Re: Major new online resource: "Medieval Lands"

It would be nice if Charles Cawley himself would say something. The excuse
that he is "not subscribed" is not very satisfying, seeing as we are discussing
his work, you'd think he's want to read the reviews.

Peter Stewart...

I don't believe you are "sorry" at all, but rather relieved to have found
what you falsely imagine to be an honourable way out of the sticky problem
you have made for yourself, by trying to pass off as a "major resource"
something you either haven't taken the trouble or don't have the means to
assess properly.

But there is no way out as long as the Medieval Lands database sits on the
FMG website as a reproach to everyone involved, including me to the extent
that my advice a year ago wasn't fully informed and consequently wasn't
negative enough.

Peter Stewart

Chris Phillips...

I don't know whether Charles Cawley has followed any of the discussion or
not (I suspect not). I am planning to send him details of the specific
criticisms that have been made, though obviously in cases where people claim
to have found errors but refuse to give any details, that can't be done.

I'm sure he will want to consider these specific criticisms carefully, and I
hope "Medieval Lands" will be revised where necessary. It may be that he'll
also want to consider some changes to his wider research strategy and the
presentation of the data.

Other than that, I'm not sure what you'd like Charles Cawley to say. I've
tried to provide some general information about the project as I understand
it, or else to indicate where it's to be found online. If you have any
specific questions or requests for information, I'll be happy to pass them
on.

Chris Phillips