Re:The Wrath of Goodreads
by coffeebeqn on Sunday July 30, 2023 @04:18AM
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I’m not at all convinced. How would you review a book you haven’t read? At least you could point out some specifics to maybe convince some people
Re:The Wrath of Goodreads
by thaumasiotes on Sunday July 30, 2023 @05:27AM
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Why would it be necessary to read the autobiography of Uri Geller before pointing out that it's full of crap? That's a waste of everyone's time.
> "Do not review a book you haven’t read."
No, that isn't the perfect solution. Andrew Gelman stated the issue better here ( https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2010/07/02/the_moral_... ):
> I can’t really criticize the guy for slamming my book without having read it. After all, I think the autobiography of Uri Geller and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are almost certainly full of crap, but I haven’t ever read a page of either.