[beezdotcom]

And I thought I had clarified I recognized the government grant issue with PBS as one of the differences.

You did - but then said only people who contribute should have a say. I was mainly addressing that part of your post. To further explain my rebuttal - the content of the site has already been influenced significantly by posters who don't contribute financially. Therefore, it might be counterproductive to leave them out of such discussions, since you may eliminate part of what encourages the rest of us to pay.

[EBH]

To further explain my rebuttal - the content of the site has already been influenced significantly by posters who don't contribute financially. Therefore, it might be counterproductive to leave them out of such discussions, since you may eliminate part of what encourages the rest of us to pay.

Actually I'd like to see a study on that. I tend to think many of the FReepers I encounter on my visits tend to be contributors. And ping to post 391 if you missed it.