Re: Cloudy Nights vs. Astromart Articles
From: Chuck (cscappaticci_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 06/21/04
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Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:36:36 -0600
I've had my concerns too, but will subscribe. It's not a lot of money to
keep a good resource around ...
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Clear Skies,
Chuck
"Stephen Tonkin" <news05footfrommouth@astunit.com> wrote in message
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> tritium4ever <tritium4ever@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >There is something fundamentally flawed about the new Cloudy Nights
> >system. I see no reason why a popular site, with tens (or hundreds) of
> >thousands of page views each month, has to charge a subscription fee
> >for any reason other than sheer profit.
>
> I see no reason why someone who does not have access to Cloudy Nights
> accounts should make such a comment.
>
> In common with several other excellent web resources, CN was a victim of
> its own success and began to cost its owner a great deal of money to
> run. The situation was discussed, openly, here and elsewhere, before it
> changed from being a completely free resource, with various options
> offered. What was not an option was that it continued as it was. I see
> no reason why someone else (in this case, the site owner) should have to
> pay for *my* desire to access reliable information.
>
> There have been several other excellent internet resources that have
> begun to be a financial burden on their owners; often a few stalwarts
> make voluntary donations to enable them to continue. Others have folded
> for financial reasons.
>
> The myth of a "free internet" is something that needs to be exploded. It
> *always* costs something to someone when information is provided. The
> only choice is in *who* pays this cost. It can be the provider, the
> consumer (via advertised products or "loss-leader" information of
> commercial concerns), or the recipient of the information. If you don't
> want to pay for reliable information, that is entirely your choice --
> no-one is forcing you to access it.
>
> Where CN is concerned, I stumped up my sub for the reports a few months
> ago. Small price to pay for excellent information; it would have cost a
> great deal more had I bought it in, for example, a series of magazines
> or journals as articles. I deem it to be a small amount of money very
> well spent. And by far the majority of information on CN is still free.
>
>
> Best,
> Stephen
>
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