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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm finally finished with 1.2.4, Authorial Intent,
Reader Response & Subversive Readings and all of its subcategories.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1.2.4 has been reduced from 588 (plus about 15
posts that Carolyn and/or Sean sneaked into the category after I started
chopping, plus the posts I axed from Authorial Intent before the merge) to 280 -
more than 50%. The good news is that I cut nothing from the last 20 or so,
meaning that the late add-ons really did belong here.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only subcategory worth a mention is 1.2.4.4.
ESE! I cut it down from 94 to 84, but the real problem with this category
is not that it's too fat; it's too lean. Lots of ESE Lupin, but Pippin's
original post is missing. Likewise Elkins' Minerva McGonagall Is Ever So
Evil. In fact, a high percentage of the posts are defenses which begin
with "so many posters are claiming that [name any character] will turn out to be
evil." Yet the actual accusations are not there. How do we fix
this? Should we try? The category looks oddly
incomplete.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm going back to coding for the time being
(especially now that the taxes are done), that is as soon as I remember whether
my tool of choice is a machete or an axe.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>