I've said pretty much all I have to say on this issue. I do thank those who emailed me about my Titanic analogy; I'm glad for some strange reason you liked it so much.I'm really making this post just to bring things back to the left margin, so if there are any further posts in this thread, it won't be so difficult for me to read them.
>"...tabloids were the only takers ..."
I would seriously doubt that more mainstream, responsible publishing avenues were unavailable.