BB>the same scenario is now playing again at d.p., as some people there believe postprocessing can't be distributed, giving similar reasoning. Not to go to far to try to defend DP, but some years ago I was complaining bitterly that as the queue backload increased the proportion of unfinished books was increasing proportionately, such that 1/3 of all book effective "never" gets finished (statistically and queuing-theory speaking) But this is no longer the case. The backload is being somewhat better managed, with a larger proportion of books actually getting finished. Now, this is probably just due to them chasing away newbies.... Not sure anyone one can come up with a system whereby books are finished for some reason other than "a labor of love" because let's be honest, finishing up a book is a pain in the behind. Getting it "close" is duck soup. Ultimately *someone* has got to actually *care.* http://www.pgdp.net/c/stats/stats_central.php