George:

Regarding the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award, I feel compelled to cast my vote for you and your website. More than any other individual I can think of, you have contributed to the quantity of free speech in my life.

Given that free speech is a good thing, and one can never get too much of a good thing, there is no one more deserving of this honor than you.

Thank you for all you have done to keep me from feeling isolated and alone by filling my e-mail box with a constant flow of information. No one could do it better.

Connie Jorgensen (electronic mail, March 27, 2001).