Did Leigh Brackett ever pull flouncy ranting temper tantrums and grope/sue people like Ellison does? I'd never heard that about her.
Because that's what the scale measures for in terms of
and
and
as regards the intersection of genuinely genius-level talent sufficient to make up for acting like some
man who mistook his @$$ for a hat.
Many authors would not rate even a fraction of a milliHarlan of consideration for their foibles. The scale is a harsh mistress, much like the moon, but without the rail gun of loving correction. Much as I'd occasionally like to drop meteors on people whom I think could really benefit from it.