>Michel would say whatever he needed to at that point to make his case. JVP NEVER caused several hundred people to drop their subscriptions. You give him way too much credit. Do the math yourself.
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>I would be surprised if 10 people dropped because of JVP.
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>I wanted to be a tad more diplomatic....but I agree with you.
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>I said to Doug in a prior message...because the UT was one of the largest technical areas for VFP for a long time, I find it hard to believe that a large # of people truly threatened to stop their membership.

Bear in mind, that not *paying* for PUTM does not delete your account. You still get a lot of the benefits, as Jay can attest. Consider that not paying for a PUTM is actually a relatively painless way for formerly paying members to express their displeasure (e.g. Message#1204253). It is in fact the sole way they have of applying any real pressure on Michel. If a bunch of (non-Canadian) people threatened to stop their PUTM over a few dollars of tax, they could easily use the same tactic to try to silence someone they don't like.

>I'm amazed that someone as intelligent as Doug would believe such a questionable claim.

If you don't believe the claim then either:

- you're calling Michel a liar, and Doug his dupe; or
- you're saying Doug made the whole thing up

and you're basing your opinion on exactly what real evidence? That's what I thought - squat.