One thing that this will do (if it continues) is to allow for timely response to articles. In the past, many didn't even receive SN until after the deadline for the next issue. This means that your input or question had to go through to the next cycle and and that certainly breaks the continuity. I see this as a big plus for dialog about all the points of interest that are brought up from time to time in SN. I don't know if this was a factor considered by the expanded staff or not but it sure is a nice change.
Three cheers for Tom Morris, Will Hubin, Bob Kruger, Ken Busensiek and Peter Hess.
Later, John