or store a different form, etc etc. I've recommended TOD and its references. No explicit sign that anyone noticed, but doubtless some of the quieter readers have done so. I've recommended TOD and its references. No explicit sign that anyone noticed, but doubtless some of the quieter readers have done so. As a reader of both TOD and RealClimate I'd say that the reverse cross pollination also seems to hold true. Both of these sites have their specific focus. IMHO, the people who come to TOD, in general, seem to have a better grasp of the big picture issues across the board. Here is an interesting question. To an extent the audience is self-selected. They found the topic sufficiently interesting that they could make time in their busy days to attend. Contrast this to a different audience who might have heard of the conference, but elected not to attend for one reason or another. That audience might have been more dismissive, but then again they weren't there so they couldn't give you this feedback. There is a third audience out there - those that never heard of the conference ahead of time. We can't say as much about them except perhaps that whatever they have heard of the subject isn't grabbing their attention that they even go looking for this sort of thing. Based upon the information that was made available before this conference, how much do you think this might have been a factor in the acceptance (or perhaps