I have been following the debate on MF #24. I have not yet entered the debate because I have not received my issue yet but I can keep quiet no longer. While I don't agree with the way it was said, I agree wholeheartedly with the contents of Bob's post. I have had the pleasure of meeting Mary and Eric at a recent show and in my opinion they are exactly what they say they are: People who own and love ferrets trying to help people that own and love ferrets. ( I got to see Marshmellow in person to and pet him. It was great. I asked for an autograph but he declined with a yawn.) I will not tolerate any person who thinks that they know better what I should read and not read. I also cannot tolerate a person or persons removing a magazine from the shelves just because they do not like it, therefore since they don't like it no one should read it. As I remember this is still a free country and the choice should be mine not some goody goody person who knows what they think is better for me. I have read Ferret magazine and I find the articles not as well written nor informative as the articles in MF. Also I seriously doubt that the publishers of this magazine own ferrets or even care about them and their owners. Their interest is solely to get ferret people to buy as many magazines as they can to make money out of it. Now I myself perfer Modern Ferret and do not subscribe to Ferret magazine nor will I. I will continue to subscribe to MF magazine whether I like the centerfold or not because I like the magazine and will not cancel it because I don't like one issue. Even I know that tastes differ and my tastes may not be the same as the next person, but I will not force those tastes on anyone else. I do look forward to getting my issue though. To Mary and Eric I applaud your work and hope that you will continue to excell in the furture as you have in the past. Dennis The Terror Ten PS Anyone who wishes to flame , please feel free as I will exercise my free right to read and delete the message as I see fit. [Posted in FML issue 2788]