John,

>How could you possibly knwo that something is techncially accurate if you know nothing about the subject matter??

I said, "What I didn't already know to be true in your writings, I would test and confirm."

>BTW, to further illustrate the point, I have given many technically correct answers here on the UT to questions that I did NOT know the answer to before digging in, researching and testing. Same principle.

>Not really. Prior to answering the question, you made up your technological shortfall. If you had gone ahead and attempted an answer prior to doing the research, I would agree.

>Also, answering 1 question here and there and being a TE on a book are two very different things. The turnaound times are tight. If you have to research every single issue in the book, you would never get the job done...

It's quite a bit more than 1. :-) I'm a pretty quick study, and testing is testing, and editing is editing. So maybe I won't TE your books, but I have no doubts that you'll see my name on a book in the next few years, and that it will be of *excellent* quality.

Time will tell the story, won't it?