USS Clueless - Silver Lining
     
     
 

Stardate 20030424.0204

(On Screen): Alas, yet another site has decided to start charging for access to some of its material. In this case it is the Independent. Of course, every other site which has started doing this has found that a small percentage of its readers (often very small) convert to subscribing members, while the vast majority simply stop visiting. Of course, a small number of paying readers is worth more money than a lot of free-loaders, so maybe they'll still think it's reasonable.

But there's a silver lining in this dark cloud. Among the material they're going to put behind this barrier will be articles written by Robert Fisk. Thus his readership is about to collapse. His material will only reach a small fraction of the number of people it used to, and thus will not be able to do as much harm as it used to.

So let's all give a cheer for the Independent. If they had to carry Fisk's work at all, at least they have the good sense to put it behind a locked door.


include   +force_include   -force_exclude

 
 
 

Main:
normal
long
no graphics

Contact
Log archives
Best log entries
Other articles

Site Search

The Essential Library
Manifesto
Frequent Questions
Font: PC   Mac
Steven Den Beste's Biography
CDMA FAQ
Wishlist

My custom Proxomitron settings
as of 20040318



 
 
 

Friends:
Disenchanted

Grim amusements
Armed and Dangerous
Joe User
One Hand Clapping


Rising stars:
Ace of Spades HQ
Baldilocks
Bastard Sword
Drumwaster's Rants
Iraq the Model
iRi
Miniluv
Mister Pterodactyl
The Politburo Diktat
The Right Coast
Teleologic Blog
The Review
Truck and Barter
Western Standard
Who Knew?

Alumni

 
 
    
Captured by MemoWeb from http://denbeste.nu/cd_log_entries/2003/04/SilverLining.shtml on 9/16/2004