Talk:Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers

Sources

"Anyone who has read E. E. Smith's Skylark and Lensman series will quickly realise the basis of the book. In fact it is probably true to say that, while the book is humourous in its own right, full enjoyment can only be gained by those who have read Smith's books and thus be aware of the original material which is being parodied."

• Questionable accuracy and POV - Lee M 18:30, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Err, you have actually read this book (not to mention the Skylark and Lensman books) haven't you ? -- Derek Ross | Talk 06:24, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

You need a source for that, however. Otherwise it's original research.--Drat (Talk) 06:38, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

There's nothing very original about that particular piece of "research". Anyone who has read the books concerned is likely to come to the same conclusion. So I think that you are applying the "No Original Research" policy well beyond its original area of application. Sources are essential where there is some controversy but unless you disagree with the accuracy of the paragraph, I can't help feeling that you are asking for a source for the sake of it rather than because it's really needed. -- Derek Ross | Talk 19:42, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

No, I was just concerned in case someone else comes along and places an OR tag on it.--Drat (Talk) 20:05, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Okay then. Try this for size. In particular the review by "Helena Handbasket" (which I swear I did not write although I wish that I had. It's just that it's sooo obvious). -- Derek Ross | Talk 05:36, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

• I can confirm (as OR, sorry) that the book appears pointless on its own, even to a HH fan. (so that's why it wasn't funny) Amcguinn 14:19, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

• I would say the same. I read this many years ago, and with absolute honesty, I actually didn't realise it was meant to be funny until I got about half way through it. BobThePirate 21:21, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

• I don't have my copy handy, but Cheddite was not made from cheddar cheese. Think Velveeta - which is not cheese and can not be called cheese but is instead labeled as "pasteurized process cheese food" - and you will be closer to the mark. My own interpretation was that the book was lampooning Velveeta in an appropriately over the top way. (I also found the book funny, but that is immaterial).64.252.142.245 (talk) 02:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Chapter 1: "Before the [platinum] mine had played out, the shrewd Chester van Chider had sold out and used the money to buy the tiny cheese works outside of town. By the addition of inert ingredients and deliquescing agents to the sturdy cheese he had built a world wide market for Van Chider Cheddar and a fortune for himself. Though discontented radicals from the lunatic fringe often said his cheese tasted like rancid sealing wax, the public at large loved it, mostly for its deliquescing agents which absorbed water from the atmosphere so that after a few days, if you didn’t eat fast enough, you had more cheese than you started with." -- and with Cheddite being created from Van Chider Cheddar, I'd have to say that it clearly was made from cheddar cheese. Idontcareanymore (talk) 16:25, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Notability

Oh dear. Every point that makes this novel notable and that explains why it is worth reading has been removed from the article. The article now consists of a list of uninteresting facts, true, sourced, and banal. -- Derek Ross | Talk 18:47, 25 March 2013 (UTC)