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From: claird@NeoSoft.com (Cameron Laird)
Subject: CFV: sci.anthropology
Followup-To: poster
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 14:40:10 GMT
This is a Call For Votes on a newsgroup for discussion of the
science of anthropology.
NAME: sci.anthropology
STATUS: unmoderated (repeat: *not* moderated)
CHARTER:
sci.anthropology is a worldwide forum for the comprehensive
interests of professionals in and students of the science of
anthropology. This includes the four conventional categories
of archaeologic, biologic, linguistic, and socio-cultural
anthropology, along with the wealth of more specialized sub-
disciplines, and all professional concerns.
The subject matter of anthropology certainly overlaps that
discussed in sci.econ, sci.archaeology, sci.bio, and a variety
of other newsgroups. The aim of sci.anthropology is to enrich
these discussions, not compete with them. The particular role
of sci.anthropology is to synthesize, bringing together
a. biologic and psychologic domains,
b. scientific and humanistic modes,
c. neophyte and experienced participants, and
d. data from diverse cultures and species,
for example. Always, the unifying perspective and tone of
sci.anthropology will be that of contemporary academic anthro-
pology.
sci.anthropology specifically invites contributions in all
languages, from those with all levels of formal education.
An Appendix, below, offers examples of questions that might
usefully arise in sci.anthropology.
VOTING:
All votes must be e-mailed directly to: claird@Neosoft.com.
The voting period will run from Friday, 24 April 1992 through Friday,
18 May 1992.
Votes posted to the net, or forwarded by a third party, will not
be accepted.
Each valid vote will state explicitly, in the subject line or in
the first line of the message, "I vote YES for sci.anthropology,"
or "I vote NO against sci.anthropology."
You may include comments, such as, "but I would prefer ..." or,
"but I would vote differently if ...", *after* a clear state-
ment of your vote.
The vote-taker will explicitly confirm receipt of each vote,
both in return email and in summary reports to news.groups.
APPENDIX: examples
Anthropology is an inclusive discipline, one in which it is
legitimate to ask:
A. methodology:
1. Is there a good paper to use when taking
notes in tropical climates? Does one hold
up particularly well there?
2. What is a useful combination of microcomputer
software and hardware to record parish vital
statistics in the field (in my case, electri-
city is reliable only a few hours a day)?
3. What is the difference between anthropology
and sociology? [This quickly becomes tiresome
after a few years of hearing it discussed, but
it is one of the questions newcomers to anthro-
pology need to ask themselves.]
B. ethnology
1. Which cultures regarded lyme grass (seeds)
as a culinary item?
2. Has anyone written an ethnography of the
Sendero Luminoso? Does it investigate
the feminized militarism some observers
have claimed prevails?
C. bioanthropology (physical anthropology, ethology, ...)
1. What do others think about the latest results
of investigator N on brain lateralization
and linguistic behavior?
2. Senior scholar K gave a neat talk on our campus last
night. She says she has three different kinds of
evidence structuring the interaction between tool
use and handedness in primates; specifically, ...
D. archaeology
1. What archeologic evidence is there for long-
distance sea-trade along the Pre-Columbian
Pacific Coast of Central America?
2. On the radio this morning, I thought I heard
something about a new find that was supposed
to bear on the monotheism of Moses. Anyone
know more about the story?
E. linguistics
1. My consanguines argued at our last family reunion
about how to say "route"; is it OK to ask in this
newsgroup how to find out more on this subject?
[Possible answer: it's OK to ask, but sci.lang
or alt.usage.english might be better suited to
point the questioner to the *Dictionary of Ameri-
can Regional English* and other sources.]
2. What's the current canonical reference for a
summary of the "Eskimos have six hundred words
for snow" confusion?
E. professional concerns
1. My university doesn't "credit" publications
in overseas journals; how can I improve my
tenure dossier?
2. The department of anthropology at the principal
college in country C has the reputation of
fomenting dissent. Thugs have caused damage G;
we call on scholars around the world to petition
our government to take action R.
3. Anyone know which conference will next host a
session on forensic entomology?
