I hear you Scott, and I understand where you're coming from. On the other hand however, I have been saying for quite some time now that if increasing revenue is the goal, (via mag subscriptions), then this forum is the magazine's worst enemy. All this info archived here, that has apparently been rendered virtually useless by recent photo developments, was available free of charge.
Why provide such info for free? Sure, we can say that the mag goes into greater detail than what's available here, but maybe what's available here for free, is good enough for 95% of people?
Maybe instead of worrying about what's lost, we should take what's happened and see it for what it is....a push to move in a different direction altogether. Sometimes it takes just such a catalyst to set things in motion and take control of our destiny.