[AJames]

Oh Bisqueboy,

So much much for standing by another fellow amateur... Where's your honour man!

As towards your persistent question...
- Maybe Meade didn't pay the bills?
- Maybe Meade didn't meet their editorial deadline?
- Maybe Meade has legal actions against some part of the advertisements?
- Maybe Meade have been taken over by the Hari Krishners, the Mormans, the Armish?
- Maybe they have turn the company from astronomy to astrology?
- Maybe its a deep conspiracy where Celestron contacted ASIO through Johnny Howard, who passed it on to George W Bush, then organised the CIA to infiltrated AS&T under the cover of night (with suitable red torch) and stole all the publicity materials of Meade?

Who really knows? Who really cares?

Iceman's is far too kind when he says "no one cares", which is because most of us are reading the important bits on astronomy and not the petty advertisements.
If you look at the AS&T Site, you will find a list of advertisers with Meade being still there. If there were some legal argument with Meade, they wouldn't be there would they?
As for expecting some reply from some spokesman from AS&T, you'll get none. The inner workings of any company is their business alone and nothing to do with you or me or anyone else. They can advertise who they want, when they want, and how often they want!
Clearly, from the long history of this thread, and for your own sake, either disclose who you are or just keep it to yourself! Unless you know something more than we do, just stirring the pot for a knee-jerk reaction is becoming rather tiresome.

Totally & &

Nyx.

"'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die"

The Verve : "Bittersweet Symphony"