--
Cameron Laird +1 713-579-4613
claird@Neosoft.com (claird%Neosoft.com@uunet.uu.net)
cl@lgc.com (cl%lgc.com@uunet.uu.net) +1 713-996-8546
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From: claird@NeoSoft.com (Cameron Laird)
Subject: 2nd CFV and VOTE ACK: sci.anthropology
Message-ID: <1992May11.180232.2587@uunet.uu.net>
Followup-To: poster
Sender: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Mon, 11 May 1992 18:02:32 GMT
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This is a follow-up Call For Votes on a newsgroup for discussion
of the science of anthropology. Appendix A lists the voters
whose votes arrived before noon Friday, 8 May 1992.
NAME: sci.anthropology
STATUS: unmoderated (repeat: *not* moderated)
CHARTER:
sci.anthropology is a worldwide forum for the comprehensive
interests of professionals in and students of the science of
anthropology. This includes the four conventional categories
of archaeologic, biologic, linguistic, and socio-cultural
anthropology, along with the wealth of more specialized sub-
disciplines, and all professional concerns.
The subject matter of anthropology certainly overlaps that
discussed in sci.econ, sci.archaeology, sci.bio, and a variety
of other newsgroups. The aim of sci.anthropology is to enrich
these discussions, not compete with them. The particular role
of sci.anthropology is to synthesize, bringing together
a. biologic and psychologic domains,
b. scientific and humanistic modes,
c. neophyte and experienced participants, and
d. data from diverse cultures and species,
for example. Always, the unifying perspective and tone of
sci.anthropology will be that of contemporary academic anthro-
pology.
sci.anthropology specifically invites contributions in all
languages, from those with all levels of formal education.
Appendix B, below, offers examples of questions that might
usefully arise in sci.anthropology.
VOTING:
All votes must be e-mailed directly to: claird@Neosoft.com.
The voting period will run from Friday, 24 April 1992 through Friday,
18 May 1992.
Votes posted to the net, or forwarded by a third party, will not
be accepted.
Each valid vote will state explicitly, in the subject line or in
the first line of the message, "I vote YES for sci.anthropology,"
or "I vote NO against sci.anthropology."
You may include comments, such as, "but I would prefer ..." or,
"but I would vote differently if ...", *after* a clear state-
ment of your vote.
The vote-taker will explicitly confirm receipt of each vote,
both in return email and in summary reports to news.groups.
APPENDIX A: votes received before noon Friday, 8 May 1992
I have received 135 votes, from the newsreaders whose IDs I list
below. In each case, I replied with confirmation of receipt of
the vote. All the users appear to be legitimate--there have been
no obviously bogus addresses.
All confirmed voters, whether YES or NO, appear in this alphabetized
list.
"A.T." Fear <cla04@seq1.keele.ac.uk>
"College is 1 big bash w/ a $20000 cover" <m484443r@edinboro.edu>
"David Roller. w: (205) 844-4512" <DR@DUCVAX.AUBURN.EDU>
"HAL B. LEVINE" <hblevine@matai.vuw.ac.nz>
"Markus G. Fischer" <FISHER@sc2a.unige.ch>
"REBOUSSIN" <REBOUSSI@pine.circa.ufl.edu>
"Stephen C. Miller" <stcmille@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
"Stu Labovitz" <stu@valinor.mythical.com>
"Tony Wallis" <tony@cs.yorku.ca>
<ria@math.ufl.edu>
ALLENS%EARLHAM.BITNET@UICVM.UIC.EDU
ANAS@giraffe.ru.ac.za
Antti Simola <asimola@vipunen.hut.fi>
Barbara Nostrand <bnostran@ds5000.dac.northeastern.edu>
Beverly Erlebacher <bae@utcs.utoronto.ca>
Bruce Freeman <std_freemanb@hg.uleth.ca>
Bryan Stapp <bstapp@oatseu.daytonoh.ncr.com>
Christopher Mealy <mookie@u.washington.edu>
Craig Alan Cook <helgi@wam.umd.edu>
Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM
David CULLEN <cullen@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca>
David Carlson <CARLSON@tamvm1.tamu.edu>
David.A.Chapin@Dartmouth.EDU
Don DeVoe <ddev@src.umd.edu>
Edward Abse <ea8t@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU>
Ferdinand de Haan <dehaan@girtab.usc.edu>
Ft Hood TX <jackson@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu>
Gary Thomas <garyt@hpdmlfn.boi.hp.com>
Guest Account <gluon@thep.lu.se>
Harpal Chohan <chohan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
James A Stewart <jstewart@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
