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Started by Joe Wang
Fri, 02 Oct 1992 23:33
New Network Academy - Consultants List #1
Author: Joe Wang
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 23:33
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 23:33
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Usenet University Consultants List - New Network Academy
List Maintainer: joe@astro.as.utexas.edu (Joseph Wang)
Issue: 1
Posted: 1992 October 3
Expires: 1992 October 17
The Usenet University Consultants List is an experimental program
to develop a community of consultants who are willing to answer
questions over e-mail.
The people below have graciously volunteered their time to answer
questions on the subjects listed over e-mail. Please be courteous in
asking questions. In particular, please try not to overload the
consultants.
I retain full discretion concering the contents of this list. All
views and opinions of the consultants are those of the consultants
themselves and may or may not reflect my views. I disclaim any and
all liability resulting from the answers which consultants may give.
This list is copyrighted, but the author gives permission to copy the
list provided it is reproduced with no modifications.
If you wish to serve as a consultant, feel free to e-mail
joe@astro.as.utexas.edu
School of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
aryeh@cash.ucsc.edu (Aryeh Friedman)
Topic: Internet, UNIX at the system level, entreprenuership,
virtual reality, computer networking and C
morgan@engr.uky.edu (Wes Morgan)
Topic: Unix Systems Administration (SunOS, SVR3, SVR4, HP-UX)
Intel iPSC/860 Use/Administration
laaaa43@blekul11.bitnet (Peter Arien)
Topic: Computer based education
wcsv2k@ccs.carleton.ca (Bill St. Arnaud)
Topic: telecommunications, FAX and X.400
Department of Mechanical Engineering
mgks1+@pitt.edu (Mike Koopman)
Topic: Computer integrated manufacturing, finite element analysis
wcsv2k@ccs.carleton.ca (Bill St. Arnaud)
Topic: solar energy systems
School of Fine Arts
Department of Music
morgan@engr.uky.edu (Wes Morgan)
Topic: barbershop quartet music (history, performance, composition)
percussion (history, performance, composition)
marching bands (techniques, drill design, judging)
theatre (production, lighting, sound, techniques)
School of Liberal Arts
Department of East Asian History
joe@astro.as.utexas.edu (Joseph Wang)
Topic: Chinese history
School of Natural Sciences
Department of Astronomy
joe@astro.as.utexas.edu
Topic: astrophysics (especially supernova)
Department of Biology
jjmoris@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Joyce Morris)
Topic: medical/health issues - especially health promotion and
disease prevention
Department of Mathematics
R.G.E.Pinch@pmms.cam.ac.uk (Richard Pinch)
Topic: number theory: computational and algebraic
evert@cs.vu.nl (Evert Wattel)
Topic: applied geometry, geometric modeling
rv@cs.brown.edu (Rodrigo Vanegas)
Topic: logic - results and limitations
Proposal on the Structure of Usenet University
Author: Joe Wang
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 23:35
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 23:35
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Proposal on the Structure of Usenet University ---------------------------------------------- As I was compiling the list of consultants for Usenet University, I came upon a problem which UU will have to deal with. What should I do, for example, if a person who believed that the Holocaust never happened wanted to be added as a history consultant or if a flat earther wanted to be added as a physics consultant? In other words, how do I maintain the list as a quality reference without being open to charges of censorship. This is only the tip of a much question, "Who determines what gets taught at Usenet University?" I have a proposal which I feel will effectively deal with this question. I propose that Usenet University be considered to be a collection of different "academies." Any person or group is free to start their own Academy, provided that the name of their Academy does not duplicate one already existing. Each Academy choose whatever system of governance it wishes, and can teach whatever it wished to under the name of that Academy. Over time, the network public can look at what is published in the name of each Academy and can make their own judgments as to their reputation. In this way, I think that UU can preserve quality while maintaining academic freedom. Thus a flat-earther who's work is not "certified" by a certain Academy is perfectly free to establish a "Flat Earth Academy" trademark under which he can distribute his or her views. To start out this proposal, I am issuing the list of consultants under the name of the "New Network Academy." Right now, the "New Network Academy" consists solely of the consultant's list, and I retain full control over whose names are published on the list. If a reader or potential consultant disagrees on my decisions as to whose names are or are not on the list, then that person is free to publish their own list over another Academy name.
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