Here is an old blog post on how not to be Reviewer #2---ie, how not to be mean, unhelpful, vague, aggressive, did I already say mean? This Ashley Brown is pretty hilarious! I'd actually read the blog just for the super funny memes.
Favorite piece of advice: make sure you're in the right frame of mind before you sit down to review. Maybe perhaps, don't sit down to write one of these just after you've gotten a journal rejection (especially if you received a terrible review). Or if you do need to write that review when you're in a terrible angry mood--because the deadline is approaching (or has come and gone)--be sure to write the review you would like to receive!

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