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One of the sad things happening on this marvellous Internet Experiment called "Casebook: Jack the Ripper", is that it is burgeoning: becoming too big.
As the result, people are exploding at others watering down the evidence in favour of their favourite JTR suspect, getting all huffy, and taking their theories elsewhere. Some have moved for other, valid reasons.
Now they can go to Casebook Examiner; Ripper Notes: Ripperologist or JTRForums....
Perhaps we should all do what the legendary, swashbuckling Ripperologist A.P.Wolfe does, and ensure at least one copy of their marvellous research is posted onto a freely accessible site, where all can enjoy the gems of hard-won research .
I am thinking here that I do not subscribe to Ripper Notes, and thus have not read Andrew Spallek's good research on Dr Druitt.
Perhaps there needs to be some kind of Central Directory or Index (or is that called a Search Engine?) where we can all locate relevant articles by other
Ripper researchers?
I have not considered the cost incurred by these researchers in acquiring their information. Some would say surely they are entitled to recoup their expenses by selling their articles? I agree. But how about putting the details on a Central List somewhere?
Or releasing the original for open access after some years have passed?
JOHN RUFFELS.
The above observations by me, appeared on a Lionel Druitt thread.
Adam Went and Chris Phillips have already commented upon my suggestion, and I would invite them to repost their comments here.
After reading the once-again, inflammable postings on " Casebook Examiner 2" thread, where a prominent poster said they would withdraw after sundry excited remarks...I can see Casebook losing another active JTR researcher.
I should add that the quote at the head of this entry here, was composed without thought for the pros and cons of the arguments presented on the other thread. Or of the behaviour of those posters specifically in that case.
A Developing Idea: How can we Ripper researchers and followers best create a Central Directory of ALL Ripper researched articles published on one of the above-mentioned outlets?
Or elsewhere for that matter?
Do readers think this is a feasible suggestion?
JOHN RUFFELS.
As the result, people are exploding at others watering down the evidence in favour of their favourite JTR suspect, getting all huffy, and taking their theories elsewhere. Some have moved for other, valid reasons.
Now they can go to Casebook Examiner; Ripper Notes: Ripperologist or JTRForums....
Perhaps we should all do what the legendary, swashbuckling Ripperologist A.P.Wolfe does, and ensure at least one copy of their marvellous research is posted onto a freely accessible site, where all can enjoy the gems of hard-won research .
I am thinking here that I do not subscribe to Ripper Notes, and thus have not read Andrew Spallek's good research on Dr Druitt.
Perhaps there needs to be some kind of Central Directory or Index (or is that called a Search Engine?) where we can all locate relevant articles by other
Ripper researchers?
I have not considered the cost incurred by these researchers in acquiring their information. Some would say surely they are entitled to recoup their expenses by selling their articles? I agree. But how about putting the details on a Central List somewhere?
Or releasing the original for open access after some years have passed?
JOHN RUFFELS.
The above observations by me, appeared on a Lionel Druitt thread.
Adam Went and Chris Phillips have already commented upon my suggestion, and I would invite them to repost their comments here.
After reading the once-again, inflammable postings on " Casebook Examiner 2" thread, where a prominent poster said they would withdraw after sundry excited remarks...I can see Casebook losing another active JTR researcher.
I should add that the quote at the head of this entry here, was composed without thought for the pros and cons of the arguments presented on the other thread. Or of the behaviour of those posters specifically in that case.
A Developing Idea: How can we Ripper researchers and followers best create a Central Directory of ALL Ripper researched articles published on one of the above-mentioned outlets?
Or elsewhere for that matter?
Do readers think this is a feasible suggestion?
JOHN RUFFELS.
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