> I suppose nit-pickers come in all sizes and shapes, but really. I
> used the History Dectives program as an example, since I have seen
> the show when those handling documents were ostentatiously waving
> white gloves while handling paper products. It was neither meant to
> be a comprehensive discussion on the public perception of the way to
> handle rare books, nor a hostile critique of this particular program.
> Are you related to someone who produces the show? Juliet
No, but my kids enjoy watching it on T.V. I suppose hyperbolists come in all sizes and shapes, but I thought HISTORY DETECTIVES was a bad example of the phenomenon you were criticizing, for the reasons I previously adduced.
William M. Klimon
william.m.klimon.c87@alumni.upenn.edu