I can confirm one thing: the article and its fallout has definitely increased the number of air-l subscription requests. I hope that some of the newbies who've come to the list because of the article and broader discussion of the article will weigh in with their thoughts. This list can certainly be used as a means to communicate to a broader public in an accessible way. Only a portion of the 2000-plus air-l subscribers are members of the Association of Internet Researchers, although I suspect many of those who aren't AoIR members are involved in some way in internet research. Holly List Manager, air-l -- Holly Kruse Faculty of Communication The University of Tulsa 600 S. College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104 918-631-3845 holly-kruse@utulsa.edu or holly.kruse@gmail.com http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~holly-kruse