Up in Oxford Ohio where my two kids live, a guy set up a giant town-wide
list for all the school children, in order to get a Ph.D. out of the
results. It was beautiful. Everyone six grade and up (and younger upon
request) got a free acount. I would go to the public library at any hour,
there would be six kids online talking to one another and the rest of the
town. Problem was the guy wired up all the kids, they were in constant
communication with one another, and after 18 months he pulled the plug. They
are still recovering, delicate adolescents all.
Hilary

At 10:54 PM 1/1/98 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 97-12-22 17:27:57 EST, [log in to unmask] writes:
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>> I feel like a kept...list  er.  Do you suppose them serious shrinks at
>>  St. Johns are studying us?  Is that why they are being so nice?  I feel
>>  icky!
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>I've been checking the other St. John's lists and presume it would be self-
>flattery for us to think anyone is studying us. The other lists have to do
>with things like suicide, diabetes, madness, and rather far ranging deviant
>behaviour. Not that we cannot mimic the other lists, mind you. There is so
>much noise on the internet that we can remain fairly obscure without too much
>effort.
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