in to stop seeing ads in the first place.

With the changes you made, there is no incentive for people to contribute. We may as well remain logged out. We get the same features anyway at the moment, so what's the point?