I don’t see why the server that The Straight Dope is on has to be owned by the Chicago Reader. If one was dreaming the following scenerio could work
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Chicago Reader pays for an internet connection but is not attached to anything
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Chicago Reader leases said internet connection to a not for profit group called anything. Part of the lease agreement calls for a payment fo $1.00 a year to be made to the Chicago Reader.
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This Not For Profit group attaches one or more servers to the internet connection and offers webhosting for $1.00 a year to The Chicago Reader who can then run The Straight Dope Message board.
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The techs who originally worked on this message board are made members of the not for profit orginization so they can maintain it and update it.
Now it’s 2am when I came up with this, so I’m ready for you to shoot it full of holes