MagicWhack tackles it #2

Thomas Wayne wrote;

Jonathan Townsend claims he invented Three Fly and also feels he has proprietary claim over any version of "Coins Across" that has one or more phase(s) involving a visual or fingertips display. Of course he wouldn’t even be making this claim is Chris Kenner hadn’t credited him as “inspiration” lo these many years ago…Most guys familiar with the actual history have dismissed this BS long ago, but the "debate" remains active because anytime virtually any version of 3Fly is mentioned Townsend jumps in with crap about being the "original inventor".

Magic Whack, please settle this for us.

Regards,
Thomas Wayne

Glad to help. And it's easy.

1) JT didn't publish anything on this - he can't claim it. If you want credit for something, be the first to publish it somewhere. End of story.

2) All versions of 3-fly suck anyway.

3) Kenner may have been inspired by JT. There's a big difference between inventing something and inspiring someone else to invent something. I have a non-magic friend who often inspires me. He'll say 'hey that be really good if...', I'll say 'ok' and work on it. Should I credit him with anything? And did he INVENT anything? I don't think so.

I suggest that everytime that freak posts claiming originality that someone replies right away and tells him that. Maybe he'll give up eventually.

MW