Jan and Chuck and all Cr enthusiasts,
Remember, As Chuck stated. To contribute is to gain knowledge to the group as a whole. To Criticize covertly is only the way some people choose to express their frustration in jealousy as opposed to sharing helpful information. I guarentee you this, their scope of friends is far narrower than yours.
Walter Skrzypek Falls Creek, Pa
-------Original Message-------
From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Sent: 01/27/03 09:46 PM
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]scholarly accuracy, Vintage Bicycle Quarterly, corrections
>
> The same "somebody" judged my Campagnolo Timeline as worthless! The
reason? No footnotes.
Sadly, he refused when I asked him to contribute his knowledge to the Timeline.
All the corrections to the Timeline over the past years have come from enthusiasts that have felt there is something to be gained by the sharing of knowledge.
Chuck "no one ever confused me with a scholar" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
Jan Heine wrote:
>
> I have heard rumors that somebody is badmouthing Vintage Bicycle
> Quarterly for containing inaccurate information. That person is not
> on the list... so nobody should take this personally, please.
>
> First, articles in VBQ are referenced properly. So you can find out
> from which sources the information came. Of course, the sources can
> contradict each other, or, in the case with interviews, people's
> memories may be faulty. (In several cases, the footnotes in a VBQ
> interview pointed out these discrepancies.)
>
> Most of all, Vintage Bicycle Quarterly does have a
> "Correction/Additions" section, where additional or controversial
> information is published. Obviously, corrections have to be
> referenced just like the original article. I think a lively
> discussion is enjoyable to all of us.
>
> I would like to point out to the community that I accept
> contributions for the "Corrections/Additions" from anybody, whether
> they are subscribers or not. My goal is to further the cause of
> bicycle history.
>
> Thus, I hope anybody who thinks something said in VBQ is wrong
> doesn't grumble and spread rumors, but send in a "correction!"
>
> Jan Heine, Seattle
> Editor, Vintage Bicycle Quarterly
>
> For information on Vintage Bicycle Quarterly, see
> http://www.mindspring.com/
>
Walter Skrzypek
Falls Creek, Pa