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From: thro...@sheol.org (Wayne Throop)
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Subject: Re: Quickly fixing science fiction
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: nebu...@-rpi-.edu (Joseph Nebus)
: I think we can all agree that all the problems with science fiction as
: a genre and a fandom these days could be wiped out within minutes if
: people would just start up again writing the correct kind of story
: that's now unforgivably neglected. 
: 
: So, ah, what kind of story is that? 

I certainly don't agree.  The bit about "all the problems" coupled
with "fandom" and "kind of story" (implying singular), implies pretty
strongly that no one kind of story can solve all problems.  A downturn in
purchases is one of the problems, so reducing the number of purchasers by
contracting the genre boundaries and alienating fans is counterproductive.

: For my money I like a good, lightly sardonic, nonfact article.  Mock
: encyclopedia or news reports put into stories mean I can get some of
: this in many, many larger stories, but there's something pure about
: the form when there's none of the attempt to portray a scene and just
: stick to reporting the scene instead. 

An especially* counterproductive suggestion.
Definitely a "cure worse than diease" situation.