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From: Guy Macon <_see.web.page_@_www.guymacon.com_>
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: mwsm traffic
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Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 20:25:00 +0000
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RonB wrote:

(Something posted to news.groups with followups set so that replies
are crossposted to news.groups and misc.writing.screenplays)

RonB, you are now in my killfile for news.groups.  You are doing
exactlty what everyone in mws was complaining about - generating
off-topic crossposted traffic. 

*plonk*

I will assume that those who replied to you didn't realize what 
you had done, but I will be killfiling any that persist.

>> Have you considered posting a version of this on
>> news.groups? I think you make a very intelligent, very
>> valid point.
>
>Great idea!
>
>(repost from m.w.s. to news.groups)

You are off-topic.  Unless you have a newsgroup proposal 
to discuss, take your conversation elsewhere.

I encourage others in news.groups to killfile this thread, killfile
RonB, and to killfile anything crossposted between news.groups 
and misc.writing.screenplays.

I encourage the mwsm moderator to stay the course, stick to the 
moderation policy that was voted for, and to encourage the users
to follow the Standard Advice.

For those who are unfimiliar with the Standard Advice, here it is:

 There is a way to influence what gets discussed in a newsgroup that 
 works well, and another way that has never worked no matter how many 
 people have tried it.

 What works:  Posting articles on the topic you wish to see discussed, 
 and participating in the resulting discussion.  Using killfiles and
 filters so that you don't see the posts that you dislike. 

 What doesn't work: Complaining about how terrible all those other 
 posters are for not posting what you want them to post or complimenting
 all those other posters for not posting what you don't want them to post.

Followups set.