[WikiEN-l] Asimov-still POV

Thu Feb 13 18:51:06 UTC 2003

Fred Bauder wrote:

>Googling reveals that there is an identifiable source for the designation of
>Nightfall as the best science fiction short story, a vote in 1968 by the
>Science Fiction Writers of America.
>
>Obviously there could be other votes and lists past and future.
>
>Fred
>
>>From: tarquin <tarquin at planetunreal.com>
>>
>>Ray Saintonge wrote:
>>
>>>It does not single out "Nightfall" alone but cites it as one of three
>>>items in a list.  The issue of the most famous Asimov story is a mug's
>>>game. 
>>>
>>Maybe, but over the past 50 years, the idea that Nightfall is his most
>>famous has become part of the general background cultural noise. So we
>>have to report that. If it's based on a mistake, let's report that too.
>>
If Fred's reference had been used and cited in the first place the whole 
edit war might never have happened.  We would have known that the 
original comment was more than one individual's idolatry.

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