The spread of information re the Siegel/Pynchon-L megill

[KENNETH HOUGHTON]

Is this "netlynews" dude working from the galley or random speculation?

No one on the list who has seen the book has indicated that postings are more 
than 1/4 of the book--and most seem to agree 1/5 or less.

(I suppose ListPostings could make up a third of the book if you include 
Siegel's own postings--for which no one would suggest he needs ask 
permission--but its sloppy not to mention that, if that's the way the percentage
is being calculated.)

What's the source of the "at least one-third," Penny? Or anyone?

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Subject: The spread of information re the Siegel/Pynchon-L megillah
Author:  Penny Padgett <padgett at telestream.com> at dbnaccip
Date:    5/1/97 2:33 PM


     
 Siegel finally bailed out of the list, but now he has turned the
transcripts of the flame war into a book called "Lineland," which 
conveniently comes on the heels of Pynchon's latest novel -- and also raises 
a host of ethical questions: In addition to the liberties Siegel may be 
taking with Pynchon's privacy, not all of the participants in the mailing 
list, whose postings make up at least a third of the book, were asked for 
permission to be quoted, and the feeling on Pynchon-L is that Siegel behaved 
inappropriately.