to galaxies that are almost circular in projection on the sky), whereas vdM91, M98, G03 and C06 constructed axisymmetric models;

-   vdM91 and M98 constructed two-integral models using the Jeans equations, K00 constructed models using an expansion around a set of known basis distribution functions, and G03 and C06 constructed fully general models using numerical orbit superposition;

-   K00 included kinematical data in the central few arcsec in their fits, but did not allow for the possible gravitational contribution of a central BH; vdM91 also did not include a BH in the models but excluded the central few arcsec from the fit; C06 included a BH of fixed mass in the models but still excluded the central few arcsec from the fit; and M98 and G03 included BHs in their models and fitted their masses by using the data in the central few arcsec;

-   vdM91, M98, G03 and C06 assumed a constant value of $M/L$ with radius, whereas K03 explicitly included (and optimized) the contribution of a dark halo;

-   K03 determined $M/L$ values in the $B$-band, M98 and G03 in the $V$-band,[^1] vdM91 in the Johnson $R_{\rm J}$ band, and C06 in the $I$-band.

We purposely included the 