Some of the most prolific posters are from as far away as Australia and New Zealand. There are still plenty of glitches in this whole new system. The fact still is that at the start of this new millennium we can quickly find any information we want and we can easily communicate with just about anyone in the world. People who once were isolated can now work from their homes and be as socially active as they want to be. Groups that once had trouble organizing and making themselves heard now have entirely new ways and means to get things done.
News is disseminated instantly and can be reacted to instantly.
I once said in an editorial that if fat people and their admirers voted in a block, size discrimination would be eradicated within six months. I still believe that, and with size acceptance communities building on the net and the web, with fat people becoming ever more educated, we have a real chance of making it happen.