Hal 9000 said:

Well the project has evolved as its gone on. Its not really "Sharkey's" edit since Kerr is doing the actual editing this time, with me more as a consultant. While we both have a deap-seated admiration for Tolkien's work, this project won't be *as* purist-minded.

I'm not sure how they'll be distributed, but there certainly will be a dlc file at fanedit.info for them.

As far as the existing Sharkey's edits, a little bit of searching on the internet should yield them.

The links to the Sharkey edits have gone it seems although I will keep trying for them. Have you any idea of the timing of your project? Are you waiting until the last Hobbit film is out in extended edition to see if anything can go into Lord of the Rings? If so it would probably look the best it can.