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Imagine the trouble that would have saved - had that been followed. I know I would have felt better.

Alexandria177 (talk) 13:13, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately Bill Patterson has passed but I'm honoured he responded to this discussion. I would prefer we like Gifford stick to the actual text of the book rather than claims of supra-text 'context' but I think the best solution is to refer and source the conflicting viewpoints in the entry itself and allow the reader to decide from the sources rather than decide for them as the current entry does. BS6 (talk) 08:16, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Inventions presaged

This section is weak. It cites no references. Some of this stuff is probably wrong. E.g., the list cites Space Cadet and Assignment in Eternity as presaging the cell phone. The Dick Tracy 2-Way Wrist Radio dates back to 1946, two years before Space Cadet. Assignment in Eternity is an anthology, and the article doesn't say which story is being referred to. Lists like this are lame. I'd suggest deleting the whole section.--75.83.69.196 (talk)

I agree with 75.83.69.196 and Sir Rhosis. It's been six months, and nobody has objected, so I'm going to go ahead and delete it.--75.83.69.196 (talk) 22:04, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

You just agreed with yourself, you're still using the same IP address as before.Not that I object to it's removal, but yeah, that was a pretty bad attempt to make a consensus look larger.--Crossmr (talk) 23:27, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, I'd forgotten that that was my own comment! But nobody, including you, has made any argument in favor of the dopey list. --75.83.69.196 (talk) 14:07, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

It is terrible, Patterson was obviously an admirer of Heinlein but also a real scholar and historian, is there nothing that can be done to address those who continually attempt to insert their personal opinions into this article? BS6 (talk) 08:07, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Was this ever followed up? Allowing the edits of a scholar on Heinlein of the calibre of Patterson is reprehensible. BS6 (talk) 08:08, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

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I'd prefer we remove the editorializing on either Franklin or Panshin. I think both books are excellent but an article on Heinlein is not the place to insert our personal opinions on their worth. BS6 (talk) 07:44, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Better to remove all editorializing of this sort from the article about either Franklin or Panshin's books. BS6 (talk) 08:19, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

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Sayings of Heinlein - section here or list article ?

There are a number of fairly famous Heinlein sayings said by characters in his stories. Would it be better to have a mention here of that with just the more famous ones, or should it be a list article and go into the less common ones ?

I'm thinking of things like

  • There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
  • Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
  • Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
  • There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.
  • No project is ever completed on time or within budget.
  • Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
  • Ignorance is curable, stupid is forever.

Cheers Markbassett (talk) 13:01, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

I think you want Wikiquote. --Escape Orbit 13:04, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
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