For peer review, my idea would be that a poster presents his/her theory on a peer review thread. There are certain chosen peer reviewers for that subject, and for a period of, say, 5 days only the OP and the peers can post on that particular thread. Once the idea is selected as valid or open for discussion by the peers then thread becomes public.

I don't know that this is any less cumbersome, but I think it might help alleviate a problem that the ATM presenters run into, namely having 15 different mainstreamers shotgunning questions at them and demanding answers all at the same time.

Just a thought

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