Every good dictionary is written in code, says Frederick C. Mish, a master specialist in the world of lexicography and editor of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, a classic, quality dictionary. Therefore, it is essential that explanatory notes, tables of abbreviations, and the like be found in any competently edited volume. The editorial director of what I call the rip-off dictionary admitted he doesn't have a staff, so I'm not going to expect much of the revision now underway and scheduled to be released in the year 2000. In contrast, a high quality dictionary such as Merriam Webster's Collegiate has an editorial staff of 47 listed in the volume itself. The revisors also ought to study the meaning of those words before they try again.
Any good dictionary includes the pronunciation of the words it includes.
This rip-off volume ignores pronunciation altogether. A good dictionary has a logical and orderly organization. This rip-off volume has a bizarre organization. It includes William McKinley but omits John F. Kennedy. Here's another example of that organization I have generously called bizarre.