Don't mention the money

"However, what really moved [Doreen Tomelty, our Deputy Director of Advanced Technological Retrieval Systems (formerly Assistant Librarian)] was Mr [Graham] Taylor's frank response when asked if journal publishers ever reflected on the millions of pounds' worth of academics' time that went into peer review. He responded that paying academics for this service ran the risk of "monetising" the system and could taint the "essentially altruistic motives" that currently motivated reviewers. This was altogether too much for Ms Tomelty, who admitted that she had broken down and wept real tears upon discovering that journal publishers had such a deep understanding of the manner in which "monetising" the dissemination of academic knowledge might have corrupting effects...."