The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #94776   Message #1839918
Posted By: Folkiedave
21-Sep-06 - 08:57 AM
Thread Name: Reflections/Criticism of Peter Kennedy
Subject: RE: Reflections/Criticism of Peter Kennedy
Since previous comments on Peter Kennedy detailed by Fred McCormick in this thread failed to bring forth litigation, clearly that was never a worry. Presumably point 13 on Mustrad suggesting he was litigous will be withdrawn.

HereĀ“s what Fred thinks when people talk anonymously about him....

I have now been told - and I have good reason to believe this intelligence is true - that some nameless individual took my review, removed all the positive aspects and doctored the rest to make it look complete. It was then circulated to various people in Ireland and presented to them as though it were an exact reproduction of what I had written. The intention was to discredit me and my review, and I find it incredible that anyone who calls themselves a human being could resort to such treachery.

Apart from the fact that this is clear breach of copyright, it is also a monumental breach of human ethics. And it is difficult to imagine the kind of warped and twisted psychology which it would take for someone to stoop to such verminous tactics. However, it does explain why all the attacks on me and on my review have focused solely on my coverage of the book, and why various denigrators keep insisting that I ignored the book's subject entirely.


As co-editor of Mustrad you have published an edited version of a file which you tell us has been gathered over the years which consists of anonymous contributions.

I would be really grateful if you could explain why this is not a "monumental breach of human ethics", "twisted psychology" and "verminous tactics".

Dave Eyre