Talk:Julian Simpole
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What source is there for the claim that Hardinge Simpole Publishers is "one of the leading publishers and distributors of chess books in the world"? What source is there for the claim that Evans and Watson are "widely regarded as the most universally respected American writers"? Is there any source other than Raymond Keene for the claim about Simpole and Winter? Isn't much of this entry essentially a commercial for Hardinge Simpole? If there is to be a reference to a supposed "amazing coincidence" about USCF and Hardinge Simpole, shouldn't it also be mentioned that (1) many of these books are quite expensive (for example, $39.95 for the Denker and Parr book); (2) many of these books are in the now unpopular descriptive notation; (3) in some cases, the material is quite old (for example, the "modern chess theory" was written more than two decades ago); (4) in some cases, there are cheaper alternatives that are likely to be more popular with modern readers (for example, the much cheaper Hays algebraic editions of the Nimzowitsch books); and (5) Chess4Less, another seller of chess books in the United States, also largely ignores Hardinge Simpole books. - Louis Blair (5 March 2006)
The only response to my note above has been a note posted by sloan@ishipress.com (Sam Sloan) to rec.games.chess.politics,rec.games.chess.misc,alt.chess: "Louis Blair of Louis Blair fame has long been noted for just providing long lists of quotes from other people, without really expressing an opinion himself. However, over on Wikipedia, Louis Blair has gone completely bonkers. He has made a bunch of really crazy postings. [This] is his latest" (Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:45:03 GMT).
Since an attempt at discussion has failed, I will now procede with edits that seem appropriate in view of the absence of response from the original writer. - Louis Blair (6 March 2006)
The end of this page read as a straight advert to me, so I deleted the last paragraph. I can't see it as at all biographical.--ZincBelief 10:51, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
