VMs: DIE WELTWOCHE

[Christoph Neidhart <neidhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello --

I'm preparing a feature for the leading Swiss weekly DIE WELTWOCHE
on the Voynich-ms. Here are a few questions to the list:

1. Do people out there think a solution is imminent? Where will it come
from?

2. How do people one get hooked on the Voynich? I saw some notions
of terrible addiction.

3. The list seems to be in a lull; does that mean people are frustrated?

4. How serious is the research that has been done lately?

5. Are there people out there who still think the ms. is a hoax?

5. Some people seem to lean toward the idea that its language is a
monosyllabic East-Asian language such as Chinese or Vietnamese; what
are the arguments and counter-arguments?

6. Does the Voynich-community ever meet in the real world, or is this solely
an Internet-community? How many people are involved in the deciphering
on a regular basis? Are you friends?

Thank you very much for any reply
Best

Christoph Neidhart
Visiting Scholar
Davis Center for Russian Studies
Harvard University