I agree with Gary; please don't mothball HISTARCH. Although I haven't
often posted, I have gained immensely from this forum over the many years
I've been here.
--Megan Springate.
> Please keep it going Anita,
>
> It is of immeasurable value, and while these discussions might seem
> tedious sometimes, they are part of the didactic process and do play an
> important role in developing a consensus about what it is we are doing.
> If it is to be democratic (which I don't necessarily assume) then the
> tone of many responses might push the list to broaden or narrow its
> scope and definitions. If it is to be determined by the list moderator
> that it should go in one way rather than another, then the members will
> make their own decisions about whether to stick with it, join other
> lists, or set up their own.
>
> The Marco Polo thing might have originally been off topic, but if it
> leads to reconsidering where the discipline is going, and what fields of
> investigation have importance in archaeology, then it serves a purpose.
>
> Perhaps there is a generational change going on, where the pioneers of
> the discipline are handing over to a new group with different
> perceptions and priorities.
>
> Gary Vines
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Anita Cohen-Williams
> Sent: Tuesday, 31 March 2009 9:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Should HISTARCH continue?
>
> Considering all the discussion around whether or not Marco Polo should
> be included in a discussion of Historical Archaeology (i.e.
> archaeology of the modern world, 1400 forward), I am wondering if I
> should continue running HISTARCH.
>
> I have been running this discussion list alone since 1994 without pay
> from any source, as a labor of love. I am not a professor nor librarian
> in any university, the SHA does not pay me (although they do use this
> forum), and I am not an employee of any governmental agency.
> Nor am I paid to run ArchaeoSeek, although several people have stepped
> up and donated monies for the $20 a month that it costs.
>
> In light of that, and the fact that, while I do keep an eye on the
> discussions and attempt to keep them on topic, this list is NOT
> moderated nor censored. Considering the current tone of this latest
> discussion, I am wondering if it all was a waste.
>
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