About me
● Bruno Skvorc, Croatia● PHP Editor, SitePoint.com (PhpMaster.com)● Developer Evangelist at Diffbot.com
Twitter: @bitfallsG+: +BrunoSkvorcGithub: SwaderEmail: [email protected]
Peer Review
Reviewers need to be:● qualified● respectful● genuinely interested● traditional model = meh● open access model = meh
Peer Review
SitePoint:● a magazine, not a blog● all posts paid● budget vs. traffic matters● expenses--, quality++ … how?● not a fit for traditional peer review● not a fit for “gold open access”
SitePoint’s Peer Review
● no moar Trello plz ew● active communication● more issues and Slack, less email
SitePoint’s Peer Review
Mass pings discouraged but allowedIndividual pings preferred
Categories Table● competencies● preferences● notes
SitePoint’s Peer Review
Review types:
● skim and comment● typo fixes (suggestions or pull requests)● other fixes (suggestions or pull requests)● opinions● alternative approaches● etc...
SitePoint’s Peer Review
Peer review gave us:
● higher payouts● appreciation towards authors● more traffic, fewer expenses● more advertisers● noticeably higher quality
SitePoint’s Peer Review
Closed doors = lameOpenness with content = greatCollaboration on content = greater
Potential gain > risk of content theft
Contact
Twitter: @bitfallsG+: +BrunoSkvorcGithub: SwaderEmail: [email protected]
Joind.in: https://joind.in/14461
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