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Article #1599Re: writing and insanity
From: Anna Banana
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 00:00
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Jennifer's Pet Madman 'TheDavid' wrote: : We'd scream with boredom, with our fingers in our ears. I don't care : enough about that cute little gothchick I met last night... . : : See? Yup, I see. Here we go again, wasting time and energy. Sometimes I wish I could get angry at this strangeness, TheDavid. At least then I'd have some extra energy to direct towards something which doesn't bore me. As it is, all I can muster is pity. Wasted energy is sad. I'm sorry that you think you've come up with an original way to advertise your web page. I feel bad that you've done all this work. All those posts. Unfortunately, your idea is not original. Professional advertisers have already discovered that negative provocation does nothing to raise the hit rate. In fact, TheDavid, the approach you're using seems to have the opposite effect. If you repulse your potential audience, you diminish possible number of visitors who will 'trythis'. I know: it's sad, but it just doesn't work. If it's any consolation, professional companies _have_ tried it. So... there you go. Just when you thought you had a good idea, huh? : P.S. So why do you call yourself "Anna Banana", ... Because the two words are fun to type. : ...and do you drive? Only when I have a place to go. Otherwise, I try not to waste my time and energy. Anna
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd3c8,20ad56332b32f602 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd3c8,public X-Google-Thread: 106e75,20ad56332b32f602 X-Google-Attributes: gid106e75,public X-Google-Thread: fee76,38a5fdd44fca7546 X-Google-Attributes: gidfee76,public From: banana@gold.interlog.com (Anna Banana) Subject: Re: writing and insanity Date: 1996/11/04 Message-ID: <55jo2g$2sa@news.interlog.com> X-Deja-AN: 194217553 references: <19961024222000.SAA14644@ladder01.news.aol.com> <54p9f6$c2c@news.mel.aone.net.au> <54r8dv$44g@news.interlog.com> <3274e116.0@moci.mke.software.rockwell.com> <55artl$kt5@news.interlog.com> <55g9e6$30u@clarknet.clark.net> followup-to: misc.writing,alt.angst,chi.personals organization: InterLog Internet Services newsgroups: misc.writing,alt.angst,chi.personals