To print this page, select "Print" from the File menu of your browser salon.com > Technology Nov. 6, 1999 URL: http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/1999/11/06/number_28 21st Challenge No. 28 Forward, march! Join the dance of the eternally circulating e-mail. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Could the genius who devised the "forward" button have possibly fathomed the volume of e-mail that would result? Jokes, urban legends, recipes, petitions, conspiracy theories, unintentionally funny things allegedly written by schoolchildren -- they ricochet around the Net, and our lives are all enriched. Or are they? We invite readers to spoof this cybercultural phenomenon. With a subject line (up to seven words) and a message (up to 50 words), create the beginnings of an Ultimate E-mail Forward. Feel free to combine elements of traditional forwards (e.g.: inspirational human story plus virus warning), or to cook up something altogether new. R U L E S Send your submissions via e-mail only to salon21st@salon.com. Please include your full name and an accurate e-mail address so we can contact you if you're a winner. By submitting your entry you give Salon Technology permission to publish it. Deadline for entries is Nov. 15, 1999. P R I Z E S The winning response will receive a copy of Salon Technology senior correspondent Andrew Leonard's book, "Bots: The Origin of New Species." In two weeks we'll publish a winner and some selected entries -- then start over a couple weeks after that with a whole new challenge. salon.com | Nov. 6, 1999