On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:51 PM, Fred Bauder wrote:

> Bald assertions of authority by persons with academic credentials are
> unacceptable. They are required to cite reliable sources same as  
> anyone
> else and, if they are competent, should know the literature in their
> field.

Sure. But on the other hand, we should recognize that the nature of  
"the literature in their field" differs from field to field. Frankly,  
NOR was written for a field more like chemistry than like literary  
studies. And that poses a problem.

-Phil

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