Regarding release priorities, I'm willing to be lobbied, and will respond to that. However, I'll usually deal first with the files that have less contentious comments, no issues of naming semantics and shorter dependency chains. More attention by reviewers to shared subparts at the ends of these chains would certainly help.
I would not want to streamline the certification process any further as this would risk a reduction in quality and more thing to fix later. For regular parts, three independent reviewers is necessary in my opinion.
The only area where a reduced number of reviewers might be appropriate is for Physical_Colour parts. For these one vote (maybe even self-cert) + admin might be sufficient, as all that needs checking is the image/colour against an instruction reference.
I would not want to streamline the certification process any further as this would risk a reduction in quality and more thing to fix later. For regular parts, three independent reviewers is necessary in my opinion.
The only area where a reduced number of reviewers might be appropriate is for Physical_Colour parts. For these one vote (maybe even self-cert) + admin might be sufficient, as all that needs checking is the image/colour against an instruction reference.
Chris (LDraw Parts Library Admin)