I see we can agree this is a blog and not of the highest possible journalistic levels. MacRumors in particular concatenates stories from around the web and the world on issues related to Apple. And no I am not a "formal contributor". I do however try to add value when I do post and not spend ALL my time mocking, and whining, and bragging about my latest hardware purchases, and every detail of their specifications.
If anything I would like to see mini-articles on how equipment is attached and set up into systems to deliver helpful benefits and cool tasks.
The only folks who can do that are the very ones who have accomplished it.
One of my best friends is a journalist for Reuters in China (lead for Bejing). When he publishes articles, more often than not there is a co-author and almost always 2-5 contributors and ALWAYS an editor, sometimes two. That's journalism. The editing function is supreme.
With blogging expediency is extreme, er, supreme.
On a positive note MR news articles on the front page typically have links to the original source material, a summary of the key points, quotes of the key language, and links to prior references to the subject. They may not always get the spelling right or be fully and entirely neutral on the subject, but they do provide everything needed to properly criticize them for the great job they do.
Rocketman