02-20-2001, 07:07 PM
Speaking as a completely interested party, I think it would be an excellent idea to include equipment. Armamentarium is designed to be a detailed work of reference on military equipment (*every* piece, eventually) but there are many areas on which it will inevitably always fall short - most notably the basic run-down on equipment. The present Beginner's Guide section is inadequate, but the best I could do in the time faced with umpteen requests for assistance with homework etc. Given the encyclopaedic intentions of RomanArmy.com, I see no conflict. You wouldn't expect the Oxford Classical Dictionary to exclude a subject just because it is covered in more depth elsewhere - not everybody wants or needs the detail. Each gains from the existence of the other.<br>
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It makes much more sense to make sure there is no overlap and that the two sites mesh together to provide the sort of coverage people want - both general and detailed. For starters, I could offer you the military equipment FAQ (it has already been ripped-off by at least one over-eager student's web site!), as I'm sure there are, for example, questions many reeanctors can think of that they get asked.<br>
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Incidentally, copyright is the bane of my life: I have all of Robinson's photos which *could* be put on the web now, but raising the money to pay the reproduction fees is a nightmare; nevertheless, I am persisting. However, there are some bodies that outright refuse to allow reproduction on the web (even though they will let you put the piccies in a book - go figure).<br>
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Armamentarium will be undergoing a thorough revamp in the near future, as soon as I have finished Vegetius.<br>
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Mike Bishop <p></p><i></i>
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It makes much more sense to make sure there is no overlap and that the two sites mesh together to provide the sort of coverage people want - both general and detailed. For starters, I could offer you the military equipment FAQ (it has already been ripped-off by at least one over-eager student's web site!), as I'm sure there are, for example, questions many reeanctors can think of that they get asked.<br>
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Incidentally, copyright is the bane of my life: I have all of Robinson's photos which *could* be put on the web now, but raising the money to pay the reproduction fees is a nightmare; nevertheless, I am persisting. However, there are some bodies that outright refuse to allow reproduction on the web (even though they will let you put the piccies in a book - go figure).<br>
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Armamentarium will be undergoing a thorough revamp in the near future, as soon as I have finished Vegetius.<br>
<br>
Mike Bishop <p></p><i></i>
