def process_articles(mephisto_articles, permalink_format)
        # Create an array to store the processed articles
        processed = []

        # Loop through them
        mephisto_articles.each do |a|
          # Find the article, or create a new one
          article = Article.new
          # Grab the information from the article feed item
          article.title = a.title
          article.content = a.body
          article.formatter = formatter(a.filter)
          article.published = "1"
          article.published_at = DateTime.now
          article.permalink = format_permalink(permalink_format,DateTime.now,a.title)
          article.user_id = self.current_user.id


          # Add the tags, if present in the feed, and if the tagging plugin is active
          if is_plugin_active("feather-tagging") && defined?(Tag) && defined?(Tagging) && article.respond_to?("tag_list=")
            tags = []
            sections = []

            DataMapper.repository(:mephisto_database) do
              taggings = MephistoTagging.all(:taggable_id => a.id)
              tags = MephistoTag.all(:id => taggings.collect{|tg| tg.tag_id}.join(',')) unless taggings.empty?

              assigned_sections = MephistoAssignedSection.all(:article_id => a.id)
              sections = MephistoSection.all(:sections => assigned_sections.collect{|as| as.section_id}.join(',')) unless assigned_sections.empty?
            end

            article.tag_list = (tags.collect{|tag| tag.name} + sections.collect{|section| section.name}).compact.join(",")
          end

          # Save the article
          Merb.logger.debug!(article.inspect)
          #
          article.save

          @article_map[a.id] = article.id

          # Add it to the list of processed articles
          processed << article
        end

        # Return the list of processed articles
        processed
      end