26-07-2016, 01:07 PM
I take it that Don's attention was drawn to this topic by reading the comments from R.Sale and Ellie Velinska, and Ellie's blog. That, of course, is a completely valid acknowledgment that one could make.
Such courtesies are also commonly found in more official publications.
For me, this imagined need to state who was first is an unfortunate consequence of on-going discussions in this direction, in all Voynich discussion boards in the last 5+ years.
Acknowledging something is really very simple. One just needs to write how it was. Whom one wants to thank for what.
References and acknowledgments have to be correct. It is better to have none, than to have incorrect ones.
Such courtesies are also commonly found in more official publications.
For me, this imagined need to state who was first is an unfortunate consequence of on-going discussions in this direction, in all Voynich discussion boards in the last 5+ years.
Acknowledging something is really very simple. One just needs to write how it was. Whom one wants to thank for what.
References and acknowledgments have to be correct. It is better to have none, than to have incorrect ones.