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To: John K. Pollard Jr. who wrote (30013)	12/17/1997 1:23:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 31386

[SI fees] <<<Seems like de facto censorship to me.>>> It doesn't keep anyone from reading, but does limit those who post to those who are willing to cough up the fee. I certainly don't want freedom of speech censored, but I do approve fences and gates to slow folks down. Any fee no matter how small or large takes time to process and consequently keeps out the hit-and-run posters. Behind the money itself is the fact of registration. Once a person's sent payment, SI has a record of who he or she is and few will make libelous comments when they know they can be tracked down. Why such a large fee? That I couldn't say. Maybe they have so many members they need a way to thin them out. I honestly don't know. Glad we got grandfathered in. There have to be some benefits to being pioneers. :) Later -- Pat