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To: Clement who wrote (420)	12/18/1999 4:35:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 3372

It's certainly a difficult issue Clement, but I would suggest the reason SI has been the success it has, is because they were the first to offer a free bulletin board on the net. And they combined that with great customer service and policeing decisions. Many of the best posters are the ones who came onboard free and then were grandfathered when SI started charging fee's. The advertising model has only begun to show it's dominance on the net. My prediction is within 2 years AOL will offer free ISP service for the privilege to advertise. Michael