I, for one, would like people to stand for what they say and take the consequences. People can always go to America On-Line, where you can take any name. The Thing is art-specific, which means the discourse is centralized in relation to conventional ideas about art. There are forums where people can talk about what's happening on the gallery circuit. It's a very efficient and immediate way of exchanging information.
Speed is of the essence.
On one hand, we could say that interactive media is immediate in that it supersedes problems with physical distance and thus facilitates a direct and spontaneous type of discourse. Behind each voice there is a person, but the body is distant. My main interest is in the sociality that evolves, a sociality quite different from the one which exists in the art world. No more static hierarchy and predefined roles. Art used to be much more issue oriented.