Posted: July 19, 2000 at 23:01:38: by Michael Martinez
: thanks for the replies - that kind of technical nightmare is
: what I [darkly] invisioned as a prerequisite. But your
: suggestion [michael ] of finding an already existing society
: or group to host the project.Well, finding such a group may not be easy. On the other hand, maybe it is. :) : I have no illussions that CRRT and estate would sanction it -
: although there is the outside possibility. - Does any one if
: CRRT , takes letters via his publisher[s] ? or any one with
: his ear ? You can write to Christopher Tolkien through his publishers, but if you do so you'll be asking for permission to do something (I firmly believe) he won't agree to. I think you should just start the project and forget about Christopher Tolkien. What will give you credibility will be the number of people who use whatever standards you propose. A Tolkien family endorsement -- which is about as likely as the return of J.R.R. Tolkien himself to assist with the project -- wouldn't necessarily convince people you had a good standard. The proof will be in the pudding, as they say. If you can help people agree on what constitutes "canon", you will have accomplished far more than Christopher Tolkien himself.
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