I have used part of a posting to this group in my dissertation. The way that I handled the ethical questions, was that I contacted that person regarding my intention and included the text I was intending to use. I included the text to seek that person's feedback and to compare my perception with their intent. I would not always handle Internet postings in this way. However, in this case, we are communicating indirectly with our peers, and the world is potentially watching. The person I am quoting from this list also shows up in my list of references from other sources. Kevin W. Tharp Community Informatics Officer Senior Research Officer Faculty of Informatics & Communication Central Queensland University Rockhampton, Queensland Australia 07 4923 2566 k.tharp@cqu.edu.au http://infocom.cqu.edu.au/Staff/Kevin_Tharp/