08-04-2024, 12:54 AM
One thing I forgot to put in my last post, and some of the responses since reminded me I thought of it but forgot to mention it, is I believe the holistic approach will most likely require a team effort. In that regard, I agree there might be a generalist team leader who will help the team achieve a solution and there will certainly be team members who are at least very knowledgeable if not also having expertise in each of the various disciplines needed to examine and solve various aspects of the VM.
In a sense, this site is somewhat like such a team only we have too many diverse opinions to solve the VM as a single team. I have often looked for signs that members from different backgrounds here would form smaller teams than the site as a whole and work together under someone's leadership to see if that could accomplish more for researching the VM in whole instead of in part. The 2022 Malta Conference seemed like it could have been a step in that direction but it didn't go far enough and any momentum it built up dissipated afterwards. I have also seen some members break away to work as a team on specific parts of the VM (I have worked on one of them so far) but I have also seen such efforts stall. The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is a current good example of a multi-disciplinary team working together to accomplish a common goal of cracking historical manuscript ciphers. If there could be one or more such teams working on the VM, only most likely larger and more diverse with multiple persons working in each discipline and more disciplines represented, we might see some progress towards a solution eventually. Like DECRYPT, we should all expect such teams working on the VM to take years to complete their projects but they could report their progress and findings along the way. It's worth noting that DECRYPT is funded and such an effort in VM research may also require funding. But hopefully lack of funding won't stop it from happening. Admittedly, such a team may need a core team of committed professionals with one of them as a strong team leader and clearly stated goals in order to obtain funding. It may even be, like the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., that there will need to be an outline of several goals to be achieved in stages with clear deadlines. All others on such a team could be participants and contributors from various backgrounds, including enthusiasts and amateurs. Having an effective and capable leadership will be essential, with or without funding, and a focused effort that continues through the completion of all team goals will be key to such a team's success. It will require quite a commitment on the part of each team member both to the effort and to the level of collaboration needed.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there has been quite this level of multi-disciplinary team effort in VM research in a long time, if ever.
In a sense, this site is somewhat like such a team only we have too many diverse opinions to solve the VM as a single team. I have often looked for signs that members from different backgrounds here would form smaller teams than the site as a whole and work together under someone's leadership to see if that could accomplish more for researching the VM in whole instead of in part. The 2022 Malta Conference seemed like it could have been a step in that direction but it didn't go far enough and any momentum it built up dissipated afterwards. I have also seen some members break away to work as a team on specific parts of the VM (I have worked on one of them so far) but I have also seen such efforts stall. The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is a current good example of a multi-disciplinary team working together to accomplish a common goal of cracking historical manuscript ciphers. If there could be one or more such teams working on the VM, only most likely larger and more diverse with multiple persons working in each discipline and more disciplines represented, we might see some progress towards a solution eventually. Like DECRYPT, we should all expect such teams working on the VM to take years to complete their projects but they could report their progress and findings along the way. It's worth noting that DECRYPT is funded and such an effort in VM research may also require funding. But hopefully lack of funding won't stop it from happening. Admittedly, such a team may need a core team of committed professionals with one of them as a strong team leader and clearly stated goals in order to obtain funding. It may even be, like the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., that there will need to be an outline of several goals to be achieved in stages with clear deadlines. All others on such a team could be participants and contributors from various backgrounds, including enthusiasts and amateurs. Having an effective and capable leadership will be essential, with or without funding, and a focused effort that continues through the completion of all team goals will be key to such a team's success. It will require quite a commitment on the part of each team member both to the effort and to the level of collaboration needed.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there has been quite this level of multi-disciplinary team effort in VM research in a long time, if ever.