I once stated a few of the author's criticisms in a forum, one of which was the 3 line function, only to get a reply from Martin himself, saying that he hadn't

I once stated a few of the author's criticisms in a forum, one of which was the 3 line function, only to get a reply from Martin himself, saying that he hadn't written that. Unfortunately for him, everybody reads it in the book, and his apostles repeat it, and it's part of his success.