John Edser  wrote or quoted:
> Tim Tyler  wrote:

> > Material is reviewed on usenet as well.  You get to see who
> > is critical of the theory - and often their reasoning about why
> > it is wrong. 
> > Reviewers can't suppress publication of the original messages though.
> > That's a very positive thing - it means nobody gets censored.
> 
> JE:-
> Peer review transparency does not exist at the moment.
> If usenet discussion was employed by referee's to discuss
> and decide the worth of a paper for publication where
> the author of the paper remained anonymous and the 
> board of review's decision remained final, then political
> manipulation, if any, would become transparent. Also,
> the people involved and the general public would be
> able appraise the process. Peer review is something like
> a Parliament where the decision process must be transparent.
> Usnet in general and sbe in particular are well placed
> to experiment with this concept. This is why I cannot
> understand your neutrality re: optional sbe electronically
> published peer reviewed papers.

I'm basically happy with the current set-up of usenet.

The main thing I /don't/ like about this particular group
is the fact that it's moderated - and particular segments
of the population are systematically denied a voice here.

As far as setting up some formal method of reviewing material
on s.b.e goes, I've got no time to contribute to this as
reviewer, and if some sort of review panel existed, I doubt
it would make much difference to the way I submitted material.

Other forums I participate in do things like nominate
particularly useful posts for "cream of the crop" status -
and hold periodic votes to find the best post.  Alternatively
some forums are filtered by individuals into a "best posts"
digest - designed for those who just want to skim a few
good-quality posts.

These are fairly low maintenance options.  However, I'm
not sure s.b.e has enough good quality material to warrant
much along these lines at this stage.
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