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I can't help but remember: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Nights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Nights https://www.amazon.com/Atlanta-Nights-Tra

I can't help but remember: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Nights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Nights https://www.amazon.com/Atlanta-Nights-Travis-Tea/dp/1411622987 https://www.amazon.com/Atlanta-Nights-Travis-Tea/dp/14116229...

mrkgnao 10y ago
In addition to the more well-known https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair although that had different goals.
- TuringNYC 10y ago
  And once you've read about that, make sure to have a laugh with the Postmodernism Essay Generator (http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/pomo/ http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/pomo/)
  - beaconstudios 10y ago
    but if you like the generated ones, you'll love the real, and really absurd, ones: https://twitter.com/realpeerreview?lang=en https://twitter.com/realpeerreview?lang=en
- dkbrk 10y ago
  It's not precisely analogous, but I am somewhat reminded of the Ern Malley affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern_Malley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern_Malley > In the decades that followed, the hoax proved to be a significant setback for modernist poetry in Australia. Since the 1970s, however, the Ern Malley poems, though known to be a hoax, became celebrated as a successful example of surrealist poetry in their own right, lauded by poets and critics such as John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch and Robert Hughes. The poems of Ern Malley are now more widely read than those of his creators, and the affair has inspired works by major Australian writers and artists, such as Peter Carey and Sidney Nolan. American poet and anthologist David Lehman called Ern Malley "the greatest literary hoax of the twentieth century".
folli 10y ago
Perhaps I'm missing some of the context, but I don't see the problem of publishing low quality fictional literature. In contrast to science publications, where the reader expects that some scientific quality standards have been met, I'd assume that the market demand will be enough to wipe out low-quality entertainment publications.
- Dylan16807 10y ago
  There's nothing wrong with printing bad literature. The problem was their lying about being a traditional publisher that only accepted high quality manuscripts, flattering people to fleece money out of them.
- emeraldd 10y ago
  That's not how these "publishers" work. They don't rely on the ability to sell the final product to make money. What they do is charge the hapless and naive, budding author for the privilege of being published and various associated "services." i.e. They make money by fleecing authors who don't know any better.

mrkgnao 10y ago

In addition to the more well-known https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair although that had different goals.

TuringNYC 10y ago
And once you've read about that, make sure to have a laugh with the Postmodernism Essay Generator (http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/pomo/ http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/pomo/)
- beaconstudios 10y ago
  but if you like the generated ones, you'll love the real, and really absurd, ones: https://twitter.com/realpeerreview?lang=en https://twitter.com/realpeerreview?lang=en
dkbrk 10y ago
It's not precisely analogous, but I am somewhat reminded of the Ern Malley affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern_Malley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern_Malley > In the decades that followed, the hoax proved to be a significant setback for modernist poetry in Australia. Since the 1970s, however, the Ern Malley poems, though known to be a hoax, became celebrated as a successful example of surrealist poetry in their own right, lauded by poets and critics such as John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch and Robert Hughes. The poems of Ern Malley are now more widely read than those of his creators, and the affair has inspired works by major Australian writers and artists, such as Peter Carey and Sidney Nolan. American poet and anthologist David Lehman called Ern Malley "the greatest literary hoax of the twentieth century".

folli 10y ago

Perhaps I'm missing some of the context, but I don't see the problem of publishing low quality fictional literature. In contrast to science publications, where the reader expects that some scientific quality standards have been met, I'd assume that the market demand will be enough to wipe out low-quality entertainment publications.

Dylan16807 10y ago
There's nothing wrong with printing bad literature. The problem was their lying about being a traditional publisher that only accepted high quality manuscripts, flattering people to fleece money out of them.
emeraldd 10y ago
That's not how these "publishers" work. They don't rely on the ability to sell the final product to make money. What they do is charge the hapless and naive, budding author for the privilege of being published and various associated "services." i.e. They make money by fleecing authors who don't know any better.