> > Has anyone seriously studied such folks? what do you mean by 'seriously studied'? I saw a great presentation on some related aspects of this phenomena at CWG last month, I thought it was great work overall, but I'm not sure if it would fit your category above. jeremy hunsinger jhuns at vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.dromocracy.com