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I would agree with Steve Fuller's statement on the little discussion available on the list. However, I am a bit fed up with self-promotion, when it is not quite intended for readers - as it happens on Theuth, the French discussion list (with subject such as "Publication", no presentation of contents, etc.) I am more interested by a project by Revues.org (cf. www.revues.org), which has so far developped tools for social scientists (online journals, calendar of events, etc.) : the idea is to link book presentation with reviews in free online journals or under personal signatures, in order to quickly promote debate and new books' advertisements - and organize it as such = debatable scientific contents. With kind regards, Christelle Rabier Christelle Rabier ____________________________ CAK/CRHST 30 avenue Corentin Cariou 75930 Paris CEDEX 19 Tel: +33 1 40 05 82 98/ 75 55 Fax: + 33 1 40 05 75 51 Home (Voicemail): +33 1 48 59 47 19 >>> Steve Fuller <[log in to unmask]> 31/10/06 10:18 >>> I agree with this sentiment. Otherwise, in effect, the list becomes a parochially British noticeboard for workshops that subscribers are 'always already' on the verge of missing. (There actually isn't much intellectual discussion on this list, and I believe that this is by design as well.) But there is always a way around the ban on promoting books. Simply include links to them as part of your signature. Who says subliminal advertising is dead? Yours in discourse Steve Steve Fuller Professor of Sociology University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom Phone: 44+ (0) 2476 523 940 Fax: 44+ (0) 2476 523 497 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~sysdt/Index.html Audio lectures now available: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/academic/fullers/fullers_index/audio/ 'The Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies' now in paperback from Routledge: http://www.routledge-ny.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=&isbn=0415941059&parent_id=&pc= 'The New Sociological Imagination' now in paperback from Sage: http://www.sagepub.co.uk/book.aspx?pid=107149 'Kuhn vs. Popper' and 'The Intellectual' are now both in paperback from Icon Books: http://www.iconbooks.co.uk/book.cfm?isbn=1-84046-722-3 http://www.iconbooks.co.uk/book.cfm?isbn=1-84046-721-5 >>> Brid Hehir <[log in to unmask]> 10/31/06 09:06 AM >>> Gosh. That surprises me. I think it's an ideal forum to promote books, conferences etc. as well as discussion. Maybe it's time to review 'the policy'? Regards Brid ---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:51:01 +0000 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: book promotions on mersenne > To: [log in to unmask] > > Just a gentle reminder : > > It has been the policy, reflecting the wishes of the majority of mersenne > members, that the list is *not* used for promotion of books. This applies > even when the book is clearly of direct interest to the > historians/sociologists/philosophers of science/technology/medicine. > > The reason is simple: there are too many books that interest us! Leading to > too many mersenne emails, etc etc > > If anyone feels strogly about this issue, either one way or the other, feel > free to email me, and/or the [log in to unmask] > > cheers > > Jon > > Dr Jon Agar > Visiting Associate Professor, Department of History of Science, Harvard > University > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live* Messenger has arrived. Click here to download it for free! > http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/?locale=en-gb _________________________________________________________________ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d