Dan, you are absolutely correct.  We've had many clients tell us that they read SOT daily to keep abreast of what is going on in the industry.  They also tell me they use SOT to take a "measure" of a prospective abstractor/researcher from their postings and "attitude". " It tells us a lot about some one who has asked to work for us" is  the usual comment.... so poster beware. (this posting has been spell checked)