I wrapped the comments together into a little booklet, and got it proof-read by a couple of non-Usenet/non-Internet people to make sure there was no scope for offence or misunderstanding when read by someone outside this environment (changed just a couple of words just to be sure - hope the authors don't mind).
A colleague has just brought round a nicely printed off a copy for me which I'll send to the family.
I will upload (when Demon's web uploading stops hanging)...
Version for screen viewing: