While I'm the first to admit that I'm no where near as active in the typical
BP exchange as the rest of you, is seems to me that in practice so few folks
who combine computer savvy (or inclination) with historic preservation that
it doesn't really matter whether you post a true query to Forum-L, BP, or
Pres-L [when it's working].  Generally, its almost always the same couple of
dozen hardy and helpful souls who respond anyway?  Aren't most of you
BP-er's on one or both of those lists too?

George Kramer
Ashland, Oregon


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Follett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: Preservation-L and a straight question?


> In a message dated 6/9/00 8:46:40 AM Central Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > People outside of the field are more likely to look there for answers
than
> here and after all you could count on a straight answer at P-L.
>
> Do we need to revive PL so that we can avoid lost tourists asking
questions?
>
> The premise behind BP, despite the problems of keeping a straight face, is
> that in the chaos of play in dialogue we provide context of community and
> when a question is asked we have, at our own discretion, a means to
reinforce
> our own personal judgement as to the worth of the answer. The straight
answer
> is no longer the sole possession of the straight authority. The cost of
the
> answers, and of the liberation to judge information for ourselves, is
putting
> up with each other. BP represents an experiment in how the global
information
> network can provide a semblance of verified information in a human
context.
>
> ][<en
>