At 2:48 -0500 1/22/04, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Chris Pramas wrote:

I don't know if this a debate for this list, but if you want, I'll gladly
tell you why Ryan is wrong.

Chris Pramas
Green Ronin Publishing
www.greenronin.com

In all the years I've seen of Ryan's online presence, it's been a rare occurence to see him be completely wrong. I've also never seen him behave irrationally on a mailing list. I'd say speak your mind, but beware the other people who might not have Ryan's restraint.

Wrong: in matters of economics? Not so far. In matters of ideology? All the time. Or, rather, "much" wrong--maybe not "completely" wrong. Anyway, i don't think he's completely wrong on the Origins Awards: they *do* need fixing. But his proposal makes them worse, not better--precisely because of matters of ideology: he believes that popularity/sales are a valid measure of quality. I believe that there is almost no correlation between quality and sales, due to the large number of disconnects between how the two are decided.


Irrational: i'm not even sure why you mentioned that--what's the relevance? Has anyone accused Ryan of being irrational, and i missed it? [Also, don't forget that Ryan didn't post his letter here--someone else copied it here from a website.]
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The Laws of Anime <http://www.abcb.com/laws/index.htm>:
#38 Law of Hydrostatic Emission
Eyes tend to be rather large in Anime. This is because they contain
several gallons of water, which may be instantaneously released at high
pressure through large tear ducts. The actual volume of water contained
in the eyes is unknown, as there is no evidence to suggest that these
reservoirs are actually capable of running out. The reason water tends
to collect in the eyes is because Anime characters only have one large
sweat gland, which is located at the back of the head. When extremely
stressed, embarrassed, or worried, this sweat gland exudes a single but
very large drop of sebaceous fluid.
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