Post: March 7
How will hypertext and new media change the nature of scholarly argument, communication, and publication?
This is a question found on the http://chnm.gmu.edu/aq/ website. I believe that the hypertext and new media has taken the maturity from the scholarly argument, communication and publication. Is it possible that the scholarly argument possess no bells and whistles to draw only dedicated scholars? When something is made user-friendly it detracts from the uniqueness and dedication that is coupled with learning the complexities of the said object. If a scholarly argument is dumbed down to a simple fill in the blanks, it is insulting to real scholars whom dedicated their lives to creating real scholarly material; not just a easier, faster, more dazzle less substance argument, presentation or essay.