I was looking at a paper written by a man who was mostly ignored when he first presented his ideas. He is now considered one of the most influential people in his field. I admit that when he gets into details I read it very slowly. OK, maybe I skip vast chunks of it.
I found this PhD's paper at a site with a library and extensive course offering. I'm not sure if it's accredited but at this point I'm not looking to get credit for learning. I just want to know. I recall when his ideas were first being talked about and I thought I knew enough about them. I can see I didn't.
I suppose if I take some of the other courses at the site I might get to the point where I could somewhat understand what this doctor is talking about. I'd enjoy that. It costs a little under $200 a year to have access. I haven't made the investment but I'm seriously thinking about it.
Here is the point. I think if BAUT would begin to grow a repository of PDF papers on different aspects of Astronomy there would be interest. Eventually courses could be offered that would make use of that library.
The writers of the papers would be given credit for their ideas and could cite them on their resumes. I've read this thread and I can see there is interest. I'm not sure if that interest has reached a critical mass to cause some action. That would be good to see.
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