OK, the Peer Review section is open for business.
Everything about it is experimental and up for negotiation. At the moment here's what I have done.
As you know messages on the board are readable by anyone who accesses the site. This is so casual browsers can still benefit from our infinite wisdom even if they choose not to join.
If you want to post to the board you have to join. When you join you are automatically added to a group called "Titanic Research".
I have now added a new group called "Peer Review Group"
Members of the main group "Titanic Research" can be added to this new group but this is at the discretion of the moderator/administrator.
I have also created a topic called "Work in Progress" you have probably seen it tucked at the end of the topic list (with a big padlock on it!)
The topic can only be read or posted to by members of "Peer Review" - i.e. no one at present!
As I understand it from Dave's original post, a member would post a piece of research that they are still working on so other members can give constructive feedback on it. We'll have to wait and see if anyone goes for this!
The topic is not moderated (i.e. messages don't require approval) at present but this could be changed. However I don't have time to moderate it myself. If person or persons wish to volunteer to be a moderator I am happy to consider them. Maybe we should have an election!
Someone suggested we list our areas of expertese maybe this is a good idea though as Inger states above it is not necessarily a recipe for impartiality.
As I said before this whole concept is up for grabs so I leave it's development up to you.
Phil
Am looking forward to seeing how the idea evolves. Should you need anyone to add their tuppence worth on pre-Raphaelite Titanic connections to Yorkshire deck officers I will of course make myself available ;-) 
