Kids today and the net

[LARSSON at VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU]

Jimmy wonders about the 11-year-old who found this list (and, if you're 
still out there, what do *you* think of all this chatter?):

"he joined the P-list when he went looking for a forum for young writers.
Is that plausible?  That bit of the story just didn't hang together for me."


I find it very plausible.  Depending on what descriptors are used for
various search engines, all kinds of stuff can come up in odd ways.

And then there are those who look for groups at random.  I co-administer
another list, meaning I get to delete addresses that have bounced back.
(*Feel* the Power!)  The other day, I got a "subscribe" notice that had
been posted simultaneously to several dozen totally unrelated lists all
at the same time.

So, stranger things have happened.

As far as Law and the Net goes, keep your eyes and ears on today's news (NPR,
PBS, Nightline, etc.), since the issue goes before the Supreme Court today.

Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN)