1. I disagree strongly with James Whyte, that we should segregate calls for proposals, conferences, etc from this list. I daresay that it is the lifeblood of this list for many scholars and important for most of the rest. Indeed, as this is AoiResearchers, calls for publishing such research is part of what distinguishes us from uninformed talkers. 2. James Whyte's request (and frequent posts) have made me (and some others) wonder: who is James Whyte? Almost all posters to this list anchor themselves institutionally thru their e-address or their sig. But I cannot find such in Mr. Whyte's posting. And a quick check of the 20 items in Google scholar wasn't useful, as "James Whyte" is more common than "Barry Wellman" "Charles Ess" etc. G.Scholar came up with a variety of James Whyte's. So James Whyte, in view of your frequent posts, I (and I think some others) would appreciate knowing more about you, in order to put your comments in context. Barry Wellman _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman for fun: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________