So, I guess that effectively disproves the &quot;utter lack of success of publishers trying this&quot;.<p>I have no qualms about paying subscriptions, and you won&#x27;t find a post in which I&#x27;m &quot;bitching about&quot; subscriptions.<p>Instead of trying to create an alternate reality in which I&#x27;m somehow demanding things for free, how about you respond to my actual arguments?