I think this type of thing is a "give before you get" sort of deal. I'm happy to write long articles and put time in on subjects I'm interested in, but probably not at the whim of someone else with no guarantee that it is appreciated.

Just my 2sats though -- others might respond quite differently.

Depends on the efforts I'd say, for example: is it written clearly, structured well and able to bring the point across? 

The main idea is that there's more specific content, instead of the countless "what if's" posts, which I post, too. Not that there's a problem with that, I'm simply thinking out loud about ways to cater to more specific needs.

Fabs

Give it a shot :) What are you willing to pay a writer to write about? Put an open offer on the table and/or a bounty and see how it goes...

Se7enZ

BooksAndArticles

What do we think of [Gigz] on BooksAndArticles?

Hmm, fair point. What now? Scrap the whole thing? Start a movement in the name of bounties? I don't know...