Kevin–
I have watched AOL for 15 years or more, at least. They have made significant in-roads to provide accessibility in their Web based content. The standard AOL portal/software may be another matter.
I have seen an increased use of “tag clouds” within a lot of content. My point that I was trying to make was, while AOL tag clouds do not present a problem for assistive technology user agents, that for sighted viewers they are visually confusing. Separation of adjacent links with something other than white space is a good thing for all users. It is another reason why meeting accessibility standards across the entire platform benefits everyone.
I was doing a minor sarcastic rant, anyway.
I appreciate your response. Thank you very much.