On Dec 12, 2008, at 12:11 AM, WJhonson(a)aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 12/11/2008 9:00:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,
fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net writes:
That's all I'm asking in this general discussion, recognition that
there
is a problem.>>
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In the articles I've worked on, and I mostly work on biography and a
little
on religion, I've not encountered any problems in applying NOR.
That's why I
keep looking for a good concrete example of what exactly is the
problem.
The problem is this - at least in literary studies, there is not a
focus on creating broad overview sources. Sometimes you can
compensate. Sometimes you can't. But even when you do compensate, it
often involves either using sub-par sources or working in an awkward
and artificial manner that bears little to no resemblance to normal
scholarly practice in the field.
It's a big part of why our fiction articles suck. (Fanboys being the
other big part.)
-Phil