Actually, I don't know. Articles are really sort of useless. If we're going to have them, are there any objections to just making an articles forum...and linking the most recent articles in a sidebar on the mainpage? That way i don't have to fiddle with implementing anything new, you guys don't have to mess with the whole article submission messup, you can easily include images, vbCode, etc...
oh, and keep the thread rating on.
Advantages over current article system:
Easier submission
Searchable
vbcode, images
linked on main page
Disadvantages:
its a forum, like everything else