From: Stevan Harnad <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 15:25:16 -0500 Now it's time to help get the FUD campaign against Jeffrey Beall dropped too. [FOR FUD, See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt] On 2013-03-04, at 3:11 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:44:28 +0000 > > This just in: Edwin Mellen Press has publicly announced its intention > to "discontinue" the two lawsuits it filed against Dale Askey and > McMaster University: > > http://bit.ly/YQm4uV > > A few quick observations: > > 1. The difference between "discontinue" and "drop" may be worth noting. > > 2. The tone and content of EMP's announcement offer an interesting > window into the company's attitude towards the community it purports > to serve. > > 3. EMP's announcement makes repeated reference to a "social media > campaign" on behalf of Askey and against EMP. However, as a commenter > noted (and I documented) following a posting I made on this topic at > the Scholarly Kitchen, if there was an orchestrated "social media > campaign" during this event, it appears to have been conducted on > behalf of EMP — someone commenting under the name "Thomas Anthony > Kelly" posted the identical comment in support of EMP to hundreds of > blogs and web pages. When this fact was exposed publicly, the comments > began disappearing. > > --- > Rick Anderson > Interim Dean, J. Willard Marriott Library > University of Utah > [log in to unmask]