Should we have a thread to refer theorists to?

[merrimacga]

I would love to see people who have "solved" the VM rigorously test and prove it before they claim it. And by test and prove, I mean repeatable results achieved by multiple VM researchers not involved in coming up with the "solution".

Ideally, they would also first review related work previously completed.

Do they need their own forum or thread? Probably not. But it would be helpful to have the best threads of related work previously completed be easily accessible without relying on navigating the current forum structure or search field.

I still consider myself new to the VM and this site but when I was just getting started, I found the volume of information available (and repeated frequently, sometimes ad nauseum) to be incredibly daunting. I wish there had been a quick start guide of some sort: one or more pages (as opposed to discussion forums) to the effect of new to VM research or new to this site or have a theory or solution, start here. Pages where newcomers could acclimate quickly regardless of their main purpose for coming here. These pages could be as simple as organizing curated information and links to the most helpful original threads on each topic, whether that be various solution theories or an overview of the VM's history or guides on how to navigate this site, etc.

This site does have a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. page and the link to it is in the top links of every page. Like the main page, it is broken out into sections with links to additional related pages for each. The bottom section is Voynich Ninja features, the description of which says "Tutorials and guides to help you get the most out of the Voynich Ninja". But the only page links there currently are for the Blogosphere reader and the Image extractor. Pages like the ones I suggested above could be added and then linked in this Help section or particularly useful threads, whether curated or not, for getting started could be linked in this Help section.

I am all for open discussion on any and all aspects of VM research. But I think we could all do without as much of the tripping all over each other all the time that we tend to do a lot. And certainly when we have really helpful information available, it would be really nice if it didn't get lost in the shuffle.