I finally took the time to read _Internet Research Annual 2005_ (based on the 2003 conference. I was surprised that none of the 20 chapters used numbers (dare I say quantitative analysis): not even a frequency distribution or x-tab? Was this AoIR policy at the time? Is it now? Were no quant (or mixed-mode) chapters good enough? The volume basically sends an implicit message that only non-quant. analyses are welcomed in AoIR, despite pronouncements to the contrary. I hope that when the next Annual comes out, it will be a different story. 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 _____________________________________________________________________