One device that we, along with many other Web site operators, use to build site traffic is to provide an interactive opportunity for site visitors. Every week the "ARRLWeb Survey" asks a different question which typically garners 2,000-3,000 responses. Obviously it is not scientific; while it is occasionally possible to learn something from the responses, respondents are not representative of anyone but themselves and there is no easy way to guard against "stuffing the ballot box." Most of the time there is no reason for anyone to respond more than once, although occasionally we do see evidence of ballot-box stuffing. For example, a couple of months ago when we asked which operating system people were using, some Mac users submitted multiple responses because they would like the ARRL to devote more resources to providing Mac-compatible products. The question that went up last Friday was appropriate for the New Year: "Which is your greatest hope for Amateur Radio in 2004?" The possible responses given were: That BPL (Broadband over Power Line) will be stopped before it spreads That the FCC will drop Morse code testing That the FCC will retain Morse code testing That more antenna restrictions will be overturned That more people will become hams None of the above When the question first went up, for a while BPL was getting the most responses. Then the anti- and pro-code denizens began publicizing the fact that the question was there and wholesale stuffing began. So the numbers of responses, which now total more than 10,000, are even more meaningless than usual. Dave K1ZZ