Well, I love how a few people feel they must judge WHY anyone posted negatively about the idea of a study, but let's go back to the first post:

Let's talk about patterns of behavior here. Who benefits from them, why we do various things, why we say certain things.

Let's explore how we interact as a community and how our interactions compare and contrast with other observed online communities.

And to this I would respond, "Let's not, for the reasons I've stated-- it just isn't practical."


Now, if other people want to go ahead and construct or participate in a quasi-study, go for it, but I just think it's not feasible.

So, "let's not."

~Susan