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Subject:Re: Just FYI From:Kat Nagel/MasterWork <katnagel -at- EZNET -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 24 Oct 1996 09:27:08 -0400
John Glenn:
>HOW TO TELL IF SOMETHING IS RELEVANT?
>Seems posting volume is a good indicator.
For almost a month last summer, the topic with the highest
posting volume on the copyediting list was the NAME
GAME, where list members used a few simple rules to find
their Porn Star and Romance Novel character names.
High posting volume? Youbetcha.
Relevant? HAH!
@Kat ___________________________________ katnagel -at- eznet -dot- net
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