23-11-2021, 04:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 23-11-2021, 04:22 PM by Mark Knowles.)
I think there could be criteria for submission for the prize such as requiring the written endorsement of one(or maybe more) bona fide academic(s), other than themselves, in a field related to the Voynich manuscript. In addition, there could be a requirement of having a paper on their Voynich decipherment published in a reputable and relevant journal.
These would not eliminate all false solutions from being submitted; Cheshire had his paper published in a reputable journal and Tucker/Janik had some endorsement from other academics. However these requirements would significantly reduce the number of non-solutions submitted for the prize. And as with the Riemann Hypothesis Prize there will always be false solutions submitted even from very reputable academics, but these should not present a problem.
These would not eliminate all false solutions from being submitted; Cheshire had his paper published in a reputable journal and Tucker/Janik had some endorsement from other academics. However these requirements would significantly reduce the number of non-solutions submitted for the prize. And as with the Riemann Hypothesis Prize there will always be false solutions submitted even from very reputable academics, but these should not present a problem.