https://krait.dreamwidth.org/ Scales and Tales - Dreamwidth Studios Tue, 10 May 2011 01:43:09 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios krait personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/4391634/284874 https://krait.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://krait.dreamwidth.org/88649.html Tue, 10 May 2011 01:43:09 GMT https://krait.dreamwidth.org/88649.html Raise your hand if you remember <a href="http://tzikeh.livejournal.com/630497.html">SurveyFail</a>, a fandom-wide fiasco featuring two idiots trying to profit from the generosity of fen (the old FanLib story!).<br /><br />Apparently, they managed to cobble together a book in spite of all fandom could throw at them, and now the Freakonomics blog is <a href="http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/05/05/the-neuroscience-behind-sexual-desire-bring-your-questions-for-authors-of-a-billion-wicked-thoughts/">promoting it</a>... and apparently either believes these guys are genuine, or they don't care a jot whether they're genuine or not -- the description of their book is entirely flattering and does not mention any credibility issues whatsoever; in fact, it reads like a copy/paste of the back cover.<br /><br />Oh, and they're hosting a Q&A for the authors. *wicked smirk*<br /><br />A number of people have already expressed their articulate and/or scathing opinions of this; I've added my own to the pile.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=krait&ditemid=88649" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://krait.dreamwidth.org/88649.html three weeks for dreamwidth surveyfail fandom: meta public 1