Survivor Appendix N Authors- LEIBER WINS!

[Maxperson]

Other than this Fellowship you speak of, you have proof that a bunch of people 'got together' to down vote a particular author?

Circumstantial, sure. Tolkien was rip roaring until the private message about the Fellowship was made public. Then all of a sudden Tolkien was the #1 target.

 

[StormbringerAUS]

Bellairs, John 11
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 17
Carter, Lin 14
de Camp & Pratt 7
Dunsany, Lord 17
Fox, Gardner 11
Leiber, Fritz 19 - 2 = 17
Merritt, A. 16
Offutt, Andrew J. 14
Pratt, Fletcher 12
St. Clair, Margaret 14
Tolkien, J.R.R. 9 + 1 = 10
Wellman, Manley Wade 14
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 17

 

[CleverNickName]

Circumstantial, sure. Tolkien was rip roaring until the private message about the Fellowship was made public. Then all of a sudden Tolkien was the #1 target.

I think it's a testament to Tolkien's popularity that he's still in the running even after almost 600 posts, even after a continued barrage of coordinated and concentrated downvotes.

Ah well. It's a self-correcting problem. I'm sure Tolkien will soon be voted out of the popularity contest. And then whoever does win this popularity contest will be so popular that hardly anyone will have heard of them. It's the same way we decide which indie rock bands are "good."

 

[Harzel]

True in my case, and comments in this thread have convinced my that "liking Tolkien too much" is a problem.

A 'problem' is usually something that has some deleterious effect.
But anyway, have some XP for your honesty.

 

[Harzel]

Bellairs, John 11
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 16-2=14 He's good, but never better than Tolkien
Carter, Lin 14
de Camp & Pratt 11
Dunsany, Lord 17
Fox, Gardner 15

And also not better than Gardner Fox?

 

[Harzel]

Bellairs, John 11
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 17
Carter, Lin 14
de Camp & Pratt 7
Dunsany, Lord 17
Fox, Gardner 9
Leiber, Fritz 17
Merritt, A. 16
Offutt, Andrew J. 14
Pratt, Fletcher 12
St. Clair, Margaret 14
Tolkien, J.R.R. 11
Wellman, Manley Wade 14
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 17

 

[Parmandur]

Bellairs, John 11
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 17
Carter, Lin 14
de Camp & Pratt 7
Dunsany, Lord 17
Fox, Gardner 7
Leiber, Fritz 17
Merritt, A. 16
Offutt, Andrew J. 14
Pratt, Fletcher 12
St. Clair, Margaret 14
Tolkien, J.R.R. 12
Wellman, Manley Wade 14
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 17

 

[squibbles]

I think it's a testament to Tolkien's popularity that he's still in the running even after almost 600 posts, even after a continued barrage of coordinated and concentrated downvotes.

Yeah, good point.

I have to say, it would be pretty impressive if, despite my best efforts, my boy John Ronald managed to fight his way to the end.

 

[happyhermit]

Bellairs, John 11
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 17
Carter, Lin 14
de Camp & Pratt 7
Dunsany, Lord 17
Fox, Gardner 7
Leiber, Fritz 17
Merritt, A. 16
Offutt, Andrew J. 14
Pratt, Fletcher 12
St. Clair, Margaret 12
Tolkien, J.R.R. 13
Wellman, Manley Wade 14
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 17

St. Clair! Why must you taunt me? Even if I didn't have issues with your writing, it's influence on D&D... just isn't all that much.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

A 'problem' is usually something that has some deleterious effect.
But anyway, have some XP for your honesty.

deleterious effects:

1) not reading other authors;
2) failing to understand what Tolkien was actually doing with Lord of the Rings.


Tolkien would be horrified with anyone who wasn't familiar with Beowulf.