James Davis Nicoll <jdnicoll@watyew.waterloo.edu>
Jeff Zucker <blz1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu>
Joel Sax <jsax@igc.org>
LEE KOMITO <LKOMITO@ccvax.ucd.ie>
Laura Johnson <lpj@hpctdls.col.hp.com>
Lee Cronk <CRONK@tamvm1.tamu.edu>
Luis Trindade <lt@ssf.pt>
Michael Travers <mt@media.mit.edu>
Mike Bonham <bonham@jade.ab.ca>
Neil Maclay <maclay@mitre.org>
Oliver.F.Medzihradsky@Dartmouth.EDU
Patrick Clancey <CLANCEY@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
Po Shan Cheah <pc30@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu>
R o d Johnson <rcj@engin.umich.edu>
Rafael Candido Alvarado <rca2t@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU>
Rich=White%Admin%NPS@MIS.NPS.NAVY.MIL
Richard H. Miller <rick@CRICK.SSCTR.BCM.TMC.EDU>
Rick Bueker <rick@mec.jsc.nasa.gov>
Robert Williams Dobson <rwd4f@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sami Juhani Juvonen <juvonen@cc.helsinki.fi>
StarWatcher@uiuc.edu (StarWatcher)
Theodor Gemenis <gemenis@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Thomas Gramstad <sigar@ifi.uio.no>
V187EF4Y@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
William Calvin <wcalvin@u.washington.edu>
Wolfgang Rohdewald <wr@algo.com>
alderson@leland.stanford.edu
allen h. lutins <vu0350@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>
amc@stortek.com (Alan McCartney(support services))
angelina@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Angelina Whitford)
ankj@hippo.ru.ac.za (Ms K.J. Juul)
apland@mala.bc.ca
arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
au329@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ronda Hauben)
bn244@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth White)
bwalther@ccs.carleton.ca (Bill Walther)
c9e-al@danube.berkeley.edu (Huggie Bear)
cbloomer@vega.iii.com (Courtnay Bloomer)
ccdw@hippo.ru.ac.za (Dave Wilson)
cdr@kpc.com (Carl Rigney)
ceg@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Christy Garza)
christo@psych.toronto.edu
claird@NeoSoft.com (Cameron Laird)
cnorman@weber.UCSD.EDU (Cyndi Norman)
danj1@ihspa.att.com
dave mankins <dm@Think.COM>
dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu (David Mark)
donb@igor.tamri.com (Don Baldwin)
dwiseman@erim.org (Dave Wiseman)
eab@msc.edu (Edward Bertsch)
ekirby@espresso.boeing.com (E. Kirby 5-3524)
emcguire@intellection.com (Ed McGuire)
emtek!werner@uunet.UU.NET (Werner Ehlenberger)
fkk@stasys.sta.sub.org (Frank Kaefer)
flor@cogsci.UCSD.EDU (Nick Flor)
gardner_c@apollo.hp.com
gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Hades)
heilmayr@math.berkeley.edu (Stephan Heilmayr)
hernan@cc.gatech.edu (Hernan Astudillo R.)
hilk@cats.UCSC.EDU
hrotjm@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Terry J. Minvielle)
imj@phadfa.ph.adfa.oz.au (Ian Jamie)
jackm@ucsco.UCSC.EDU (50325000)
jeb@jupiter.risc.rockwell.com (Joseph E. Baker)
jgrayman@husc.harvard.edu
jharrel@ptnext.claremont.edu
jjh00@outs.ccc.amdahl.com (Joel Hanes)
jkosmo@ulrik.uio.no
jsuttor@world.std.com (Jeff Suttor)
kate@melmac.umd.edu (Cassandra Michaud)
kenney@hsi86.hsi.com (Brian Kenney)
kent@phoenix.ocf.llnl.gov (Kent J Crispin)
krisna@cs.wisc.edu (Krishna Kunchithapadam)
las@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
mbm@dsbc.icl.co.uk (Malcolm Mladenovic)
mccombt@cs.rpi.edu (Todd McComb)
michele@apex.ccs.yorku.ca
miskevic%girtab.usc.edu@usc.edu (Sara Miskevich)
mjforres@mailbox.syr.edu (Maurice Forrester)
moxie!wotan!zardoz!ofa123.fidonet.org!rick (Rick Ellis)
nelson_p@apollo.hp.com
news@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil
poser@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Bill Poser)
prs@turing.acs.Virginia.EDU
pruss@helix.nih.gov (dmitry pruss)
pselver@math.mit.edu
richardc@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Richard Commander)
rob@nabob.CC.McGill.CA (Robert Macfarlane)
rsquires@cyclops.eece.unm.edu (Roger Squires)
s4349339@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Sarah Jahn )
scott@psych.toronto.edu
skk@mvaxcs1.cse.nau.edu (Scott Kuhr)
solomon@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Tom Solomon)
steinly@helios.UCSC.EDU (Steinn Sigurdsson)
sv0akejo@his.se (Ake Jonsson)
tag@ptnext.claremont.edu
teresa@ariel.ccit.arizona.edu (Teresa L. Gergen)
thelema!STella@uunet.UU.NET
tom@portland.mdc.Unisys.COM (Tom Albrecht)
tsdavies@mailbox.syr.edu (Real life? Ha!)
