I would have to agreed with Mark here,, nothing to stop someone, picking a thread to bits, and re-righting as there own work!!
Yes,, we must stay independent of the mags/advertisers, etc, but lets not cut off our nose to spit our face,,
surely, if the mods and the authors are in full agreement with a thread on this forum being used for a magazine article, and the forum received the going rate for what the article is worth, BUT only direct to the end user mag, not by way of a third party (no offence Bigfoot)
Until the poll sounds like the above,, I will be voting NO, I am afraid