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And the first thing that popped into my head was: I wonder if AskPatio11.com is available? Throw up these instructions and a webform and voilá. And then, if we hook it into Pat's email, we can get real time stats on his response and acceptance rates. For paying customers maybe we can offer access to stats on what the best time of day to email is and what help requests/idea critques are trending.

On a more serious note, thanks for writing this, Patrick. I had an idea a few days ago--more precisely a new permutation on an idea I've been banging on for over a year now--and my goal is to launch on Jan 1. I would really like to have your input on some of the details. I had decided to not email you--you are busy and right now I can't afford to pay for your time--but I'll take 60% odds. So you'll be hearing from me as soon as I launch, hopefully 21 days from today.