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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spacecrime.com" data-source="post: 133360" data-attributes="member: 753">> I'm baffled as to what > exactly the problem is? Unless I'm confused, the problem is this:1. Locus reported that Dr. Asimov wanted to publicly reveal the exact cause of his death, and that his wife, Dr. Janet Jeppson, talked him out of doing so.2. Dr. Jeppson says that this is untrue. She is distressed by what Locus reported, and does not want to wait a month for a correction.3. Ellison is concerned for her feelings, and worried that Locus editor Charles Brown will sweep the whole thing under the rug. So he's putting the word out and asking other fans and friends of Asimov to help spread it.Obviously, this is a situation that could quickly devolve into he said / she said / he said. However, I'm more inclined to trust Ellison's and Jeppson's version of events than the editorial skill and integrity of Locus. I'm not going to be running around waving signs -- I don't have many contacts in the SF fan community -- but I'm certainly going to keep the existence of two versions in mind should I be asked about this in my role of friendly neighborhood bookstore owner.yours,</blockquote>