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nechesh · 8th May 2005, 03:14 PM

I don't see that discussions of how the swords we collect were used to be at all out of line with the purpose of this forum. This is, after all, ETHNOGRAPHIC Arms & Armour Forum. My dictionary describes that as "the scientific desciption of races and cultures of mankind". If we are not willing to discuss HOW these weapons have been used then we are taking them completely out of context of their culture and will never fully understand them. The closing of the "Elephant" thread came as a surprise to me based on the posts that appear there and i must agree with Mike that it does have the appearence of censorship.

Oh and Mike, be careful out there, eh?

8th May 2005, 03:14 PM	#4
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	I don't see that discussions of how the swords we collect were used to be at all out of line with the purpose of this forum. This is, after all, ETHNOGRAPHIC Arms & Armour Forum. My dictionary describes that as "the scientific desciption of races and cultures of mankind". If we are not willing to discuss HOW these weapons have been used then we are taking them completely out of context of their culture and will never fully understand them. The closing of the "Elephant" thread came as a surprise to me based on the posts that appear there and i must agree with Mike that it does have the appearence of censorship. Oh and Mike, be careful out there, eh? Last edited by nechesh; 8th May 2005 at 03:41 PM.