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'''Sturgeon's Law''' is an adage derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon: ''Ninety percent of everything is crud.'' By extension, it is taken as a caution against sweeping generalizations, especially about quality in fields of artistic endeavors. ==Origin== Theodore Sturgeon replied to a fan who wondered why he wrote science fiction when he was a skilled writer of other genres, ''"Sure, ninety percent of science fiction is crud. That's because ninety percent of everything is crud." '' ==Alternation== Sturgeon's Law is often cited using ''crap'' or ''shit'' instead of ''crud''. The percentage figure also sometimes varies, having been in print as "94%". Rarely a more optimistic second clause is added, ''"...but the remaining 10% is worth dying for."'' ==Interpretations== Sturgeon's Law may be regarded as an instance of the Pareto principle. ==See also== * Finagle's Law * Hanlon's Razor * Law (principle) * Adages named after people * Murphy's Law Adages Eponymous laws
There is a science fiction story called 90% of Everything by ???. --Anon I heard once of a supposed corollary: 99% [sic] of everything on the internet is crud... -~~ If memory serves me correctly, Harlan Ellison wrote in ''Again, Dangerous Visions'' that Sturgeon's original quote contained the word "crap:" a reporter asked him, "Mr. Sturgeon, isn't it true that 90 per cent of science fiction is crap?" "Sure, 90 per cent of science fiction is crap. But then, 90 per cent of everything is crap." (Perhaps someone who owns the book could confirm this?) -- User:HarmonicSphere ) The contents of the entry seem to be a word for word copy of the definition in the Jargon File (http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/S/Sturgeons-Law.html) Is this ok? * Not only is 90% of everything crap, 90% of the applications of Sturgeon's Law are crap. "Know Sturgeon's Law. Apply it recursively." User:DragonflySixtyseven 17:29, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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'''Sturgeon's Law''' is an adage derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon: ''Ninety percent of everything is crud.'' By extension, it is taken as a caution against sweeping generalizations, especially about quality in fields of artistic endeavors. ==Origin== Theodore Sturgeon replied to a fan who wondered why he wrote science fiction when he was a skilled writer of other genres, ''"Sure, ninety percent of science fiction is crud. That's because ninety percent of everything is crud." '' ==Alternation== Sturgeon's Law is often cited using ''crap'' or ''shit'' instead of ''crud''. The percentage figure also sometimes varies, having been in print as "94%". Rarely a more optimistic second clause is added, ''"...but the remaining 10% is worth dying for."'' ==Interpretations== Sturgeon's Law may be regarded as an instance of the Pareto principle. ==See also== * Finagle's Law * Hanlon's Razor * Law (principle) * Adages named after people * Murphy's Law Adages Eponymous laws
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There is a science fiction story called 90% of Everything by ???. --Anon I heard once of a supposed corollary: 99% [sic] of everything on the internet is crud... -~~ If memory serves me correctly, Harlan Ellison wrote in ''Again, Dangerous Visions'' that Sturgeon's original quote contained the word "crap:" a reporter asked him, "Mr. Sturgeon, isn't it true that 90 per cent of science fiction is crap?" "Sure, 90 per cent of science fiction is crap. But then, 90 per cent of everything is crap." (Perhaps someone who owns the book could confirm this?) -- User:HarmonicSphere ) The contents of the entry seem to be a word for word copy of the definition in the Jargon File (http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/S/Sturgeons-Law.html) Is this ok? * Not only is 90% of everything crap, 90% of the applications of Sturgeon's Law are crap. "Know Sturgeon's Law. Apply it recursively." User:DragonflySixtyseven 17:29, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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