tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post7738320198112663813..comments2023-06-26T05:29:21.219-04:00Comments on The Harriet Klausner Appreciation Society: In Grady's own wordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-30890477665593801782007-08-21T08:18:00.000-04:002007-08-21T08:18:00.000-04:00C.MCCALLISTER becomes mysteriously quiet when aske...C.MCCALLISTER becomes mysteriously quiet when asked about the fact that positive voting of a suspicious nature is not remedied by Amazon wizards. However I think his claims of being privy to the inner workings of Amazon are a lot of bunk. There are others like him who put forth arcane explanations for some of Amazon's more baffling policies but when they're asked where they obtained this Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-57242898593074342952007-08-19T22:30:00.000-04:002007-08-19T22:30:00.000-04:00Barbara:Your explanation of the Harp voting strate...Barbara:<BR/>Your explanation of the Harp voting strategy is very likely the right one- squadrons given the signal daily rather than whole batallions at once. Such a procedure has the advantage of appearing a little less deceitful, at least to newbies.<BR/> Malleus:<BR/>Though MCCALLISTER was directly challenged on his assertion that Amazon software deletes the repetitive positive votes of fans, Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-48310559632303437912007-08-19T14:43:00.000-04:002007-08-19T14:43:00.000-04:00Wot? You mean The NGHVM is back to buisiness? Well...Wot? You mean The NGHVM is back to buisiness? Well, I never thought it was out of it to begin with -- even despite Mr MCCALLISTER's assurances that The Holy Amazon took care of the problem. I wonder how he explains the situation though...Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-14820404401351770942007-08-19T11:13:00.000-04:002007-08-19T11:13:00.000-04:00Stanley.I knew it was too much to hope for. I thin...Stanley.<BR/><BR/>I knew it was too much to hope for. I think Grady Harp has merely tinkered with his amazing vote gathering machine. I think it's probably something along the lines of, "first third of the alphabet vote immediately, second third wait forty-eight hours, final third come in after at least seventy-two hours have elapsed", and that's clearly devious enough to pull the wool over Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-82752723714778526472007-08-19T02:25:00.000-04:002007-08-19T02:25:00.000-04:00Saturday, August 18, 11:20 pm:It looks like the in...Saturday, August 18, 11:20 pm:<BR/>It looks like the infamous Harp instant voting machine is back up and running. Barbara and Malleus predicted as much. If Amazon had indeed conducted an investigation of Harp's absurd vote totals, as one reviewer suggested it was, like Claude Rains in "Casablanca it must just have lined up the usual suspects, considered what it would lose by conducting a real Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-78817063850415659922007-08-17T13:29:00.000-04:002007-08-17T13:29:00.000-04:00I completely agree. Don't 'report' anything; bette...I completely agree. Don't 'report' anything; better let it be so we can point to it.Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-43027465171517760832007-08-17T07:47:00.000-04:002007-08-17T07:47:00.000-04:00One of those 33 glowing five star reviews is writt...One of those 33 glowing five star reviews is written by Grady Harp himself. I never report that type of thing because I think it's instructive to keep examples of these "top reviewers" hypocrisy where everyone can see it.Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-76813556807577789962007-08-16T22:27:00.000-04:002007-08-16T22:27:00.000-04:00Stanley, The taking in of each other's laundry tha...Stanley, <BR/><BR/>The taking in of each other's laundry that you speak of is a common occurrence among many of the top reviewers. Sometimes for fun I would follow "friendships" around Amazon and was amused and appalled by what I found. Were it not for the quid pro quo I doubt some of those reviewers would be in the upper rankings.<BR/><BR/>It was what thoroughly disillusioned me, even more than Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-59112915727423325202007-08-16T21:52:00.000-04:002007-08-16T21:52:00.000-04:00Cathy:Thanks for the links. I noticed there were 3...Cathy:<BR/>Thanks for the links. I noticed there were 33 or so reviews of Harp's book, all of them 5 stars by the way. Just glancing at the names on the blurbs to the right of the "most helpful" reviews, I found Betty Dravis, FrKMesick, and Leonard all of whose names rang a bell. I wonder if Harp and most of his rave reviewers are in fact taking in each other's laundry. I'm curious to see the Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-67663122487967665912007-08-16T21:29:00.000-04:002007-08-16T21:29:00.000-04:00Malleus, I tried the interlibrary loan in my area....Malleus, I tried the interlibrary loan in my area. One response I received referred to it as a pamphlet and said that they did not acquire it. Here is a link you might find interesting;<BR/><BR/>http://www.stephenfreedman.com/War%20Songs.htm<BR/><BR/>Grady Harp doesn't seem to mention his collaborator Stephen Freedman. One of his Amazon friends, Betty Dravis, who said Grady should receive a NobelBarbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-71687090163906990702007-08-16T21:09:00.000-04:002007-08-16T21:09:00.000-04:00I'll try to get it via an interlibrary loan. Somet...I'll try to get it via an interlibrary loan. Sometimes these guys do the impossible, so we'll see. I don't mean to rip Grady's book btw, I'm just curious about what he has written.Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-82513873821977396022007-08-16T20:30:00.000-04:002007-08-16T20:30:00.000-04:00Malleus, I checked my county library (which is pre...Malleus, I checked my county library (which is pretty well funded I might add) and no sign of the book there.<BR/><BR/>Reviews for his book, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/1888033002/sr=1-1/qid=1187310254/ref=cm_rev_prev/002-5252214-5336844?ie=UTF8&customer-reviews.sort%5Fby=-SubmissionDate&n=283155&s=books&customer-reviews.start=1&qid=1187310254&sr=1-1<BR/><BR/>Sometime if I Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256349705432978540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-1512450396278361642007-08-16T20:28:00.000-04:002007-08-16T20:28:00.000-04:00Be careful! It might be safer having him operate o...Be careful! It might be safer having him operate on you than reading his versesStanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-65367042432923722692007-08-16T19:37:00.000-04:002007-08-16T19:37:00.000-04:00Yes, I remember someone from The Grady Bunch sayin...Yes, I remember someone from The Grady Bunch saying he'd written a book of his own. I'd love to get this book into my sweaty little hands! Is it available in libraries?Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-26108647483213032002007-08-16T18:41:00.000-04:002007-08-16T18:41:00.000-04:00Mr. Harp's book of poetry written about his experi...Mr. Harp's book of poetry written about his experiences in Vietnam in 1968 as a surgeon has been reviewed on Amazon. One reviewer said "he must have been an angel" to have written such exquisite poetry. I've not been able to find any independent critical reviews of these poems.Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.com