Posted by Derek Janssen on 07/16/06 00:10

Fred Goodwin, CMA wrote:

> Derek Janssen wrote:
>
>
>>B) Freddy also took the time and trouble crosspost it to six groups
>>*AND* x-post another thread with just the Song/South mention to six
>>Disney groups,
>
>
> Actually, it was five movie-related NGs; did I do something wrong?

Ah, yes, movie-related groups like rec.arts.tv ("Well, they *show*
movies on TV!"), alt.video.dvd ("You can BUY movies on DVD!"), and
alt.showbiz.gossip ("Well...like...movies have big celebrities in them!")

(...Thus illustrating time-honored Theory #1 about the Mind Of the
Crossposter.
As you can see, it's up near the top of the list, in understanding the
cause of the problem--Let's see it in action: )

> I tried to post to NGs in which I thought the topic was relevant. I
> limited the SOTS x-posts to four Disney groups (and a children's book
> NG, inasmuch as SOTS was based on children's tales),

(As you can see, the first step in finding the cure is isolating the
disease.)

Derek Janssen (and education is our greatest weapon)
ejanss@comcast.net

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