Comments on: Reed Elsevier to stop organizing arms fairs http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: marcus http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/comment-page-1/#comment-105608 marcus Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:20:53 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/#comment-105608 "Sort of" because the business will be sold to some other company, which will continue to profit from the organising fairs whose purpose is to sell weapons intended to kill and maim... “Sort of” because the business will be sold to some other company, which will continue to profit from the organising fairs whose purpose is to sell weapons intended to kill and maim…

]]> By: jessamyn http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/comment-page-1/#comment-93507 jessamyn Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:03:46 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/#comment-93507 "sort of" because of the inevitable backlash that these types of things engender and what Matthew said. I didn't feel like they were making a particularly strong statement about what their previous actions were, even though I'm pleased with their decision. “sort of” because of the inevitable backlash that these types of things engender and what Matthew said. I didn’t feel like they were making a particularly strong statement about what their previous actions were, even though I’m pleased with their decision.

]]> By: Matthew Bolin http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/comment-page-1/#comment-93494 Matthew Bolin Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:54:39 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/#comment-93494 I would think the qualification would be based upon these factors: (1) They were in this racket to begin with; (2) When they backed down, it was not from/with any moral realizations, but simply as a business decision; (3) They defended their actions in their press release, with no apologies. Taking all three of these factors together, if they ever work out a cost benefit analysis which shows the profits they can make by getting back into this racket would outway the financial negatives of it, they would start doing it again in a heartbeat--don't think otherwise. I would think the qualification would be based upon these factors: (1) They were in this racket to begin with; (2) When they backed down, it was not from/with any moral realizations, but simply as a business decision; (3) They defended their actions in their press release, with no apologies.

Taking all three of these factors together, if they ever work out a cost benefit analysis which shows the profits they can make by getting back into this racket would outway the financial negatives of it, they would start doing it again in a heartbeat–don’t think otherwise.

]]> By: Rory Litwin http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/comment-page-1/#comment-93403 Rory Litwin Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:48:27 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2057/reed-elsevier-to-stop-organizing-arms-fairs/#comment-93403 "Sort of good news".... Would you explain the implied qualification there? What makes it not simply good news? “Sort of good news”…. Would you explain the implied qualification there? What makes it not simply good news?

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