> I am baffled by this conversation. Roth is not trying to "bully" anyone; > he > is trying to clarify a very bad situation. There is no reason he should > give over his creative spirit to Wikipedia. He is fighting for his > artistic > life. And many many people al over the literary landscape are taking > note. > > I have sent other messages that have not appeared so I will just say > again, > that tone of editors needs to be more self-aware. > BTW, the "Roth vs. Wikipedia " issue is being discussed on many many > lists > by librarians, literary scholars, and students. > It is important. It is a time to learn.
It time for everyone to learn. I live in a resort area and have met celebrities; most are courteous and reasonable people; a few are not. They demand, and if their demands are not met, they bully. They don't discuss; they don't negotiate. They use their ready access to the media as one club and their fan base as another. How is he fighting for his life? If he gave a few interviews this stuff would not be any big mystery. Rather reminds me of the author of The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger. Wouldn't interact with anyone and always complaining that no one else was any good. Fred _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
