Journal editor: Our treasurer advises that because of our precarious financial situation, we should change from a paper version to an online version only if doing so will not increase the cost of publication. The cost of converting from a paper version to an online version is high; however, once the conversion is made, the cost per issue is much lower for an online version. Since a benefactor has agreed to cover the costs of conversion, and since we can safely assume that our treasurer is right, we should change to an online version. The journal editor's argument is flawed in that it ["bases its conclusion on the argument of an authority speaking outside the authority's field of expertise", 'fails to rule out the possibility that the journal will remain in a precarious financial position whether it changes to an online version or not', 'overlooks the possibility that an online version would have other advantages over a paper version than cost', 'treats meeting a necessary condition for changing from a paper to an online version as a sufficient reason for changing']