Torsten > 25-06-2020, 08:45 PM
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Torsten > 26-06-2020, 07:12 AM
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Torsten > 26-06-2020, 11:30 AM
(26-06-2020, 10:41 AM)bi3mw Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Slightly OT because not related to the paper, but an important point about what it takes to solve the VMS was not even addressed: Cooperation
LisaFaginDavis > 26-06-2020, 11:52 AM
bi3mw > 26-06-2020, 11:56 AM
Quote:The Voynich is a truly interdisciplinary object. To solve it convincingly will require a combination of skills that are unlikely to have been mastered by a single person.
Torsten > 26-06-2020, 01:27 PM
(26-06-2020, 11:52 AM)LisaFaginDavis Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Thanks for these thoughts, all. My main point wasn't about the linguistics at all - that was simply introductory. The point of the paper is that a workable solution must make sense, whether it results in legible text or not. It must be in accordance with the evidence, it must be repeatable. That all seems inarguable to me. Remember as well that this journal has a broad, populist audience. It is not a journal for specialists. It isn't meant to present new work or to tell you, the Voynich Ninja contributors, anything you don't already know. It is meant to be an introductory piece for an audience who only knows about the VMS from public media and wants to know a little more.
(26-06-2020, 11:52 AM)LisaFaginDavis Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.[/font]I'm not going to debate this particular article further, as it wasn't intended to make an argument about the contents of the VMS at all, just to introduce readers to the manuscript and some of the complexities involved in working with it.