----- Original Message ----- From: "Treena Harp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 4:27 PM Subject: Re: Re:OT: Is BOKEH real?!?!
> colleagues. To argue that all information posted on the web is suspect, > simply because it's posted on the web, and that information in books and > periodicals has more legitimacy because you can pick it up and hold it in > your hand (especially considering some of the books for sale in book stores) > is a rather ridiculous notion, to say the least. Only part I really read and can respond to. It's not a matter of holding something in your hands. Material published in books or journals and such are written by someone that earned a right to speak on the topic. You may disagree of course. This is not a perfect world. But authors of serious material in journals and books are edited and regulated. They are backed up by facts that can be reproduced by others in that field. It's not a perfect world. I could choose and write a book on photography, would it get published? What company would want to put their label next to my name and opinions? Could I conduct a study on photography and submit it to a respectable journal? Yes. Would it ever see print? No. If you are in a post-grad position you are surely aware of the revisions some are forced to make before something is published. It's serious stuff. Can I make a website? Yes. Can I write my photography opinions on it? Yes. Can I post links all over the place to it? Yes. Will it come up in search engines? Yes. Can anyone read it? Yes. Is it informative? I'll be the first to say no, of course not. If you choose to publish an accepted version of the Bible on the Internet, it is The Bible. You can copy a book or article to the internet, and it is a book or article, just on the internet. But the problem is that anyone can write anything on the internet, it is generally unregulated and is not scrutinized beforehand, so what does that make it? Anything you want to make it. It is not reliable. Anyone can make up an identity and how often do we check their credentials? Not often enough if you answer fairly.
