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Subject: Re: ICCA

Author: Omid David

Date: 11:19:53 09/07/02

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On September 07, 2002 at 14:08:07, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On September 07, 2002 at 13:47:51, Omid David wrote:
>
>>On September 07, 2002 at 13:35:33, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>
>>>On September 07, 2002 at 12:58:59, Omid David wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>JICCA is the journal of a private association. Official for CC but not
>>>>>official in the sense that a member of a university had to fear something.
>>>>
>>>>I'm not sure... Officially speaking, the value of an article published in ICCA
>>>>journal, is by no means considered inferior to another one published in any
>>>>other academic journal.
>>>>
>>>>That is, ICCA is considered an academic journal, but more domain specific (Now
>>>>after becoming ICGA, it deals with even wider domains).
>>>>
>>>>Omid.
>>>
>>>If so, to the better! Even here in CCC we don't talk about it's articles too
>>>often. Therefore it was a good idea to take Bob's paper to begin with. Although
>>>if the starting reason was a bit complicated here. I miss some continual
>>>referring to the journal. With the necessary commentary much more could enjoy
>>>science papers also if they are not academics. What is beyond my understanding -
>>>why in CCC the persons behind the journal do never make some exemplary PR! Where
>>>they should do it if not here? I'm visiting CC since 1996 but this association
>>>including the Journal remained a secret institution to me. One of my first
>>>negative observations was in 1996 the secret connection between D. Levy and F.
>>>Friedel, who, if I remember it right, discussed exclusively via email, and
>>>Friedel was proud of it, when he published it in CSS. While the big discussion
>>>was in public on R.G.C.C. (It was about the Jakarta Wch.)
>>>
>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>
>>BTW, speaking of r.g.c.c. I wonder why is it so dead these days? It seems that
>>CCC has completely dominated it...
>
>Yes, this is strange. Once it was argued that here in CCC the many famous
>experts could write without being attacked too much. Personal attacks. But the
>practice here shows the same picture. Either these experts are retired or they
>are using the possible anonymity. It's a pity. Because the role models of the
>best are so important for imitative learning in a field.
>
>It's also a pity that the many good material of CCC is not archivated in the
>usual sites. So here you have a further secretness.

I agree, there are many good ideas thrown here and there, which are forgotten
soon. Ideas that could possibly be worth an article.

ICCA should have established an official CC forum by now. Their only online
presence is a dated website...

>
>Rolf Tueschen



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