Re: Internet Communication Study

• From: jeanverdenal <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:27:37 -0000
• Message-ID: <aofcs9+98ge_at_...>

--- In quizbowl_at_y..., dpucollegebowl <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> Hello all --
> 
> For my senior thesis, I'm investigating the ethics of internet 
> communication.  I'm interested to get anecdotes from anyone who 
> reads and posts on this board about the ways in which the 
> communication done on the bulletin board and in the QB chatroom 
> differs from the communication you have had with some of these same 
> people when you have come into contact with them in real life.  This 
> would be a big help to me if I could get some "real people" to tell 
> me what they think, and so I do not have to rely on what scholars 
> have already published.
> 
> So, if you have a minute somewhere, let me know your thoughts:
> 
> -- What are the positives and negatives of this medium?
> -- How do the people differ once you talk to them in real life?
> -- How would you describe internet communication (both here, and 
> anywhere else you communicate via the Web, like e-mail and instant 
> messaging) in reference to talking on the telephone or having a 
> converastion with someone else?
> -- What are the ramifications of people remaining anonymous online? 
 
> How do you feel this changes their communication strategy and the 
> effectiveness of their communication?  Is anonymity ethical?
> 
> Feel free to answer any, all or none of these questions, and send 
> responses to blindmoose_at_y... at your convenience.  If you wish 
> to remain anonymous, I will gladly not include your name in the 
> paper.  All I ask is that I do know who you are, but I will 
> certinaly honor any wishes of anonymity once the paper is submitted 
> for a grade (and possibly published).
> 
> Thank you all for your time,
> Stan Jastrzebski, Communications major, DePauw University '03


Hibbert:        [chuckles] Your playing days are over, my friend.  
                But, you can always fall back on your degree in ... 
                [reads chart] communications!?  Oh, dear Lord!
Lubchenko:      I know!  Is phony major.  Lubchenko learn nothing.  
                Nothing!  [cries]