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  1. Why do you call it "Caucus"?

    The word caucus probably derives from an Algonquin word caucasu, which refers to a (usually circular) meeting of chiefs of tribes, where no one person dominated.  (See the Webster's 1913 Edition dictionary.  The Oxford English Dictionary has more information, but it's not readily available on-line.)

    There is, of course, the use of "caucus" in American politics as a group-decision process (although that may have unfortunate associations for some folks!).  In fact, there was, in the long-ago days, an on-line "Dukakis Caucus" host that used the text-based version of Caucus.

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  1. What other fun things have been done with Caucus?

    Caucus is not just a conferencing package; it's also a powerful dynamic HTML scripting language.  Check out the on-line Buzz-Phraser, created by 'Doc' Searls.

  2. What's this I hear about limericks?

    There's a group limerick-writing item in our public Demonstration conference.  (You're welcome to join in, but you'll need to register a userid if you're not already a member.)