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Column Headings: K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness
N = Nominated for Expert of the Month
| Date | User | K | C | T | P | N | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-21 | Steve | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks very much for your help. |
| 2009-11-11 | fred | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-11-10 | fred | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | with your reminding me that it was a woman, not a man, who gave him the bracelet, I remembered enough to put enough of the right words into Google to come up with the title to the story about the travel agent. Then, I just needed to figure out which books that story was published in to find the rest of the stories. the book is called Tales of Time and Space by Ross Robert Olney, http://www.amazon.com/Tales-time-space-Robert-Olney/dp/0307216284 Thanks much, your clue was the key for me. PS. I love your sig. |
| 2009-11-09 | Rob | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks Geoff! I think you're bang on with the Arthur C Clarke story - the title sounds familiar. Thanks for your help! Rob |
| 2009-04-13 | Donna | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-04-08 | Felix | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Wow I did not expect such a rapid response. Thank you. |
| 2009-03-03 | Richard | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks Geoff, the book in question is 'a gift from Earth' by Larry Niven as you suggested |
| 2009-02-22 | Jeff | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you! That's the one! I recognized the title of the anthology when I saw it. |
| 2009-01-28 | Jim | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Ecellent Nobody (but you) knew this answer Thanx emmensly |
| 2009-01-08 | Craig | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you so much! |
| 2008-12-24 | Joe | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Great, thanks very much. |
| 2008-11-02 | Linda | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you. I have been looking for these stories a long time. |
| 2008-08-06 | Juan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | This individual has demonstrated knowledge and expertise. Much appreciated! |
| 2008-05-09 | James | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Wow! That was a super quick response, and exactly, dead-on correct!! It wasn't even three hours! PERFECT! It could not have been any better than this. Thank you, so very much! |
| 2008-05-03 | Pete | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2008-04-17 | Karen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks Geoff. This is most definitely the story I was looking for. Very fast response, too!! |
| 2008-04-12 | John | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Hi Geoff, thanks for the quick reply. The Midas Plague wasn't the story I was thinking of - but it's one to read as well! I've just spent several hours on Google and found the story I was thinking of - The Marching Morons by Cyril M Kornbluth. Now all I have to do is find a copy to read. Thanks again John |
| 2008-03-12 | michele | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Response was quick,clear and friendly. Thanks so much! |
| 2008-02-16 | Bob | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Quick comprehensive reply. Thanks a lot. |
| 2008-02-11 | VoodooLord7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2008-01-29 | Tom | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you very much for your timely response, Geoff. This has been bugging me on and off for years. Now to track it down! Thanks again! |
| 2007-11-23 | Guillermo | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you very much. I was looking for the story throughout the net and was unable to find it untill I found you. Very usefull and polite. |
| 2007-09-23 | Ken | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks so much. I read sci-fi prolifically for many years but as I get older forget things. I love kornbluth, too. |
| 2007-09-20 | Carol | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks so much - my husband and I have been searching for this story for quite a while. Appreciate you answer. |
| 2007-07-23 | Tony | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Geoff Thanks for this. It's been bothering me for years - I remembered much of the story but not the author or title (or even the name "Tranai") I am very much obliged - very many thanks. |
| 2007-07-21 | Liz | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | thank you so much. I'll send you a link tomy scifi in education website when its comleted. liz M |
| 2007-07-07 | Liz | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | WOW! Thanks for all your help.. As for water table, I guess I mean polluting the water supply. Thanks so much. :) Liz |
| 2007-06-30 | Ian | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks! Strange that I should remember the 'hero' as the author. Even more surprising I should remember anything with the moths flying around here. Best Regards, Ian. |
| 2007-06-22 | Laura Young | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Yes | Thank you so much! I had just about plumbed the depths of my coworkers' knowledge when I got your reply. I will forward your suggestion to the patron who asked. Fortunately, if this is the story, we have it included in a Dick collection, "Paycheck and other classic stories, published in 2003 with a foreword by Steven Owen Godersky and introduction by Roger Zelazny. Fingers crossed and best wishes to you, Laura, Reference Librarian |
| 2007-06-18 | James | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Wow, simply amazing! Thanks so much!! I was worried that my memory from nearly 20 years ago would be too fuzzy to give enough details about the book. I can't wait to begin reading the series! |
Geoff
Expertise
I have read most of the short stories and books produced by the Top 80-100 authors in the SF field, as well as more obscure authors such as Robert Sheckley, and can answer any queries regarding author, title or theme of a short story(or novel). I can also answer questions on the history and influence of Science Fiction past to present, as well as on specific SF genres such as Cyberpunk,Golden Age SF, H G Wells-style scientific romances etc.
Experience
Am currently doing a writing course for writing Science Fiction Books, with the Writer's Bureau in the UK.<
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