Collectibles or Cultural Heritage?

Turkoman.khan · 7th August 2025, 04:06 PM

Dear gentlemen,

Thank you for your straightforward answers — I completely agree. I have pretty much the same feelings. This forum is a great platform for intellectual engagement, and while I enjoy observing the flow of discussions, I’d like to raise a few more questions.

Essentially, what we have here is a space for exchanging opinions on certain subjects. Someone introduces a topic — becomes a kind of newsmaker — and others reflect or contribute their knowledge. Each thread grows to a certain extent, often containing both valuable and not-so-relevant information. But does it actually generate new knowledge or expertise?

You can easily come across topics that have gathered thousands of posts over a decade but are now abandoned. Only the dedicated and fantastic technical support from Vikingsword keeps this archive accessible. Personally, I’ve stumbled upon some fantastic insights buried under heaps of less valuable content — mostly recycled versions of what's already published in a handful of outdated books. These sources are rarely reviewed critically, and when they are, it's usually in the style of casual “pub talk,” not reaching a wider academic or public audience.

So my question is: am I the only one who thinks about this? Or do some of you occasionally feel the same?

7th August 2025, 04:06 PM	#6
Turkoman.khan Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Posts: 120	Dear gentlemen, Thank you for your straightforward answers — I completely agree. I have pretty much the same feelings. This forum is a great platform for intellectual engagement, and while I enjoy observing the flow of discussions, I’d like to raise a few more questions. Essentially, what we have here is a space for exchanging opinions on certain subjects. Someone introduces a topic — becomes a kind of newsmaker — and others reflect or contribute their knowledge. Each thread grows to a certain extent, often containing both valuable and not-so-relevant information. But does it actually generate new knowledge or expertise? You can easily come across topics that have gathered thousands of posts over a decade but are now abandoned. Only the dedicated and fantastic technical support from Vikingsword keeps this archive accessible. Personally, I’ve stumbled upon some fantastic insights buried under heaps of less valuable content — mostly recycled versions of what's already published in a handful of outdated books. These sources are rarely reviewed critically, and when they are, it's usually in the style of casual “pub talk,” not reaching a wider academic or public audience. So my question is: am I the only one who thinks about this? Or do some of you occasionally feel the same?