>forum for it.
>
>the 'value' of the project would come in the
>organization/categorization of as much of the disparate
>topics discussed here so that it would become a true
>resource.

So what's your idea exactly? The about.com type thing?

>as such, it would not be an end in and of itself. and the
>things i was talking about (in reference to the project/site
>promoting critical analysis and research skills) would be
>very clear about that -- its 'buyer beware' with the
>posts/articles themselves indicating that if you see a book
>or site quoted within, and are serious about
>understanding/incorporating that bit of knowledge, you need
>to do the work to check out the original source.

I see that.

>as far as copyright, etc., there'd have to be a whole gang
>of disclaimers, etc., up in there, but one of the best means
>of protection (imho) would be in keeping it free. some law
>heads up in here may be able to elaborate, but quoting a
>paragraph from a relevant book (within a post) is cool.
>reprinting the entire first 3 chapters would not be. unless
>the works are public domain and widely available elsewhere
>for free (translations of the book of coming forth by day
>and by night, etc.,).

Yeah I know. Of course we would leave out (or alter) material that looks like it comes directly from someones book. The actual discussions and building are what's most important anyhow.

>but if somebody wanted to be put up on 'fasting' -- pros,
>cons, health, spiritual effects, etc., a well indexed (and,
>in some cases, carefully edited) re-presentation of stuff in
>the archives would be a valuable resource. it wouldn't be
>the be-all and end-all, but if you live in an area where you
>just don't have a lot of information on the subject (and
>don't have any means of filtering through the vast amounts
>of stuff on the net), this would be a big help.

Umm, isnt that what a search engine is for? Or do you mean a specific space to find specific topics written in discussion format?


>peace & blessings,

Thanks for the input.



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