At 11:34 AM 12/5/2002 -0800, you wrote: "peer review"--it's an oxymoron folks, and the sooner you realize it the better off you'll be. joseph Nonsense! Peer review is an accepted and valuable practice for the validation of scientific, academic and artistic works. For just one example, this summer peer review exposed the Bancroft Prize winner, Michael Bellesiles, as a liar and charlatan. Dave East Englewood -------------------