In a message dated 3/1/01 10:45:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, ijc@bas.ac.uk writes:
<< > Apparently, there were a good number of fans who didn't know and didn't take
kindly to be the basis of someone's academic lab experiment.
that seemed to me a very clear allegation of unethical practice. >>
That was, by your own admission, your interpretation of something I said. I did not accuse Jenkins of being "unethical." If you want to interpret it that way, that's on your head, not mine. I will not have my words completely twisted.
<<<Were these fans who had taken part in a study? If so, and they had problems with it, that still suggests unprofessional conduct on the studier's part -- and that's something which should be discussed explicitly, not left as a vague insinuation. If they weren't part of a study, they can stop whining.>>>
I have no idea. I can only comment on what other fans SAID when the books came out and on what I personally experienced. Since I have already done that, I'm not going to repeat myself. And I'm not going to get into yet *another* pissing match over something so stupid. But, I repeat, I will NOT have my words twisted into something they are not.
Annie