Why I don't like TBOTSS

Adam Stephanides · 25 May 2002, 14:42 · from urth-v0205.mbox · original

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From: Adam Stephanides <adamsteph at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: (urth) Why I don't like TBOTSS
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 09:42:49 -0500
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on 5/23/02 7:37 PM, Timothy Reilly at treilly at ozemail.com.au wrote:

> Adam, there's no such consensus.  While I liked OBW I had grave doubts af=
ter
> IGJ, and these were confirmed by RTTW.  I and many others expressed in
> detail why we did not think TBSS was successful long ago.  I don't take p=
art
> in the ongoing debates about details of TBSS now because I don't like it
> enough to be bothered, not because I have changed my mind.

I did remember that there were people who disliked TBOTSS.  It was (and is)
my impression that they are in the minority, at least among those who have
spoken up on this list.  And among professional reviewers, I don't recall
reading a negative review.  (It was Clute's enthusiastic mention of RTTW in
his year-end wrap-up in LOCUS that provoked me to post.)

--Adam

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