RE: Has there ever?
Like what was mentioned in the first thread, magazines wouldn't survive long without the all-mighty advertising dollar coming in are our subscriptions aren't squat compared to all of their overhead. Dis a big advertiser and you lose money then the word gets out. In some rags you just have to read between the lines.
OK, boat guy that does a little flying. When RC Boat Modeler magazine was still alive I was amused at some of the reviews. You knew that the item in the article was junk and so did the writer but he still had to find something nice to say as difficult as it was.
It doesn't matter what it is that any magazine is promoting, they have to watch their wazoo's, if not they are out of business.