Complicated Business this...
So it is too difficult and costly to assemble forum discussions into a coherent essay, hard to obtain the required authorisation and consent, and unwise to rely on non-academic and generally non-primary sources. At least the forum allows members to form their own ideas and potentially publish them.
I still like Tim's idea of a short periodical catalogue. A while ago there was a monthly calendar which presented a different weapon every time. Could that be expanded to present more information? It may remain in digital format or printed, and it wouldn't require a publisher -only a willing coordinator.
Michal raised a good point for me, how does one source/cite information from this forum? Does Vikingsword -or Dr.Lee Jones- hold copyright over the forum as well?
Regards,
Emanuel
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