jimb@ISM780B.UUCP (10/15/85)
I must agree with Davis. It is precisely because of Campbell's rigidity that magazines like Galaxy and F&SF flourished so quickly and so well. This is the reason why I believe the ultimate impact of Dianetics on SF was minimal in the direct sense -- it indirectly created new literary "ecological" niches that SF could survive and flourish in. -- from the bewildered musings of Jim Brunet decvax!cca!ima!jimb ucbvax!ucla-cs!ism780!jimb ihnp4!vortex!ism780!jimb