How to make Ripperology better?

[lynn cates]

optimism

Hello Jon. Thanks.

"I thought the majority accept that we'll never solve the case."

I think the majority, many of whom are silent, have a bit more optimism than that.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

Desires and such.

Hello Ally. Thanks.

"So those who may have genuine interest in the case, but recognizing reality, believe the case will never be solved, they are shut out for not having the right motive?'

Don't think so. I am in favour of world peace. Will that be achieved? No. Would I LIKE to see it? Of course.

"Research purely for the sake of research is not sufficient motive?"

Certainly. But would such a researcher--and may their tribe increase--actually NOT like to see the case solved?

Cheers.
LC

[Cogidubnus]

The cartel has all this in hand,

Don't worry about it.

Monty

Hi Monty

I thought it was Messrs Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington and Lauderdale who looked after that sort of thing?

All the best

Dave

[Toofew]

Ally just kindly pointed out to me that Casebook already has a Ripper Wiki. If people are interested in re-energizing that rather than creating a new product, that may be a nice test bed.

Be good all, it's Happy Hour here in Kansas City!

Billy

[Toofew]

And, I just thought of it but if Spry and the authors of the various biographies on victims and suspects would allow their work to be used at the Ripperpedia, it would have a tremendous head start.


Be good,

Billy

[Monty]

The cartel has all this in hand,

Don't worry about it.

Monty

[Toofew]

Ally, Phil, et al, pardon me for intruding since I only recently returned to the fold but it seems like what you are suggesting is a sort of Ripperpedia. You have a closed area where the editors/administrators work on correcting/proofing submissions with input from the general public. That way you have a largely crowd-sourced database of reliable information with the ability of John Q Public to participate in revisions or as an addendum.

And I nominate Stewart to be head moderator! No one doubts his impartiality or non-political stance. Sorry Stewart but you just happened to post above this and you were immediately on my mind.

Anyway, those are some thoughts off the top of my head. I hope they provide someone the genesis of a brilliant brain-storm.

Best of wishes,

Billy

[Jenni Shelden]

I would think you would not change the main cb forums at all in the scenerio i was imaging a side arm akin to eg other side arms of the cb, the wiki, podcasts, Cex as was, blogs etc

[Jenni Shelden]

Hi Ally,
i guess if it was a 'club' only those in the club, which i guess is elitist, but at least its transparent,

lol

i guess it does go against what i generally believe in
Jenni

[Phil H]

For my part I like the site as it is - ok, you get the occasional troll, but you also get new people like me learning as we go...and generally we all help each other out or argue things through together (usually in a reasonably civilised manner).

In short, I rather like it that this place is a broad church, and fear that if it's altered too drastically we may lose more than we gain...

I think there's a lot of common sense in what Dave says.

If jtr forums has gone the way it has, then I doubt a new attempt would be much better.

As my earlier posts probably indicated, I am worried about the "elitist" implication and the rather invidious process of including and excluding people.

But as i said earlier, I think the first question should be what do we want?

phil

[Ally]

My question also would be, if membership is closed entirely, how do you ever grow your ranks and encourage new members/future researchers? Or do you just wait for someone to prove themselves worthy on another board and then poach them?

I think a system, whatever it is would have to have both open and closed parts to work. Just mulling in my head though.

[Cogidubnus]

For my part I like the site as it is - ok, you get the occasional troll, but you also get new people like me learning as we go...and generally we all help each other out or argue things through together (usually in a reasonably civilised manner).

In short, I rather like it that this place is a broad church, and fear that if it's altered too drastically we may lose more than we gain...

That's my two-penn'orth anyway

All the best

Dave

[Ally]

Would you want a private place to discuss the details or visible to the public but poster restricted?

[Jenni Shelden]

Hi Ally,
I think that there is room for some kind of, lets call it this for the sake of argument Ripper research club, who put their brains together to find out about something or other connected to case, whatever it be. Discus it then published the results that they all agree upon (or not)

Jenni

[Hunter]

Hello Ally. Good idea for a thread.

Things would be more cooperative, I think, if our motives were to see the case solved. And, to be fair, many have that motive (or so I like to believe).

Well, that leaves me out. Never had an interest in anything but a greater understanding of people and events.