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Long-time editor (not verified) says:

This is yet another example of the extreme disconnect between magazine editors, especially those in urban areas, and their readership: Readers have hated cover numbers since the beginning and they have been considered a joke among all but the most gullible (or cynical) for many years. How much do those people you quoted get paid?

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