Mark Knowles > 14-10-2021, 02:01 PM
Koen G > 14-10-2021, 02:41 PM
Mark Knowles > 14-10-2021, 02:57 PM
(14-10-2021, 02:41 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I sometimes ask questions to academics, but lately I have had more success if I manage to phrase my question without mentioning the VM.
Also, I have grown more cautious about encouraging people to contact "outsiders". Some of the more prominent academics in areas relevant to VM research regularly have to fend off deranged theorist types, and I can imagine that this becomes tiring after a while.
Koen G > 14-10-2021, 03:40 PM
Mark Knowles > 14-10-2021, 03:56 PM
(14-10-2021, 03:40 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.A few years ago I tried to contact a paleographer to ask something about the script of the month names, but I hadn't noticed she had a specific paragraph on her site that said that she wouldn't respond to VM-related inquiries anymore... Now in an ideal world, people like you and I should be able to ask a specialist's opinion without running the risk of putting them off with the subject alone. But unfortunately we share our interest with people who apparently have the effect of repulsing academics. In my personal experience, not mentioning the VM leads to a polite or even enthusiastic reply and pleasant exchanges. If I do mention the VM, there is either no reply or something along the lines of "please don't bother me about this thing".
nablator > 14-10-2021, 04:34 PM
(14-10-2021, 03:40 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.A few years ago I tried to contact a paleographer to ask something about the script of the month names, but I hadn't noticed she had a specific paragraph on her site that said that she wouldn't respond to VM-related inquiries anymore...
Anton > 14-10-2021, 08:00 PM
Mark Knowles > 14-10-2021, 08:40 PM
(14-10-2021, 08:00 PM)Anton Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(14-10-2021, 02:01 PM)Mark Knowles Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Voynich researchers seem to have a very insular mentality.
I don't think we are very insular when we run a public forum, are we?
Anton > 14-10-2021, 08:54 PM