Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:
Jed, your mail talked about the rejection as being of a whole group,
not just you. Did you extrapolate from your own experience to that of
the group, or do you have any other testimony to present?
Three others told me Krivit was pretending they were not there. Several
others are, shall we say, peeved. Without them it would be hard to write
an authoritative textbook. Perhaps he can make amends and all will be
well. He has done a darn good job editing books and this could be an
useful contribution. He has to stop acting like a cranky 2-year-old.
Also, stop pretending he is a scientist. Hearing him use the jargon is
embarrassing. (I talk like a programmer occasionally, with words like
"enable," "null set" and "FIFO." By gum, I have earned it. Arthur Clarke
used to throw around radar and RAF terminology such as "main bang" and
"over and out.")
Marianne Macy wrote to me saying "he did say it was Wiley." That's what
I thought he said. But the editor there did not find an upcoming project
so I guess not.
Anyway, let's not fret about this. Krivit is just being silly. I think
most observers will agree that my letter was gentle and should not
considered at "attack." It was polite suggestion.
I am relieved to hear Wiley is not involved. It was worth making a fool
of myself to find that out. I would not have found out any other way.
Does he have any friends he trusts, who might be able to help him see
how he's trashing his career as an investigative reporter?
I have no idea. Ask him!
He deleted my messages but not my photo. That's annoying. People should
not take photos at conferences and upload them without permission.
- Jed
