ls7: noted, though I never meant to imply that it was necessary for the reviews to be that 'precise'. I guess it was a bit of venting combined with concern as to how to go about keeping (relatively unmoderated) forum based reviews from degenerating in a big stirred pot of shi- err, non-usefullness.
ph: I didn't realise that the publishing process was going to be that structured - much like the guest articles in the past then? Sounds much better than the unstructured approach I was envisioning.
Do you suppose it would be possible for us 'normal' members could peek at the reviews as they're going through the process? (Perhaps at the discression of the author/editor?) It might encourage the potential authors to post since their work would be immediately viewable at least in one form or another (even if not 'officially published'). Plus it would keep the rest of us happy - I remember feeling intensely curious (and somewhat left out) whenever there were in-progress article discussions in the front-page 'pro/forums' block we able to see existed but weren't able to view.
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