engbren Wrote:
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> Martin Stower Wrote:
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> > You will find in the discussion here:
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Howard_Vyse#The_Great_Pyramid_Hoax
> >
> > —that Wikipedia likewise regards being at
> > doctoral level as a precondition of properly being
> > called an Egyptologist.
> >
> > The requirement is often waived for earlier
> > contributors to Egyptology.
> >
> > M.
>
> Thanks Martin. I found the ambiguity of the
> definitions amusing. By the Oxford dictionary
> definition anyone who has spent energy or time
> studying (reading books, academic articles etc)
> about the religion, culture or history of ancient
> Egypt could be an Egyptologist. This rests upon
> the definition of study.
>
> Taking this line of thought you could look to
> constrain the set by saying “they must rely upon
> their study for income”. This would still
> include Scott Creighton as he draws an income (I
> presume) from his published works and has spent
> time studying Egypt whether we agree with his
> published works or not.
>
> The doctorate aspect does offer a means to
> constrain the set of possible people that might be
> an Egyptologist but there must be more to it than
> a PhD. Do we need to look behind the PhD to the
> quality or reputation of the University that
> granted the PhD?
>
> Anyhow I get that you’re really trying to refer
> to an Egyptologist of note or merit. The real
> mystery to me is why do you so feverishly promote
> Scott’s work when you clearly do not agree with
> it? (Neither do I btw)
>
> Regards

The suggestion that mentioning him at all serves merely to promote his guff is of course a familiar one. It’s a variant on “All publicity is good publicity.” I may fairly note that he does not take it in that spirit.

Given better information on the effect he is having, I might ignore him. Some, however, are inclined to read silence as concession (and he is certainly one of them), so I plan to continue reminding him that the critics have not gone away.

M.