I don't understand the kdawson hate. I think one part of it is "gang up on the new guy", and another part is blaming his* for submission quality, which is not fair for any editor unless you look hard at the firehose from when they were working. Editing-wise, kdawson is my new favorite editor. kdawson seems to take a relatively liberal approach to editing and his posts tend to cut through a lot of the hyperbole that submitters pump up their stories with. Is it the journal posts? The enigmatic unlinked user name? The gender-neutral handle? The stylish lowercase letters? * Is he a he?