tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post2142317510726539392..comments2023-06-26T05:29:21.219-04:00Comments on The Harriet Klausner Appreciation Society: How Harriet Fudges Her Reviews, Part IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-3977684187101193622013-01-01T23:15:45.107-05:002013-01-01T23:15:45.107-05:00Thanks, Deborah.
It really is easy to see when it...Thanks, Deborah.<br /><br />It really is easy to see when it's compared side-by-side like this.<br /><br />Welcome to HKAS! I'm looking forward to visiting with you more!Embeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369184094519297599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-41092661009990495242013-01-01T21:21:55.194-05:002013-01-01T21:21:55.194-05:00This is a thing of beauty!
I used to post on Amaz...This is a thing of beauty!<br /><br />I used to post on Amazon, in the comments of Hattie's "reviews," pointing out the egregious plot point errors, incorrect character names, spoilers, and sometimes wrong-book-entirely mistakes. I have no idea if it made a difference. Probably not.<br /><br />Seeing the plagarism with other sources side-by-side like this is devastating to Hattie&Deborah Hernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620212640805660684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-25061092322463525442012-12-26T15:53:08.171-05:002012-12-26T15:53:08.171-05:00Great; thanks, Embee. It never occurred to me to t...Great; thanks, Embee. It never occurred to me to try to do that this way, I never use word processors for online postings 'cause they often produce mutilated format.... I either use plain text, or basic HTML. But anyway — it's great if it works like that; amazing. Very readable format for a complex set of data.Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-90198638383555208482012-12-26T12:51:46.826-05:002012-12-26T12:51:46.826-05:00Hi, Malleus,
I did it first in a Word document. ...Hi, Malleus,<br /><br />I did it first in a Word document. Each comparison is done in a table. It took me a couple of days to figure it out because, even if you remove the borders from the table, all of the borders show up in black anyway. So, for the borders that I didn't want to show, I matched their color to the background of the blog and voila! they just blended in like they aren'tEmbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369184094519297599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-54489574631721927602012-12-26T12:16:17.924-05:002012-12-26T12:16:17.924-05:00Awesome post, Embee. A lot of hard work (and a cle...Awesome post, Embee. A lot of hard work (and a clear, readable presentation: how did you achieve this nice layout?). More proof that she simply takes "product information" and garbles it a bit to hide the source. Wretched.Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-47467419323364786442012-12-26T12:01:45.568-05:002012-12-26T12:01:45.568-05:00Hey, Joy, good to see you here.
Joy Elbaum wrote:...Hey, Joy, good to see you here.<br /><br />Joy Elbaum wrote:<br /><br />> the NYTimes article includes some inaccurate<br />> information, such as that Harriet is a "retired<br />> librarian." She never worked as a librarian ...<br />How do you know that? Her profile on Amz and other places says she was an "acquisitions" librarian. Not quite sure how important the &Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-50376936138797322162012-12-25T19:47:03.269-05:002012-12-25T19:47:03.269-05:00Thomas,
Yes, I saw the article. It was really he...Thomas,<br /><br />Yes, I saw the article. It was really helpful! Thanks for letting us know.<br /><br />Joy,<br /><br />I likewise discovered a while ago that Harriet isn't a retired librarian. Her profiles say that she work in acquisitions at two libraries, but she clearly didn't work at those jobs very long, because she shortly held other part-time and fulltime work. That raises a Embeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369184094519297599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-72822786027407500002012-12-25T18:36:54.790-05:002012-12-25T18:36:54.790-05:00the NYTimes article includes some inaccurate infor...the NYTimes article includes some inaccurate information, such as that Harriet is a "retired librarian." She never worked as a librarian; probably told the interviewer this in order to grab some credibility as a reviewer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703367442276394087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-29541076049683598522012-12-25T17:38:20.141-05:002012-12-25T17:38:20.141-05:00In case you missed it... http://www.nytimes.com/2...In case you missed it... http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/technology/amazon-book-reviews-deleted-in-a-purge-aimed-at-manipulation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0<br /><br />Goes into HK's activities and references this blog. :)Thomas "Duffbert" Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363184376915863229noreply@blogger.com