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I really don't understand it. I would get no satisfaction from being published or recognized because of the people I know, or am associated with. I truly don't get it.
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Of course, many Sphereans edit journals, and when other Sphereans with whom they've developed relationships get published in those journals, no one feels that this is inappropriate, or that personal relationships have trumped quality of work.
I'm not suggesting that Jackson's selections aren't problematic. Based on the first post in this thread, they do sound problematic. But the people we know are often a factor in recognition and can't help but be.