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From: "George Shimanovich" <gshiman@optonline.net>
To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 8:42 PM
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> In reference to posting by Nick below I must say that myself noticed that
Ms Alexander at least twice arbitrary changed topic when challenged by Mr.
> Boyd. I find that her original point of departure with Mr. Boyd's views
was
> a trap for a kind of war to which this list had to be subjected. The
> declaration of that war in 'Happily for me, Professor Boyd has taken my
bait
> this time' sounds Kinbotian to me. This is not the first time that agenda
> wars are declared on this forum. I call them pains of growth. I just hope
> that Mr. Boyd and other contributors take this occasional abuse and stay
> with us, grateful mortals.
> ------------------------------------------
> > > PS - For what it's worth, I'm enjoying the discussion on Pale Fire
> > > enormously, although I do wonder if I'm alone in finding comments like
> "A
> > > good argument needs evidence and positions that don't slide to new
> ground
> > > when challenged" from Professor Boyd a little...unworthy?
>
> As far as Botkin in reverse argument by Carolyn Kunin - 'nikto' is
'nobody'
> in Russian. I don't follow how that 'nobody' contributes to 'Shade is
Botkin
> is Gradus' theory that spins my head when I think about it; and what we
are
> to do with lonely 'B' ?
>
> George Shimanovich
>
>
From: "George Shimanovich" <gshiman@optonline.net>
To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 8:42 PM
> This message was originally submitted by gshiman@OPTONLINE.NET to the
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> In reference to posting by Nick below I must say that myself noticed that
Ms Alexander at least twice arbitrary changed topic when challenged by Mr.
> Boyd. I find that her original point of departure with Mr. Boyd's views
was
> a trap for a kind of war to which this list had to be subjected. The
> declaration of that war in 'Happily for me, Professor Boyd has taken my
bait
> this time' sounds Kinbotian to me. This is not the first time that agenda
> wars are declared on this forum. I call them pains of growth. I just hope
> that Mr. Boyd and other contributors take this occasional abuse and stay
> with us, grateful mortals.
> ------------------------------------------
> > > PS - For what it's worth, I'm enjoying the discussion on Pale Fire
> > > enormously, although I do wonder if I'm alone in finding comments like
> "A
> > > good argument needs evidence and positions that don't slide to new
> ground
> > > when challenged" from Professor Boyd a little...unworthy?
>
> As far as Botkin in reverse argument by Carolyn Kunin - 'nikto' is
'nobody'
> in Russian. I don't follow how that 'nobody' contributes to 'Shade is
Botkin
> is Gradus' theory that spins my head when I think about it; and what we
are
> to do with lonely 'B' ?
>
> George Shimanovich
>
>