Hi all! Second shot at posting this, so let's hope this one works.
I'm a student (mature student, I'm in my 40s) in my Honours year of Communications in Creative Media. For the module User Theory I have to write an academic essay from a virtual ethnography perspective about a forum. I thought this one would be great, as forums and discussions like it helped me a lot when I decoverted years ago. So here's how you can help.
Copy the questions listed below. Paste them in a private message to Alex K with your answers, and he will anonymise your response and send it on to me. I apologise for not linking to his profile, if I do, because I'm a new member, the thread gets eaten by the dragons that protect us all from trolls.
Thanks in advance!
The questions:
1 – What is your age, gender, location?
2 - How often do you visit the forum / post on the forum?
3 - Do you ever meet any other members IRL/AFK (Away From Keyboard)? If so, in what context (other atheist group meetings/socials, other shared hobbies or interests unrelated to atheism)?
4 - Do you feel Atheist Forums offers a sense of community?
5 - Do you have any access to an IRL/AFK atheist community? If so, how does it differ from what you get out of Atheist Forums?
6 - Do you find it easier to communicate and voice your opinions online on the forum, than offline face to face? Has participation here made it easier for you to talk about belief, perhaps helped you prepare for such conversations?
7 – Does being part of Atheist Forums affect your offline social life? If yes, how?
8 - Do you think there's a downside to communicating online rather than just offline?
9 – What do you think is the best aspect of communicating in Atheist Forums?
10 – Do you communicate with any Atheist Forums member via off-forum messaging service (Messenger, Skype, Whatsapp)? If so how many, how often, in depth conversations or small talk?
12 – Any other comments or thoughts?
I'm a student (mature student, I'm in my 40s) in my Honours year of Communications in Creative Media. For the module User Theory I have to write an academic essay from a virtual ethnography perspective about a forum. I thought this one would be great, as forums and discussions like it helped me a lot when I decoverted years ago. So here's how you can help.
Copy the questions listed below. Paste them in a private message to Alex K with your answers, and he will anonymise your response and send it on to me. I apologise for not linking to his profile, if I do, because I'm a new member, the thread gets eaten by the dragons that protect us all from trolls.
Thanks in advance!
The questions:
1 – What is your age, gender, location?
2 - How often do you visit the forum / post on the forum?
3 - Do you ever meet any other members IRL/AFK (Away From Keyboard)? If so, in what context (other atheist group meetings/socials, other shared hobbies or interests unrelated to atheism)?
4 - Do you feel Atheist Forums offers a sense of community?
5 - Do you have any access to an IRL/AFK atheist community? If so, how does it differ from what you get out of Atheist Forums?
6 - Do you find it easier to communicate and voice your opinions online on the forum, than offline face to face? Has participation here made it easier for you to talk about belief, perhaps helped you prepare for such conversations?
7 – Does being part of Atheist Forums affect your offline social life? If yes, how?
8 - Do you think there's a downside to communicating online rather than just offline?
9 – What do you think is the best aspect of communicating in Atheist Forums?
10 – Do you communicate with any Atheist Forums member via off-forum messaging service (Messenger, Skype, Whatsapp)? If so how many, how often, in depth conversations or small talk?
12 – Any other comments or thoughts?
"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." - Terry Pratchett
