My thanks...
January 10 2012
...to Lawrence for taking care of the site yesterday. His hope 'that security is on the agenda' of the new National Gallery of Greece, following the theft of a Picasso, drew ire from one reader:
I am sorry to say that such a sentence is not particularly clever and it looks silly....
Here at AHN we like a bit of silliness - but sorry for any offence caused.
While on the subject of feedback, another reader writes:
Might I also say that while reading your entrees, I can find no immediate method of commenting. That may just be current blog protocol, and you aren't soliciting discussion...
I'm always keen to have further discussion and feedback on the site - but for now I don't have a comment facility. The tedious libel laws here in the UK mean that I would be liable for any defamatory comments published, even if I didn't write them myself. So, if I had a story, say, about a picture by Warhol, and someone commented 'that picture is undoubtedly a fake', I could be sued by the painting's owner. Far-fetched I know, but in practice it means I'd have to moderate all comments, and I'm afraid I don't have the time. So, if you have a thought you'd like to contribute, please email me instead, and I'll put it up. Or you can always join the fray on Twitter.
