Past research on bathroom graffiti (latrinalia) has utilized disparate collection and analysis methodologies. Here, we seek to devise a rigorous, unified methodological framework for the collection and analysis of latrinalia. We begin by reviewing the disjointed methodological approaches and findings of previous research on bathroom graffiti in order to trace the limitations which prevent generalizability across datasets in comparable, meaningful ways. We also target some of the specific arguments and research questions presented in previous studies. Then, using study of bathroom graffiti, we sketch a replicable, scalable methodological framework for studying bathroom graffiti in order to analyze the discourse of a large corpus of latrinalia collected from the bathrooms of George Mason University in Virginia. This article as a whole illustrates that until the field aligns collection and analysis methods – defining what constitutes discourse, collecting data from male and female bathrooms, and accounting for the number of buildings, restrooms, and stalls – the seminal questions of the field will never be adequately addressed. We conclude by discussing the limitations of our research design and pointing toward potential future directions in latrinalia research.

过去有关浴室涂鸦的研究（拉丁语）使用了不同的收集和分析方法。在这里，我们寻求设计一个严格，统一的方法框架，用于收集和分析瓢虫。我们首先回顾脱节的方法论方法和先前关于浴室涂鸦的研究发现，以追踪那些以可比的，有意义的方式阻止跨数据集推广的局限性。我们还针对以前的研究中提出的一些具体论点和研究问题。然后，通过对浴室涂鸦的研究，我们勾画了一个可复制的，可扩展的方法框架，用于研究浴室涂鸦，以分析从弗吉尼亚州乔治·梅森大学的浴室中收集的大量拉丁文学作品的话语。总体而言，本文说明，在该领域调整收集和分析方法之前，包括定义话语，从男女浴室收集数据并考虑建筑物，洗手间和档位的数量，该领域的开创性问题永远不会解决。得到充分解决。最后，我们讨论了研究设计的局限性，并指出了拉丁学研究的潜在未来方向。