A more powerful resource than Google for the ethnographic student -- McDougall!

CourseEight · 7th November 2008, 04:31 AM

Hear, hear!

Marc · 7th November 2008, 10:35 AM

Long time I go, when I first came to this fora, foolishly thinking I knew something, it was him one of whose made me realize how little I actually knew. I remember myself blowing the -by then blissfully sparse- birthday's cake candles and wishing for a library like Jim McDougall's.
Now, years later, knowing barely a bit more, and with a good share of such knowledge coming from Jim and the people around here, I find myself blowing those -every year more crammed- candles wishing not as much as for a knowledge like Jim's (now I'm painfull y aware I'll never reach that point

) but for being able, as years come by, to be just a fraction as gentle, witty, enthusiastic and generous as him.
Thank you for everything, Jim

Mark · 7th November 2008, 02:02 PM

Yes, Jim rocks, no question.

What puts him not only head and shoulders, but also torso above others in this field is, as others have noted, his gentlemanly manner, and his generosity in giving both time and wisdom to all who come, even those with whom he disagrees. A true class act.

PS: Yes, please steer that rig toward Timonium sometime around mid-March.

Andrew · 7th November 2008, 02:37 PM

Who is this "Jim" of which you all speak?

Thread stuck.

Gonzalo G · 9th November 2008, 05:01 AM

I would like to add, that Jim is also a very supportive and kind person with every person on this forum, encouraging the participation, answering the questions and explaining patienly even to the most timid and disoriented members of this community. Thank you, Jim. I hope you can contribute to this forum for a very long time.
My best regards

Gonzalo

bjeweled · 9th November 2008, 06:01 AM

Such a kind and generous person with an incredible wealth of knowledge. Thank you dear sir!

John · 10th November 2008, 06:16 AM

I guess Jim is a gentleman of the highest degree and find his posts a joy to read albeit not that much on the ethnographic context (since I'm such a novice) but the civil, diplomatic, patient and scholarly manner he communicates in. A fine example of a fine human being...

9th November 2008, 06:01 AM	#6
bjeweled Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	What a darlin' Such a kind and generous person with an incredible wealth of knowledge. Thank you dear sir!

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CourseEight Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 222	Hear, hear!

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Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Long time I go, when I first came to this fora, foolishly thinking I knew something, it was him one of whose made me realize how little I actually knew. I remember myself blowing the -by then blissfully sparse- birthday's cake candles and wishing for a library like Jim McDougall's. Now, years later, knowing barely a bit more, and with a good share of such knowledge coming from Jim and the people around here, I find myself blowing those -every year more crammed- candles wishing not as much as for a knowledge like Jim's (now I'm painfull y aware I'll never reach that point ) but for being able, as years come by, to be just a fraction as gentle, witty, enthusiastic and generous as him. Thank you for everything, Jim

7th November 2008, 02:02 PM	#3
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Yes, Jim rocks, no question. What puts him not only head and shoulders, but also torso above others in this field is, as others have noted, his gentlemanly manner, and his generosity in giving both time and wisdom to all who come, even those with whom he disagrees. A true class act. PS: Yes, please steer that rig toward Timonium sometime around mid-March.

7th November 2008, 02:37 PM	#4
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Who is this "Jim" of which you all speak? Thread stuck.

9th November 2008, 05:01 AM	#5
Gonzalo G Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nothern Mexico Posts: 458	I would like to add, that Jim is also a very supportive and kind person with every person on this forum, encouraging the participation, answering the questions and explaining patienly even to the most timid and disoriented members of this community. Thank you, Jim. I hope you can contribute to this forum for a very long time. My best regards Gonzalo

10th November 2008, 06:16 AM	#7
John Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land below the wind Posts: 135	I guess Jim is a gentleman of the highest degree and find his posts a joy to read albeit not that much on the ethnographic context (since I'm such a novice) but the civil, diplomatic, patient and scholarly manner he communicates in. A fine example of a fine human being...