Ripperologist 117

[Natalie Severn]

Hi Folks,
I haven"t received my copy yet of Ripperologist 117.But I am really glad to learn that Gareth is on the editorial board because he is certainly hugely talented-oh and no hack.Congratulations!

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi Maria. You're not already a Rip subscriber? You want to get a copy to - of all things - read a Phil Carter review? And personally I find editing harder than writing.

Actually, I think it's great that Sam is on board with Rip. It can only improve the magazine, and since I pay for my copies, that's a good thing. I only meant that just because someone is a great researcher and a good writer doesn't mean he'd make a good editor. Take it from me that not all editors are created equal.

Hi Simon. Be nice and remember that I'm American, so good English is not my first language.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Natalie Severn]

[B]

And Tom, for your information, it's much easier to edit the written word than to write the word. (As I'm sure you'd agree if you give this some thought.)

Well what I would agree,Maria, is that Tom is one of the few people who can actually "write"---as opposed to being a ripper hack!

[Robert]

Congratulations to Gareth on his Ripperologist job. So that's where he wented.

[mariab]

Tom Wescott wrote:
While Sam Flynn is a great guy, a delightful humorist, and one helluva Ripperologist, can he edit the written word? Time will tell.
He MOST certainly can. A dead-on giveway is how he writes and punctuates when (informally) posting in the forums. And the structured, composed fashion in which he speaks doesn't hurt either.
As for the humorist-part, I was lost for a minute, then I recalled his “posteriority“ joke on Diemschutz. I loved that one.
And Tom, for your information, it's much easier to edit the written word than to write the word. (As I'm sure you'd agree if you give this some thought.)

[mariab]

Monty,
if it's not too private, I'd be curious to hear about the dog-related choice of Gareth Williams' pseudonym. I was impressed by Mr Williams' contribution at the September Whitechapel conference (about Severin Klosowski's “medical“ activities in Poland, presenting some new information) and by his contributions both on casebook and JTRForums. I'd say, with this new addition in the editorial staff, it's high time to subscribe to Ripperologist.
Monty, if that won't be a nuisance, at some point I might need to PM you about researching Victorian bank records in London. I hear that Victorian bank records are a hell of a pain in the butt to get available, but Rob Clack promised to help with this.
So far in Ripperology I've only heard about the possibilty of researching bookkeeping and bankruptcies in The Official Receiver and in The London Gazzette, where all bankruptcies were (and still are) reported in the UK. I've seen that Chris Scott and you have researched George Lusk's bookkeeping and self-proclaimed bankruptcy in these specialized newspapers, and there's even a casebook thread about this in General discussions.

To Simon Wood:
I guess there's no other way to have access to Phil Carter's report from the London Ripper conference but to back order Ripperologist 117?
Simon, I'm so sorry, due to an impending conference (for which I still haven't produced the paper, and it's in 3 days!) and various pieces on deadline for publication I had to relocate to Berlin for the entire winter. I won't be in Paris before March, thus the research at the Police Museum and the departmental Archives de Paris (for which I'm SOOO grateful for your hint about Ostrog) had to be postponed. I was hoping to spend part of last week in Paris and have a quick look at the police/tribunal archives, but I got ill for 3 days and missed that small window of opportunity. (As whiney reports and excuses go.)
Apologies for slightly misdirecting this thread, and thank you.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Tom,

I'll bet he can.

I'll also bet that Gareth can spell plagiarised.

Regards,

Simon

[Tom_Wescott]

Phil Carter's report from the London Ripper conference [Rip 117] illustrates just what an asset Gareth Williams will prove to Ripperologist magazine.

It does? It was the gayest write-up I've ever read, and huge chunks were plaguirized (or culled, if you prefer) from his blurbs in Casebook Examiner.

While Sam Flynn is a great guy, a delightful humorist, and one helluva Ripperologist, can he edit the written word? Time will tell.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Simon Wood]

Hi All,

Phil Carter's report from the London Ripper conference [Rip 117] illustrates just what an asset Gareth Williams will prove to Ripperologist magazine.

Good catch, guys.

Regards,

Simon

[Monty]

To clear the confusion,

Gareth Williams uses the psuedonym of Sam Flynn when in cyberland.

Why? Well its an interesting story regarding dogs, and if youre fortunate enough to meet him as him.

One enduring image of 2007 conference at Wolverhampton is sitting in a hotel lobby with Gareth, along with Stewart Evans, Rob Clack, Philip Hutchinson, Robert Anderson, Don Souden, Glenn Anderson and other known names in our field, just discussing Jack. Fantastic.

Congrats Gareth, the Rip team are lucky tohave such a learned, witty and grounded 'ologist' on board.

Monty

[corey123]

Hello Maurice,

Goodness me, Yes...Sam Flynn. I am tired, really no excuse for that one.


Have a good evening.

[The Grave Maurice]

I seldom get over to the Forums, and William Gareth is a name unknown in Ripperdom. You don't mean Gareth Williams, do you? Flynn? Geez, no wonder this issue is so good.

[corey123]

As stated on JTRForums, Congrats to William Gareth for joining their editorial team.

[The Grave Maurice]

I've just started this issue, but wanted to point out that Eduardo's editorial is brilliant. People of his intelligence raise the level of this study. I'm so glad that we have people of his calibre writing for us.