Where do we go from here? A comment on 'building' in the digital humanities

By Ernesto Priego. On 14 May 2013 I left a comment on this thread. I have edited and extended it a little bit and tried to correct some of the typos (my original comment is here). --some might remain and some new ones might have added though-- and have posted it again below, hoping it finds a new audience. It's not a proper essay about one single thing, but a series of thoughts I wanted to share.
To properly engage with academic debates online, one needs time and the right setting to sit down and go through the discussions and reply as one would like to. This means replying thoroughly, thoughtfully, including correct references and hyperlinks, engaging respectfully with the different points of view, remembering people’s names, etc.. Sadly, this is becoming increasingly difficult to do (I miss my students days!). The ability to do this is in itself a kind of privilege. More...