So, YOU define "sinister" as not getting your manuscript published without including 
your famous advisor's name on it? Interesting. I'll have to check my dictionary on 
that alternative definition... ;-)


----- Original Message -----
From: Al Shealy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:31 pm
Subject: Re: Good news and bad news

> You either didn't read the last paragraph or you didn't find it 
> sinister.Interesting.
> 
> Reminds me of the time I submitted a manuscript (without my famous
> advisor's name) to the most prestigious journal in my field. The 
> editorsent it back without sending it out for _blind_ review. She 
> listed three
> reasons for sending it back. Every one of the reasons was factually
> incorrect. She didn't read it. In other words, she didn't 
> recognize my
> name, didn't recognize my school; so she assumed that my paper 
> couldn't be
> worthy of her journal. I called my famous advisor and asked if I 
> could put
> his name on it. He said "sure" and the paper has since been 
> published in a
> different journal.
> 
> Al
> 
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