On Jul 23, 2006, at 10:01 AM, Katharine Thayer wrote:
> On Jul 23, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Peter Marshall wrote:
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>> I imagine Terry might well be interested in such a comparison -
>> and I suspect it would be something worth discussing with him off
>> list rather than in public.
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> Peter,
> I have to disagree with this suggestion. If Terry has made claims
> on this list about his version of a process, then this list is
> exactly the place for examinations of those claims to be aired.
> This is how science works, by the public presentation of evidence
> that supports or fails to support claims that have been made. It
> seems to me that it makes more sense, if someone has information
> that would increase the knowledge base of the list membership as a
> whole on this point, to share it with all of us instead of simply
> quietly communicating it to Terry. But I guess then we're back to
> what is the purpose of the list, on which there seems to be some
> disagreement. I continue to see the list as a place where people
> of good will share information with each other with the goal of
> increasing the store of valid and reliable information relating to
> the alt photo processes, as well as a place where beginners can
> come and ask questions and get answers. If claims that have been
> made can't be replicated by others, then this is information that
> should be available to the whole group.
Or, for that matter, if Terry's claims are supported by Loris's
comparisons, then even moreso should that information be shared.
Sorry if that didn't come out very clearly,
Katharine.
Received on 07/23/06-11:35:21 AM Z
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