Comments on: Balanced Libraries: Links to reviews and comments

By: Pete Smith

Pete Smith — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:50:08 +0000

Think nothing of it. Now let us never speak of it again

By: walt

walt — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:47:55 +0000

And I’ve concluded that you’re right: It’s not bad form to thank someone for a good review. Thanks for the good review.

By: Pete Smith

Pete Smith — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:41:36 +0000

Yeah I’d figured that. I don’t think it’s bad form to thank someone for a good review tbh- then I’m not an author, so I have no experience in this. I would agree that it’s best not to go after a negative review.
A ten foot bargepole is indeed the English equivalent phrase. Curse the metric system ;D

By: walt

walt — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:50:30 +0000

Pete,

Weak joke: “I wouldn’t touch that line with a 10-foot pole.” In this case, because I’d already promised that I wouldn’t comment on reviews of the book, whether positive or negative. Your review is, in fact, both positive, thoughtful, and gracious, but as the (grateful) author I really shouldn’t be saying that. Although I suppose it’s OK to say “I won’t grump about bad reviews, but I can be delighted by good reviews”–as I was by yours.

The proper American idiom is, in fact, a 10-foot pole; I was being cute. “bargepole” is presumably the English equivalent.

By: Pete Smith

Pete Smith — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:06:18 +0000

Oh, I see, it’s like our ‘wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole’ if the web leads me aright

By: Pete Smith

Pete Smith — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:00:27 +0000

I’m sorry Walt, I’m not sure what the three-meter pole reference means I just meant that it’s not a blandly ‘nice’ review

By: walt

walt — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:22:09 +0000

Whoops. My three-meter pole’s gone missing again. No disagreement here, though.

By: Pete Smith

Pete Smith — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:06:48 +0000

Nice, if by nice you mean discerning and accurate ;D

By: walt crawford

walt crawford — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:48:46 +0000

les, thanks! I’ll link to that once I’m back home (I’m in Kennewick, WA, at the Washington Lib. Assoc. annual conference, and using a public PC, which makes things cumbersome).

And what a nice review!

By: les

les — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:00:34 +0000

Walt, thought i’d point out that library too (http://havemercia.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/review-of-walt-crawfords-balanced-libraries/) gave it a nice review to. I’ve not got around to getting it yet, but will do soon.