All of us have read Michael and Ronda Hauben's Internet research classics <Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet>. Most of you are aware that Michael Hauben has died several weeks ago. In a critical situation like this it helps to get some lines from research collegues <ronda@panix.com> People of influence may consider to invite Ronda for research and teaching positions or lectures. That's what the Internet is about: connecting with bright people at the right moment. Reinhold Grether <http://www.netzwissenschaft.com/>