Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 339.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 21:02:24 +0100
From: Ross Scaife <scaife@pop.uky.edu>
Subject: re: errors in e-books
[in reply to Humanist 14.0331]
Willard, thanks (as always) for the support. Those of us involved in
developing and managing the Suda On Line experiment remain hopeful that "a
long process of getting it right" as you put it can work. It has been
interesting. We have been encouraged in our hopes by - for example - the
strenuous editorial exertions of David Whitehead (The Queen's University of
Belfast), who over just the last couple of weeks has carefully vetted about
200 entries, and also contributed about another 150 entries relating to his
formidable expertise on Athenian political organization and ancient
rhetoric. Several other good scholars have also demonstrated their
willingness to be regular editors. On the flip side of the coin, the
editorial process we have implemented has exposed us to the occasional
slings and arrows cast by traditionalists who just can't come to terms with
this way of doing things, and who crawl out from under their rocks from
time to time to harrumph and snort at us: typically they pat us on the head
and say that while we deserve praise for our innovative approach they *do*
hope the quality of some entry or other isn't typical... Apparently it's
beneath them to register themselves as editors and get in there to *fix*
whatever so troubles them. That's why we now have the following sentence
in a prominent place on the front page of the site: "As ever, we welcome
your comments -- but please note that if you believe particular entries
could stand improvement, we prefer that you register as an editor and make
your contribution directly!"
http://www.stoa.org/sol/
Ross
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University of Kentucky
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