I don't know why anyone wants wide ruled pads. They just waste space. Now when they stop putting the annoying red line down the side I will like them even better. I don't want anyone telling me I have to have that great big margin when I want to use the space to write on. But don't you feel kinda guilty when you "write outside the line"? Elementary school trained us well. Plus the glue-top is just plain economical. Some people don't like them but I find the paper tears off better and that strip at the top kind of annoys me too.