Posted by David M. Rose on January 14, 1999 at 14:25:37:
Hi all,
I recently went through the New York Times SF discussion group (more than 450 posts!) looking for references to JV.
One person posted a message about all of the good qualities associated with Mr. Vance, and named him the greatest SF writer of all time (hear, hear sez me).
The sole response was a fellow who said he didn't like to be judgemental, but that he'd make an exception in this case: JV is nowhere near near the top.
No other responses, that's it for 1 1/2 years worth of messages.
The sound you now hear is me grinding my teeth. Arrgh!