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bengtl@maths.lth.se (Bengt Larsson) writes:

>If one compares with other media (newspapers for example) there is
>much more advertising there than what people want to see, all else
>being equal. That's why advertising space has to be paid for. 

[The term "stupid fuck" is screaming to be used here but I'll be polite]

Bengt, do you really believe this?  Do you really believe that 
publications would give away advertising if only the readers wanted
to see it?

Try this economic model on for size.  Advertising is sold so that you
the reader don't have to foot the whole bill for the publication.
Surprise!!  There are plenty of journals out there that do not accept
advertising and thus make the subscriber foot the bill.  Prices
are in all cases higher than equivalent commercial journals.

If Usenet users ever had to quit freeloading off the governments, the 
universities and/or their employers and had to pay for their access,
paid advertising might look interesting.

John
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