tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post4358438552105043480..comments2024-03-28T00:45:18.442+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: News from the Virtual Manuscript RoomP.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-67360569119124442092010-05-22T14:12:49.038+01:002010-05-22T14:12:49.038+01:00Timo, it's not the fault of the INTF that we m...Timo, it's not the fault of the INTF that we must have a restrictive access area. Our politics is to get and to offer all the material without any limits. But if we do not have the rights to bring mss in a public area we put them in the area where persons need a registration.<br />What to you think is the better way: to store this mss only in our archiv (you have to come to Münster reading this mss) or to load them up in a restrictive area?<br />I hope that all of the holding instituts some day agree with our and your opinion: NT mss are a public property and have to be free for access.<br />Be invited to share this area since this dream will be true, there are already other researchers, students, private persons.Martin Fassnachtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-37021161613295226282010-05-22T14:11:46.259+01:002010-05-22T14:11:46.259+01:00Hi Timo,
Am a large fan of yours (as well as Timo...Hi Timo,<br /><br />Am a large fan of yours (as well as Timo Ball :). <br />Am quite certain a man of your credentials will be granted expert status. Likely the following day.<br />An unworthy wonk like me received such status. Status well worth the effort.<br />Perhaps they are trying to reserve bandwidth for truly appreciative research- like yours. Or attempting to discourage deprecative dissimulation- unlike yours. Kinda like that word verification thing on these comments.<br />Regardless, please apply Timo and grant us another Nordic blessing.Ron Van Brenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623171051016737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-50514024489982332302010-05-22T13:33:22.514+01:002010-05-22T13:33:22.514+01:00No, I have not applied for access myself (yet). I ...No, I have not applied for access myself (yet). I am thinking the principle of the thing. I do understand the Institute probably has no other way of doing this due to reasons you mention. Still, it is a pity.<br /><br />I am sure, however, that if no such restrictions were in place, we could see more people writing on NTTC. Open information has a tendency to make people use it :) Lets try to make it so that we two won't end up being the only ones in NTTC in Nordic countries :)Timo Flinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-77101499565382936592010-05-22T12:56:42.344+01:002010-05-22T12:56:42.344+01:00Timo, I think those restrictions are the condition...Timo, I think those restrictions are the conditions that makes this access to part of the material possible in the first place (due to the arrangement with the holding institutions).<br /><br />And, did you actually apply for access yourself? There are in fact not so many people like you with a degree in NT (textual criticism), Dr. Flink :-)Tommy Wassermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674769923361035721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-91478777174715905062010-05-22T12:24:40.071+01:002010-05-22T12:24:40.071+01:00Well. I am not fond of this restrictive access. I ...Well. I am not fond of this restrictive access. I am sure there are people like me, who have an interest in NTTC, but no access to these manuscripts due to restrictive access.<br /><br />Personally I think it is a bit odd to make a virtual manuscript room, put it on the Internet for everyone to see, and then make sure only a handful of people can actually use the website for research purposes by requiring a login. I am sure the Institute have reasons for doing this, but I think we should have a website with no such restrictions.<br /><br />Any thoughts?Timo Flinknoreply@blogger.com