gcanyon on "Import says it worked, but it didn't."

gcanyon.posterous.com

Here's the start of the XML file, with one post. I edited the file before attempting the import. The full sequence of events here (over the last several years) is:

1. I started at gcanyon.wordpress.com
2. I started gcanyon.posterous.com
3. I migrated the posts from gcanyon.wordpress.com to gcanyon.posterous.com (around 2010).
4. I exported from gcanyon.posterous.com
5. I removed the <item></item> entries from the file that matched the original wordpress posts.

So the file should just contain the new posterous posts. It still validates at http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_validator.asp and the importer reports success, with no complaints.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss xmlns:excerpt="http://wordpress.org/export/1.0/excerpt/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:wp="http://wordpress.org/export/1.0/" version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>Geoff Canyon's Appeal to Authority</title>
<link/>
<description/>
<pubDate>Mon Jun 29 22:49:43 -0700 2009</pubDate>
<generator>http://posterous.com</generator&#62;
<language>en</language>
<wp:wxr_version>1.0</wp:wxr_version>
<wp:base_site_url>http://gcanyon.posterous.com</wp:base_site_url&#62;
<wp:base_blog_url>http://gcanyon.posterous.com</wp:base_blog_url&#62;
<image>
<url>http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/81479/n720801044_5347.jpg</url&#62;
<title>Geoff Canyon's Appeal to Authority</title>
<link>http://gcanyon.posterous.com</link&#62;
</image>
<item>
<title>Watch drops of water in space 'orbit' a knitting needle like tiny planets</title>
<link>http://gcanyon.posterous.com/watch-drops-of-water-in-space-orbit-a-knittin</link&#62;
<pubDate>Sat Mar 10 10:22:00 -0800 2012</pubDate>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Canyon]]></dc:creator>
<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
<category domain="category" nicename="uncategorized"><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gcanyon.posterous.com/watch-drops-of-water-in-space-orbit-a-knittin</guid&#62;
<description/>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'><img alt="Media_httpimggawkeras_codqf" height="225" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/gcanyon/nwjgJdHzfizGdrgcjscucBvzcHwFpfarrixyksAfcfAfyxdroFonpEAghtGv/media_httpimggawkeras_CodqF.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="300" /></div><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via io9.com</div> <p>More space-water-weightlessness awesomeness.</p></div>]]></content:encoded>
<excerpt:encoded><![CDATA[via io9.com More space-water-weightlessness awesomeness.]]></excerpt:encoded>
<wp:post_date>Sat Mar 10 10:22:00 -0800 2012</wp:post_date>
<wp:post_date_gmt>%= display_date %></wp:post_date_gmt>
<wp:comment_status>open</wp:comment_status>
<wp:ping_status>open</wp:ping_status>
<wp:post_name>watch-drops-of-water-in-space-orbit-a-knittin</wp:post_name>
<wp:status>publish</wp:status>
<wp:post_parent>0</wp:post_parent>
<wp:menu_order>0</wp:menu_order>
<wp:post_type>post</wp:post_type>
<wp:post_password/>
<wp:is_sticky>0</wp:is_sticky>
</item>