vancleef@netcom.com (Henry van Cleef)
wade@turing.acs.Virginia.EDU
wrp@ivy.Unisys.COM (Bill Pringle)
APPENDIX B: examples
Anthropology is an inclusive discipline, one in which it is
legitimate to ask:
A. methodology:
1. Is there a good paper to use when taking
notes in tropical climates? Does one hold
up particularly well there?
2. What is a useful combination of microcomputer
software and hardware to record parish vital
statistics in the field (in my case, electri-
city is reliable only a few hours a day)?
3. What is the difference between anthropology
and sociology? [This quickly becomes tiresome
after a few years of hearing it discussed, but
it is one of the questions newcomers to anthro-
pology need to ask themselves.]
B. ethnology
1. Which cultures regarded lyme grass (seeds)
as a culinary item?
2. Has anyone written an ethnography of the
Sendero Luminoso? Does it investigate
the feminized militarism some observers
have claimed prevails?
C. bioanthropology (physical anthropology, ethology, ...)
1. What do others think about the latest results
of investigator N on brain lateralization
and linguistic behavior?
2. Senior scholar K gave a neat talk on our campus last
night. She says she has three different kinds of
evidence structuring the interaction between tool
use and handedness in primates; specifically, ...
D. archaeology
1. What archeologic evidence is there for long-
distance sea-trade along the Pre-Columbian
Pacific Coast of Central America?
2. On the radio this morning, I thought I heard
something about a new find that was supposed
to bear on the monotheism of Moses. Anyone
know more about the story?
E. linguistics
1. My consanguines argued at our last family reunion
about how to say "route"; is it OK to ask in this
newsgroup how to find out more on this subject?
[Possible answer: it's OK to ask, but sci.lang
or alt.usage.english might be better suited to
point the questioner to the *Dictionary of Ameri-
can Regional English* and other sources.]
2. What's the current canonical reference for a
summary of the "Eskimos have six hundred words
for snow" confusion?
E. professional concerns
1. My university doesn't "credit" publications
in overseas journals; how can I improve my
tenure dossier?
2. The department of anthropology at the principal
college in country C has the reputation of
fomenting dissent. Thugs have caused damage G;
we call on scholars around the world to petition
our government to take action R.
3. Anyone know which conference will next host a
session on forensic entomology?
--
Cameron Laird
claird@Neosoft.com (claird%Neosoft.com@uunet.uu.net)
claird@litwin.com (claird%litwin.com@uunet.uu.net) +1 713-996-8546
From claird@NeoSoft.com Tue May 19 16:44:54 1992
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From: claird@NeoSoft.com (Cameron Laird)
Subject: RESULT: sci.anthropology passes 184: 10
Message-ID: <1992May19.172415.22488@uunet.uu.net>
Followup-To: news.groups
Sender: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Tue, 19 May 1992 17:24:15 GMT
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sci.anthropology received 184 YES votes and 10 NO votes
during its official voting interval. Therefore, it will
be created as an unmoderated newsgroup.
Votes were received from newsreaders with these IDs. IDs
are in two lists, one for YES and one for NO, and sorted
alphabetically within each list.
