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It just sits there saying "connecting..." So does that mean no other user online, or my Javascript is broken, or my net connections is down, or they are slashdotted, or what?

This probably means there's an incompatibility with your browser/ISP/firewall combination. If you click the "reconnect" button, it will submit diagnostic info to help us debug, or you can mail support @ etherpad.com for help.

and http://etherpad.com/ljwzgV6xks

Very cool - thanks for making it easy for the rest of us to try :)

I've used Google docs to do collaborative work with people and it's served me pretty well, but Etherpad seems like a solid option.