Robert Gagne' in "The Physical Dimensions of Consciousness" wrote that early man was compelled to express himself with sticks in the mud. Graffiti, as irritating as it may be, is an expression of people without voice, pallet or that matter mud. Picasso was once asked, "What is Art?" He said, "Art is what the artists say is art". Graffiti may well conform to that definition and the more abrasive it is may be the message. Be it on a wall or the internet the surface is the pallet or the canvas and it is still art. The same forces that drive trivial research and papers drive graffiti in any medium. Graffiti on the side of a subway generally has a bigger audience. Reid _____ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) <mailto:wrc@tcfir.org> wrc@tcfir.org http://tcfir.org