SA-Goannas, you know before I even commented in the above post, I gave a lot of thought to whether I would or not, but in the end I decided that it was my responsibility to do so. I have to say that no matter what sort of magazine it is whether reptile related, women's issues, pet magazine, whatever ... my points are valid and as a publisher it's my responsibility to stay alert and voice concern if needed. It alarms me to see any reptile magazine having difficulty.
You have no idea how much backlash we had to cope with when Reptiles Australia went down a few years ago. Subscribers lost their money and became alarmed about subscribing to reptile magazines in general and we had the task of building up people's confidence in subscribing to reptile magazines again. We've spent the last couple of years successfully doing just that, so yes as a herp enthusiast I am concerned, but even more so, as a publisher I'm extremely concerned.