I know that TJK has a lot of magazine experience, so I'm sure he has either encountered similiar situations before or know someone that has. (perhaps a big assumption on my part, but TJK is a bright and super guy).
If a magazine continues to sell advertising space to a vendor it WILL be viewed as the magazine endorses the vendor. Yes, the magazine may have a comment in it somewhere that states this is not the case, but that comment is there because folks do view it that way. If you don't think this is the case, then why do advertisers get banned from other magazines? Yes, it does happen.
Regardless of what happens, I think threads like this are important. After all, it gives the TLCA folks some input. The originator of this thread thought it was important enough to let others know, and so have all the contributors.
If a magazine continues to sell advertising space to a vendor it WILL be viewed as the magazine endorses the vendor. Yes, the magazine may have a comment in it somewhere that states this is not the case, but that comment is there because folks do view it that way. If you don't think this is the case, then why do advertisers get banned from other magazines? Yes, it does happen.
Regardless of what happens, I think threads like this are important. After all, it gives the TLCA folks some input. The originator of this thread thought it was important enough to let others know, and so have all the contributors.