In reply to DK.

If it's not clear I felt the answer to that question was in the last paragraph. I was convinced by a number of people that there was something we could usefully do within the framework of a traditional journal and that the approach we were taking, while mechanically similar was different enough in spirit to be worth the effort. The response we've got so far indicates that we've touched a nerve and that providing this venue can make a difference. Baby steps yes, but steps at least. I'll take them where you can get them.

I struggle a little to see how this is selling out but I'm sorry you see it that way. The ed board are all doing this for money, BMC do not make a huge profit off of their journals. I will receive an honorarium but it is not enough to pay for the time I'm putting in and it is my intention to use it to seed a fund to support APCs for people who can't pay them.