On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:51 PM, Fred Bauder wrote:
Bald assertions of authority by persons with academic credentials are unacceptable. They are required to cite reliable sources same as anyone else and, if they are competent, should know the literature in their field.
Sure. But on the other hand, we should recognize that the nature of "the literature in their field" differs from field to field. Frankly, NOR was written for a field more like chemistry than like literary studies. And that poses a problem.
-Phil