Must be a full moon wrote:

Wouldn't the normal progression of a scholar who publishes in a journal be to get asked to review ad hoc for that journal, then to serve on its review board and then, perhaps, to be its editor? Isn't that considered prestigious service to the Academy? Wouldn't reviewers and, especially, editors of high quality journals be considered assets to a department, college, and university? Wouldn't it help in recruiting faculty and building reputation? Don't good universities encourage this? Are the clobbers really saying this sort of scholarly contribution is subject to criticism?

Must be a full moon also wrote:

Engineered? Is that code for something? If so, I don't get it. People who are not well enough respected in their fields to serve on editorial review boards or to be editors probably don't have a good sense of the internal checks and balances of the journal.

usmpride updates again! Take a look at the Brandt Award as Political Football document for more information regarding the underhanded (and irrational) manner in which CoB journal editors use their ability to publish in their own journals. I guess winning the Brandt was a little harder than taking candy from a baby, but not much.

Are the "special talents" displayed in the USF visit video?  Like when he says I've got 2 checkbooks, but holds up 3 fingers instead (thumb included)?

Another raise list is up there I believe.  The 1994 one I think, unless it was up there before.