[musec04]

Hi Stig,


Your points are valid with regard to the small number of researchers and the role of editors and I totally agree without the intrepid band of researchers we'd all be nowhere.


However what I find disappointing is when the same author publishes incorrect material in a later work, where he already had more accurate information piblished in an earlier work. . WDF 124 was published in 2007, whereas I Reparti came out in 1999. Yet and I'm only going to provide one example where there are others - In WDF 124 there is a SIAI built batch of FBA Type H running 2018-2027, but in I Reparti Varriale has FBA of this batch running to 2041. Moreover a unit is provided 1 Sqa Idrovolante for 2041, which I believe we can regard as stronger evidence than just the list of serials in the WDF. Units are provided for other known serials for machines between 2027 and 2041 too. So while good editing is needed, the writer really ought to check his earlier work as well.


Regards,


Clint