Every now and then, some teacher or pupil is prompted to enlist the online community's assistance in a school project, usually involving forwarding an e-mail message to see how far it will go.

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A teacher wants you to add your name to a growing list of first names. It's a "science project." A 2nd grader named Kellie Lawton is collecting e-mail responses for a school project. A 9th grader named Shannon Syfrett is collecting e-mail responses for a school science fair project. A woman named Gemma Brown is collecting spam and chain e-mails for a university study. * Entries marked with an asterisk will display in a separate browser window.

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