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[Leanne]

I think the tone and depth are more important than the layout of the comments, but I wanted to check.

Layout of the comments has never really been that important -- some people see a line-by-line as a more in-depth evaluation but really it's not. I use line-by-line when there are a few points to address in specific places and I can't be bothered with S2L1, S3L4 etc. Sounds too much like a chess match after a while . It's more about the tone. Todd's guidelines are pretty decent -- nothing above the level of mild critique and then, only if it's clear the poet is going to be able to understand what you're telling him/her as we're not in the business of frightening off novices.