|Sorry Lawrence, but I don' t think your attack on Doug Clark stands up...
You may be right in part, but I think my *criticism does stand up. It wasn't
intended as an attack. I am against attacks. I do admit to intense annoyance
and I wanted to oppose unsubstantiated dismissiveness.
Nor do I think what other people do or don't do is relevant.
Douglas was dismissive without any reasons being given. It is the
dismissiveness that offended. I don't think he has to like what I like - and
I dont like all of OOE - but I do not think put downs without giving reasons
are justified.
I am against back-slapping, yes.
I WANT to hear other views and I don't want to discourage them; I do want to
hear evidence when people's work is criticised.
Hughes has enough people backing him that the comparison is unbalanced.
If DC had listed the 4 he now has and said how much he liked their
contribution to OOE you wouldn't have heard a sound from me... By
*implication he would be saying something about the others, but it would not
be the same
|Perhaps next time someone here says Ted Hughes' new book is a load of crap
|you'll request a similar detailed analysis?
You may have a point. I *should make that request, yes. But if I gave into
my prejudice and said nothing then that would not invalidate my objection to
DC's lack of analysis - a *detailed analysis was not called for.
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