Was it a calculated decision to release the "Great Britain and Ireland" volume first because the majority of reviews favored more of a positive tone? The courses in this part of the world, even in the most basic form, lean toward what many on this site would prefer to see.
I did think of that, but it was well down the list of reasons Great Britain & Ireland was first up. The two primary reasons:
1. It's the smallest book [most of the others will cover 400-500 courses each], so I wasn't overwhelmed with layout issues while I was still learning the software.
2. There were far fewer courses I wanted to see before I called the book complete, and work was taking me to Europe anyway so it was easy to find the time to be there.