>>> Maybe documents would be better reviewed and few mistakes found by the >>> IESG if, for every review undertaken a discount was applied to the >>> registration fee, and if for every issue not resolved without AD >>> intervention the registration fee was increased.:-) >> a lot of folk seem to be assuming financial rewards and penalties are >> principal factors. are there data to suppor this assumption? > > Well I am thinking of the general population rather than the ADs here, > and I am not the only one that thinks that meeting fees are high. i think the price of eggs is high. this does not mean that financial considerations are my primary motivation. aside: i often here "they're charging way too much for X" i usually suggest that they try to do X or to compete with it; and they soon find out why X costs so much.