Yes, it does have the feel of a collective. I haven't seen the first issue
but the contents list seems to have items fairly well-trodden before, so
I can't see where the "innovative" of the journal's title begins. Maybe,
it's building up for future issues.
On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:30:20 +0100, David Bircumshaw
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>I am quite sure the Journal will be carry its weight, but the listing of
>advisors' credentials, like the title, is alarmingly toneless, it makes me
>want to retitle the book:
>
>'We Are The Borg: A Journal of etc'
>
>I also can't help thinking of some of the howlers certain of the
worthies
>have committed, I could list quite a few ...
>
>There is this unfortunate sense of Calling In The Experts. I have this
>unhappy sense of a Herbarium about to be described by Software
Engineers.
>
>(Former) Deputy Fire Warden of the Fourth and Fifth Floors,
>David Bircumshaw
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>2009/10/21 Peter Riley <[log in to unmask]>
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>> This journal will finally be judged entirely on what is written in it.
>>
>> But I must say the list of Advisory Editors reads like something
from a
>> Marx Brothers film.
>>
>> PR
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