Astroturfing at Wikipedia?
Posted: 24 May 2012 21:07
I say this without irony. Frank Herbert's Dune books are a spirtual work, they are special. I've been reading them for 15-17 years. I don't know how many times I've read them. I would guess that I've read Duneat least 20 times. The rest I've read at least once every two years. I still find new meaning within them, as I grow older I find new facets.
I am disgusted by what Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have done. I read a couple of their "books." It was like having fish hooks dragged through my brain.
Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Herbert. No mention of the anger or controversy their greed has caused among readers. Nor is there any on Kevin Anderson's page. If you check out the discussion pages, you'll see comments on both pages by NihonJoe defending the lack of criticism. Paid shill?
My web Prana-Bindu is weak, are there people with Wikipedia street-cred that can fix this? Maybe some of you know someone who is an editor at wikipedia.
As for Brian and Kevin. Frank Herbert said it best in Children of Dune
Burning be on you, Atreides! You shall have no souls, nor spirits, nor bodies, nor shades nor magic nor bones, nor hair nor utterances nor words. You shall have no grave, nor house nor hole nor tomb. You shall have no garden, nor tree nor bush. You shall have no water, nor bread, nor light nor fire. You shall have no children, nor family nor heirs nor tribe. You shall have no head, nor arms nor legs nor gait nor seed. You shall have no seats on any planet. Your souls shall not be permitted to come up from the depths, and they shall never be among those permitted to live upon the earth. On no day shall you behold Shai-Hulud, but you shall be bound and fettered in the nethermost abomination and your souls shall never enter into the glorious light for ever and ever.
I am disgusted by what Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have done. I read a couple of their "books." It was like having fish hooks dragged through my brain.
Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Herbert. No mention of the anger or controversy their greed has caused among readers. Nor is there any on Kevin Anderson's page. If you check out the discussion pages, you'll see comments on both pages by NihonJoe defending the lack of criticism. Paid shill?
My web Prana-Bindu is weak, are there people with Wikipedia street-cred that can fix this? Maybe some of you know someone who is an editor at wikipedia.
As for Brian and Kevin. Frank Herbert said it best in Children of Dune
Burning be on you, Atreides! You shall have no souls, nor spirits, nor bodies, nor shades nor magic nor bones, nor hair nor utterances nor words. You shall have no grave, nor house nor hole nor tomb. You shall have no garden, nor tree nor bush. You shall have no water, nor bread, nor light nor fire. You shall have no children, nor family nor heirs nor tribe. You shall have no head, nor arms nor legs nor gait nor seed. You shall have no seats on any planet. Your souls shall not be permitted to come up from the depths, and they shall never be among those permitted to live upon the earth. On no day shall you behold Shai-Hulud, but you shall be bound and fettered in the nethermost abomination and your souls shall never enter into the glorious light for ever and ever.