Serial numbers of awards and time period of awarding

[RedMaestro2]

I don't think the issue is the collectors' willingness to write something, getting it published is the problem. I see that this month's JOMSA has a Soviet-themed article, and given OMSA's inclination toward American stuff, it's probably the last one for this decade...

Is this issue/article available online for free?

I assume most of us are not paying members of OMSA and have no intention or reason to be. So even if we did produce content, it wouldn't help many people.


What do ya'll think about a forum-produced publication?

An immensely complicated idea, I know. But I think at least some of us would appreciate this sort of platform for contributing and obtaining information.

[CtahhR]

Focus should be on posting as much information as possible here on the forum I think rather than possible "hoarding" of information for limited access via "specialist" publication.

Like a Korean war Order "Glory" citation.

What is of greater value than information?

[RedMaestro2]

Focus should be on posting as much information as possible here on the forum I think rather than possible "hoarding" of information for limited access via "specialist" publication.

Like a Korean war Order "Glory" citation.

What is of greater value than information?

I certainly didn't envision or suggest "hoarding of information for limited access."

My current vision is an electronic publication (pdf) distilling forum discussions into an article/essay format.

For instance, say we have a thread on Variations of Medal X. A forum member, probably one who has made significant contributions to the discussion, would take this thread and turn the collected info into a polished piece.

We could further compile these "journals" and updates to their content into a larger publication, a sort of encyclopedia on Soviet awards.


Never seen a Korean War Order of Glory, by the way.

[EricFG]

My current vision is an electronic publication (pdf) distilling forum discussions into an article/essay format.

For instance, say we have a thread on Variations of Medal X. A forum member, probably one who has made significant contributions to the discussion, would take this thread and turn the collected info into a polished piece.

We could further compile these "journals" and updates to their content into a larger publication, a sort of encyclopedia on Soviet awards.

I like that idea. Although it's kind of what we have here already I like the idea of distilled information (as well as distilled spirits :p ) in one spot/thread/file. Dennis has been doing great things along those lines already.

[medals73]

Information that has been published is there until the know-nothings burn down all the libraries. Information online has a very brief lifespan. Sadly, everyone these days expects everything to be online and to be available for free (only those who have never done any serious research would ever expect that).

[EricFG]

And speaking of which I just got back from the local office supply place (which does custom printing) with 8 annotated pages of A8; the eight pages I use most often. I had had them on my desktop but it's even nicer now to have them in printed form.
For five bucs I got really nice, custom medals catalogue.

[CtahhR]

I'd like a copy of Fly Fishing by J R Hartley please.

If someone wants to look through the vast backlog of posts on the forum there allegedly are Korean War Glories but the information is being hoarded.

Maybe I'm just not money driven enough to see all aspects of this.

If there is a tent offering fortunes for $5 a go and a tent next to it saying fortunes for free which one do you go in? or do you walk on?

6 Years on....

http://soviet-awards.com/forum/soviet-mi...#post61392

http://soviet-awards.com/forum/soviet-mi...#post46790

[Auke]

Is this issue/article available online for free?

No, it only exists as hard copy. All OMSA members receive the journal, and I think also non-members can purchase them.

I assume most of us are not paying members of OMSA and have no intention or reason to be.

No reason? I'd say JOMSA is a very good reason. An electronic publication will never get off the ground and will never be taken seriously. Not only is writing an article much more than just 'compiling' information from forum topics, how would you refer to your sources? "User Happydude3's posts in topic X on date Y"? How can you trust information from such a person? And how would future writers refer to your PDF? A printed work can be referenced to, is permanent and accessible, and its author's identity is known. I think the Internet's inherent anonymity and the general lack of adherence to academic standards are the main reasons that academic circles after all these years still look down on information from the Internet.

[RedMaestro2]

No, it only exists as hard copy. All OMSA members receive the journal, and I think also non-members can purchase them.

No reason? I'd say JOMSA is a very good reason. An electronic publication will never get off the ground and will never be taken seriously. Not only is writing an article much more than just 'compiling' information from forum topics, how would you refer to your sources? "User Happydude3's posts in topic X on date Y"? How can you trust information from such a person? And how would future writers refer to your PDF? A printed work can be referenced to, is permanent and accessible, and its author's identity is known. I think the Internet's inherent anonymity and the general lack of adherence to academic standards are the main reasons that academic circles after all these years still look down on information from the Internet.

To be clear, I would take a printed publication over an electronic source any day for all the reasons above. However, why would I spend $50 per year on membership for a journal that, as you've pointed out, Auke, almost never prints anything related to my field of interest (Soviet)?

[CtahhR]

$50 Egad!

For $50 I'd want naught but articles in my field of interest, hardback with gold leaf.

Just think what original items you can buy for $50, specially if you like the less focused upon items like myself.