YES voters:
"A.T." Fear <cla04@seq1.keele.ac.uk>
"College is 1 big bash w/ a $20000 cover" <m484443r@edinboro.edu>
"David Roller. w: (205) 844-4512" <DR@DUCVAX.AUBURN.EDU>
"Ed L'Esperance - TechPubs, HNL - Wage Peace through Cooperation"
"HAL B. LEVINE" <hblevine@matai.vuw.ac.nz>
"M.K. Holder, Animal Behavior Program" <MHOLDER@ucs.indiana.edu>
"Markus G. Fischer" <FISHER@sc2a.unige.ch>
"REBOUSSIN" <REBOUSSI@pine.circa.ufl.edu>
"Richard Wilk, Anthropology, 855-8162" <WILKR@ucs.indiana.edu>
"Stephen C. Miller" <stcmille@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
"Stu Labovitz" <stu@valinor.mythical.com>
"Tony Wallis" <tony@cs.yorku.ca>
ALLENS%EARLHAM.BITNET@UICVM.UIC.EDU
ANAS@giraffe.ru.ac.za
Alan McGowen <alanm@hpindda.cup.hp.com>
Antti Simola <asimola@vipunen.hut.fi>
Barbara Nostrand <bnostran@ds5000.dac.northeastern.edu>
Beverly Erlebacher <bae@utcs.utoronto.ca>
Bruce Freeman <std_freemanb@hg.uleth.ca>
Bryan Stapp <bstapp@oatseu.daytonoh.ncr.com>
Christopher Mealy <mookie@u.washington.edu>
Craig Alan Cook <helgi@wam.umd.edu>
Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM
David CULLEN <cullen@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca>
David Carlson <CARLSON@tamvm1.tamu.edu>
David Chalmers <dave@cogsci.indiana.edu>
David.A.Chapin@Dartmouth.EDU
Don DeVoe <ddev@src.umd.edu>
Edward Abse <ea8t@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU>
Ferdinand de Haan <dehaan@girtab.usc.edu>
Fred Heutte <phred@well.sf.ca.us>
Ft Hood TX <jackson@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu>
Gary Thomas <garyt@hpdmlfn.boi.hp.com>
Guest Account <gluon@thep.lu.se>
Harpal Chohan <chohan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Hugh Jarvis <ANTOWNER@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu>
Jack Campin <jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk>
James A Stewart <jstewart@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
James Davis Nicoll <jdnicoll@watyew.waterloo.edu>
Jeff Zucker <blz1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu>
Joel Sax <jsax@igc.org>
John G Dobnick <jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu>
KAMCHAR@ibm.cl.msu.edu
LEE KOMITO <LKOMITO@ccvax.ucd.ie>
Larry P Gorbet ANTHROPOLOGY <lgorbet@carina.unm.edu>
Laura Johnson <lpj@hpctdls.col.hp.com>
Lee Cronk <CRONK@tamvm1.tamu.edu>
Luis Trindade <lt@ssf.pt>
Mario Rodriguez F. <pl197807@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx>
Michael Travers <mt@media.mit.edu>
Mike Bonham <bonham@jade.ab.ca>
Mike Fessler <MIKEF@brownvm.brown.edu>
Neil Maclay <maclay@mitre.org>
OTTO@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Oliver.F.Medzihradsky@Dartmouth.EDU
Paddy Johnson CIRT <pjohnso@triton.unm.edu>
Patrick Clancey <CLANCEY@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
Paul Palmer <palmerp@MATH.ORST.EDU>
Philip Andrew Ware <ware@ee.ualberta.ca>
Po Shan Cheah <pc30@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu>
Posted- The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA
R Biegler <biegler@castle.edinburgh.ac.uk>
R o d Johnson <rcj@engin.umich.edu>
Rafael Candido Alvarado <rca2t@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU>
Really- palmerp@math.orst.edu
Rich=White%Admin%NPS@MIS.NPS.NAVY.MIL
Richard H. Miller <rick@CRICK.SSCTR.BCM.TMC.EDU>
Rick Bueker <rick@mec.jsc.nasa.gov>
Robert Williams Dobson <rwd4f@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Sami Juhani Juvonen <juvonen@cc.helsinki.fi>
Theodor Gemenis <gemenis@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
Theresa Vaughan <theresa@cmatter.physics.indiana.edu>
Thomas Gramstad <sigar@ifi.uio.no>
Tim Hagman (lbs) <hagman@crs.cl.msu.edu>
Todd_Kaufmann@JUNIN.MT.CS.CMU.EDU
Tom Limoncelli <sdl!tom_limoncelli@uunet.UU.NET>
V187EF4Y@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
William Calvin <wcalvin@u.washington.edu>
Wolfgang Rohdewald <wr@algo.com>
agoyo1@Athena.MIT.EDU (Acee Agoyo)
alderson@leland.stanford.edu
allen h. lutins <vu0350@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>
amc@stortek.com (Alan McCartney(support services))
amdcad!osc!jgk@uunet.UU.NET (Joe Keane)
angelina@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Angelina Whitford)
ankj@hippo.ru.ac.za (Ms K.J. Juul)
apland@mala.bc.ca
arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
au329@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ronda Hauben)
b_willia@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu (Bonni Williamson)
beaucher@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Beauchemin Robert)
bn244@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth White)
bsmart@bsmart (Bob Smart)
burtonr@qso.colorado.edu (Richard Burton)
bwalther@ccs.carleton.ca (Bill Walther)
c9e-al@danube.berkeley.edu (Huggie Bear)
cbloomer@vega.iii.com (Courtnay Bloomer)
ccdw@hippo.ru.ac.za (Dave Wilson)
ceg@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Christy Garza)
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Subject: RFD: sci.anthropology
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Request for Discussion (RFD)
============================
This message formally initiates discussion of the formation of a newsgroup
named:
sci.anthropology
Meeting place
=============
This discussion will take place in the group:
news.groups
Meeting time
============
Let's aim to finish our discussion by the end of March, and hold a
Vote in April 1992.
