On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Jon Noring wrote:
Let me clarify (again) below, what I wrote in a separate message. You may still reject it, but PG's past carelessness and looseness leads to legitimate questions about the accuracy and acceptance of the pre-DP- era texts. "Corrupt" may be a strong word (and inaccurate), but not placing "textual integrity" as #1 (including the perception of textual integrity) is simply wrong. Note that perceptions are just as real as reality itself.
I would be careful about making a distinction between pre and post DP-era texts. Since the creation of DP, there have been countless texts added to the PG collection from other sources, without page images saved, or indication of exact editions used. Project Gutenberg has always been open to accepting texts from any source, as long as they can be copyright-cleared. I don't see any likelihood of this changing. Andrew