Further thoughts on Greg's idea. The suggestion to have the user upload
completed pages to a temporary folder for acceptance or rejection with
comment presents the following issues.
1) FTP upload will work only for submittals in HTML; most submittals are
made in Word format or simple text. Much of the editor's work involves
converting the original submittal to HTML.
2) Authors not familiar with CVP will often offer submittals that are
difficult to follow. Much of of the editor's work is taking the original
text and re-organizing it into more standard sections to allow the reader
to more easily follow the description. As Greg notes, more experienced
authors do not need this editing and sometimes would be unduly constrained
by using standard section headers. But, this is the minority.
3) Sometimes, basic English needs correction.
4) Sometimes, the editor can make worthwhile enhacements, such as
appropriate hyperlinks and adding board images created with Game Courier
or Hans' GIF's.
5) HTML submittals often have special header tags that are not compatible
with the CVP standard. Very few include the standard CVP header and footer tags.
Editors usually have to make the necessary changes.
In other words, the editor's job is not so simple as accepting or
rejecting a submittal. This may work for some, but for many the learning
curve may be too much. This is why I suggested a form to fill out, if you
will. But, as Greg points out, this would take a lot of programming. I
think Dave's input on what is practical and worthwhile is key on this
issue.
