Talk:The Soft Machine

message: I'm confused here--The Ticket That Exploded is considered the next book in the series after The Soft Machine, but TSM "fades out" into The Nova Express. Is this a mistake or does the order of the books not necessarily matter? I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case considering this is Burroughs. Admittedly I've only read Naked Lunch and The Soft Machine so if anyone could clear this up I'd be greatful.24.3.229.31 04:18, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: With Burroughs I don't think it matters. In terms of publication order, Soft Machine came out in 61, Ticket in 62, and Nova in 64. Owing to the way Burroughs plays with story formats (especially with cut-ups), it should not be surprising that there are leaps back and forth like this. When Grove Press issued a trilogy omnibus in 1988, they reprinted Soft Machine, Nova Express, and The Wild Boys ... so I really don't think it matters. 23skidoo 05:58, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

text: All right, that's what I figured. Thanks.24.3.229.31 22:59, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
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message: Can anybody explain to me why the changes I made to the character's section are being reverted over and over again, even when it was originally WRONG?
First of all, the characters of Bill Gains and the Sailor aren't just taken from Naked Lunch. They were already around in Junkie.
Second, Uranian Willy (Willy the Rat) must be among the list of Nova Mob members, since he's explicitly included among them in The Ticket that Exploded, and he appears in this novel as well.
Third, Johnny Yen is NOT a member of the Nova Mob. It's heavily implied both in this novel as well as in the sequel that he's a Venusian/Green Boy-Girl. No connection between him and Nova Mob is ever mentioned. Contessa di Vile IS a character in the novel, and linked with the Venus Mob as well.
Fourth, if this section is only about Soft Machine characters, then the only member of the Nova Police that deserves to figure is Inspector J. Lee. Hassan i Sabbah isn't even mentioned in the novel. Technical Tilly is only mentioned briefly, without connection with the police, and doesn't appears again in the trilogy. As for K9, he appears without further explanation in "Early Answer" and later seems to be a pilot in Uranian Willy's troops. 
So I don't see any objective reason to keep deleting my edits, unless this is not "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit", but "Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that only registered members can edit, while we tell legit anons to fuc*k off".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.125.33.252 (talk) 22:36, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
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