I hope my previous post was not taken as a "slap in the face" by anyone as Buzz suggested. I was trying to say the subscription looked like a great deal and that this site is very high quality.

I was also trying to explain why the free site has advertizing value. Where it not for the site, I would never have known about the Pond Boss publication. As I said, I could see myself subscribing to the publication in the future. I just can't justify it at this stage (ie: no pond or immediate plans for one, just contemplation at the moment). I don't know how much this site costs to manage. I merely wanted to suggest additional ways to view the expense and the value of maintaining it as free vs. fee based.

My comment about going elsewhere was simply intended to mean that if the site were to be fee based, I would not automatically subscribe to continue viewing it. Other businesses have made such assumptions to their detriment. I was trying to be helpful. Notice that I did not point anyone to the sites I referred to out of respect for the owners of this site. I also did not say the sites were better than this site, only that they were also quality sites.

I hope this post comes across more clearly than the previous one. I have nothing but praise for this site. I wish the owners well and hope for the success of all of their business ventures.

I appologize if anyone was offended in any way by my previous post.