A hypothetical

Consider, just for the sake of argument, the possibility that the material that appeals to editors is different from the material that appeals to readers. How would one go about testing this?

There's at least three places where this could go off the rails: it assumes editors as a group have similar tastes, it assumes readers as a group have similar tastes [1] and it assumes the two groups have dissimilar tastes.


1: For example, I like the fiction of Brian Stableford but Ian Braidwood likes the fiction of Brian Stableford _more_ and we've had at least one heated argument over this. You couldn't buy that lack of unanimity.

A hypothetical

Consider, just for the sake of argument, the possibility that the material that appeals to editors is different from the material that appeals to readers. How would one go about testing this?

There's at least three places where this could go off the rails: it assumes editors as a group have similar tastes, it assumes readers as a group have similar tastes [1] and it assumes the two groups have dissimilar tastes.


1: For example, I like the fiction of Brian Stableford but Ian Braidwood likes the fiction of Brian Stableford _more_ and we've had at least one heated argument over this. You couldn't buy that lack of unanimity.

A hypothetical

Consider, just for the sake of argument, the possibility that the material that appeals to editors is different from the material that appeals to readers. How would one go about testing this?

There's at least three places where this could go off the rails: it assumes editors as a group have similar tastes, it assumes readers as a group have similar tastes [1] and it assumes the two groups have dissimilar tastes.


1: For example, I like the fiction of Brian Stableford but Ian Braidwood likes the fiction of Brian Stableford _more_ and we've had at least one heated argument over this. You couldn't buy that lack of unanimity.

The Amazing Screw-On Head

Ah, Mike Mignola, you crazy wacked-out comic-book artist, you.

I thought the animation was a little crude but I loved how they handed the problem of 19th century video-phone technology.

I also enjoyed the story of how The Amazing Screw-On Head went from a quite possibly viable commercial idea to a Mike Mignola creation.

The Amazing Screw-On Head

Ah, Mike Mignola, you crazy wacked-out comic-book artist, you.

I thought the animation was a little crude but I loved how they handed the problem of 19th century video-phone technology.

I also enjoyed the story of how The Amazing Screw-On Head went from a quite possibly viable commercial idea to a Mike Mignola creation.

The Amazing Screw-On Head

Ah, Mike Mignola, you crazy wacked-out comic-book artist, you.

I thought the animation was a little crude but I loved how they handed the problem of 19th century video-phone technology.

I also enjoyed the story of how The Amazing Screw-On Head went from a quite possibly viable commercial idea to a Mike Mignola creation.

If only the Dark Star had been available

The Menace of Planet V.

I wonder what happens when you drop a planet half the size of Mars into a solar-type star? I get a suprisingly high Ek for the impact (~5x10^34 J or about 4 years of solar output).

If only the Dark Star had been available

The Menace of Planet V.

I wonder what happens when you drop a planet half the size of Mars into a solar-type star? I get a suprisingly high Ek for the impact (~5x10^34 J or about 4 years of solar output).

If only the Dark Star had been available

The Menace of Planet V.

I wonder what happens when you drop a planet half the size of Mars into a solar-type star? I get a suprisingly high Ek for the impact (~5x10^34 J or about 4 years of solar output).

SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #3

Please tell me that what I am reading on various sites about what killed Mary Jane Watson in this series is a vast internet conspiracy at my expense and that

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SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #3

Please tell me that what I am reading on various sites about what killed Mary Jane Watson in this series is a vast internet conspiracy at my expense and that

spoilers

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SPIDER-MAN: REIGN #3

Please tell me that what I am reading on various sites about what killed Mary Jane Watson in this series is a vast internet conspiracy at my expense and that

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Call _this_ a storm? Ha!

Although there was more snow than I expected when I started shovelling.

No sign of plows yet. Given the general lack of snow-plowing from the city this year, I expect the city will be paralysed tomorrow.

You can tell what the weather is like just from the lack of sound. All those flakes muffle regular sounds.

Call _this_ a storm? Ha!

Although there was more snow than I expected when I started shovelling.

No sign of plows yet. Given the general lack of snow-plowing from the city this year, I expect the city will be paralysed tomorrow.

You can tell what the weather is like just from the lack of sound. All those flakes muffle regular sounds.

Call _this_ a storm? Ha!

Although there was more snow than I expected when I started shovelling.

No sign of plows yet. Given the general lack of snow-plowing from the city this year, I expect the city will be paralysed tomorrow.

You can tell what the weather is like just from the lack of sound. All those flakes muffle regular sounds.