- ATTENTION all HIPCHECK subscribers and those interested in subscribing In the summer of 1999, HIPCHECK magazine was forced to stop publishing due to the unexpected and unanticipated withdrawal of private financing. This was as much of a shock to the workers behind HIPCHECK as it must have been to all of you. A flurry of activity ensued, including the preparation of a Business Plan, in an effort ...www.whockey.com/hipcheck