What will our charter be?
=========================
I've been in correspondence with others on and off for several months.
I'll hint, in the next sections, at the views that have appeared in my
mailbox.
Possibility:
sci.anthropology is a worldwide forum for the comprehensive
interests of professionals in and students of the science of
anthropology. This includes the four conventional categories
of archaeologic, biologic, linguistic, and socio-cultural
anthropology, along with the wealth of more specialized sub-
disciplines, and all professional concerns.
Questions appropriate for discussion within sci.anthropology
include
1. what is a good paper to use when taking
notes in tropical climates? Is there one
that holds up particularly well there?
2. Which cultures regarded lyme grass (seeds)
as culinary items?
3. What do others think about the latest results
of investigator N on brain lateralization
and linguistic behavior?
4. What archeologic evidence is there for long-
distance sea-trade along the Pre-Columbian
Pacific Coast of Central America?
5. My university doesn't "credit" publications
in overseas journals; how can I improve my
tenure dossier?
6. Has anyone written an ethnography of the
Sendero Luminoso? Does it investigate
the feminized militarism some observers
have claimed prevails?
7. The department of anthropology at the principal
college in country C has the reputation of
fomenting dissent. Thugs have caused damage G;
we call on scholars around the world to petition
our government to take action R.
8. What is a good combination of microcomputer software
and hardware to record parish vital statistics in
the field (electricity is reliable only a few hours
a day)?
Anthropology's concerns are inclusive. Almost all these
topics invite cross-posting among several existing news-
groups; the contribution of sci.anthropology is to provide
a unifying perspective and tone, that of contemporary aca-
demic anthropology.
Some Issues
===========
1. Moderation: the usual: folks like the quick response
of an unmoderated group, and no one is in a position to
assume the responsibility of moderation. On the other
hand, net polluters are an annoyance. Moreover, this is
a decision that needs to be made right, the first time;
my sources report there just is no precedent for a news-
group toggling its unmoderated status.
2. Name:
a. relation to allied groups: some favor organization
of an entire subhierarchy, along the lines of
sci.anthropology.sociologic
sci.anthropology.physical
sci.anthropology.linguistic
and so on. To me, this sounds both too ambitious,
and also rather mistaken. While the emic view, from
within the discipline of anthropology, is that anthro-
pology subsumes linguistics, primatology, economics,
sociology, folklorific studies, and so on, practitioners
in those areas legitimately argue that they have their
own paradigms and status coordinate to anthropology.
Therefore, I propose that we recognize and even celebrate
the likelihood of crossposting to our fellow newsreaders
in sci.bio, sci.econ, soc.history, sci.lang, soc.culture.*,
sci.archaeology, and others, but we impose no necessary
relation between any two of these.
b. sci.anthropology? sci.anth? sci.anthro? soc.anthropology?
3. Participation: creation of a newsgroup requires, among other
criteria, an affirmative vote by at least 100 newsreaders. Are
there that many of us, worldwide? I would think so, but, unless
I receive email or other indications from a number comparable to
this, I will have no interest in initiating a Call For Votes.
4. Alternatives: someone with deeper experience than I can describe
the success of the ANTH-L mailing list.
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