In my overview of collaborative IT (my ''WebDAV'' blog has grown dusty) I try to maintain a sense of "best practices" and such.

So when I note such as not having preview function for PLoS comments (I see that functionality here on your blog) ... my MIL-SPEC FMECA instincts shudder into action.

Because I'm interested in design processes, I find myself wondering if that sort of lacuna shares etiology with the fact that a) the Topaz homepage has not a single active link on it and b) comments about that (I've written 2) have not been responded to (one a couple of weeks ago, the earliest being spring '07).

Deployment is a cultural thing; engaging "early adopters" sets the stage for later participation.

best wishes

--bentrem