Young people, older citizens have been my students. All this from a guy who had never seen the internet before January of 1997. I have seen WebTV progress to a unique thing within the internet. A community of users united like a family. Not on AOL, Compuserve or other servers have I ever seen this happen.
Users come together for a common thread from over the network.
The death of Lady OH and LadySorceress and MazeDon, The fire tragedy of Tomeegirl and the outpouring of support for her, The controversial JavaScript Bug, an overwhelming denial of using gaudy ads in email by the owners have characterized some of the unity of this community. Not just another TV appliance but a learning tool. Many users have gone on to computers but retain the ties to the WebTV community while in computer land. I have enjoyed my stay at WebTV and hope to enjoy many more years as I watch it progress and grow and prosper. And we will fight the bugs, the upgrades and downgrades together.