What about the guy who actually asked the question? this whole thing emerged in an askreddit thread in which someone asked what would happen if marines went back in time.
I'm pretty sure he doesn't get anything. Ideas aren't subject to copyright protection. Ditto for the people who made suggestions, unless Erwin copied text into his story.
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