[split] About knowing the history of Voynich research

[Koen G]

I'm of the opinion that remembering everything is impossible. Heck, sometimes I even enthusiastically discover something, then search on the forum whether it has been discussed before, and then find out that none other than myself wrote a detailed analysis of this very thing last year 

(One of the reasons why I am still somewhat maintaining my blog is that working on a blog post helps me remember things much better).

As long as it is done in a friendly manner, I think pointing out precedents can be helpful and must be done when appropriate. But most people really aren't conscious plagiarists so the underlying message should always be:
"Here's a link to where this was discussed before" rather than
"You stole this from x or y"

In this way, people with a robust mental archive can help those who are newer or have bad memories (I consider myself both). 

For the record, I experienced Rene's comment as a friendly pointer. Since I started the reference to Cham's work myself, it is good that he set the record straight.