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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
 Posted - 10/11/2005 : 04:15:25
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hello, part of my dissertation for my degree is to analyse gender commnication online, and for this i need a forum which is less specific than the frank black forum-ie a general chat forum, which is quite well populated, if anyone knows any i shall be eternally grateful
the goat thanks you
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 05:49:40
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Most forums I've seen tend to be based around one topic/issue/artist/sport, but they all have general chat sections. Usually that means that there is a gender inequality, ie more males than females. Does that make a difference?
Often the gender might not be obvious either, you'd have to do some sleuthing. The two fastest moving ones I know are mostly male, the other one I lurk on is a running forum. That seems to have more of a gender balance. Would that be better?
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 06:14:05
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A couple of the girls at our place go on handbag.com. I think that is a general one.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 06:53:51
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| thankyou llama and monkey, i was hoping for a forum which wasnt more popular with either gender, so that i could study interaction between males and females online...music ones seem to be the way too go, but even they seem to be more populated with men |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 07:07:27
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Originally posted by zub_the_goat
...interaction between males and females online...
Ohh, that made me laugh. Oh, I have to wipe away the tears, I laughed so hard. Sorry, zub, I am not being helpful, but thank you for that chuckle.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 07:19:48
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Could you not use one that is male dominated, one that is female dominated, and one that is mostly balanced, and compare them? Or would that make it too complicated?
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 07:43:58
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| yeah, thats what im hoping to do, im just looking for the fairly balanced one |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 07:47:25
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Well let us know your findings.
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 07:50:28
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Do you have to be able to take part, or is it enough to just read threads? Try Barbelith if it's the latter, they have several forums, but I've no idea on the gender split. I would imagine it's relatively equal, but don't know really.
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 07:58:54
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| oohh, thanks for the barbelith tip llama thats just what ive been looking for, ive got the MSN news one as well which seems to be pretty gender neutral |
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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =
Germany
729 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 08:13:37
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| The male dominated forum doesn't happen to be fb.net, does it? |
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 08:19:19
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| no, it wouldnt be fair to write about a forum i already post on, so i'll just find a football one or something (sorry guys, i know thats a big fat stereotype) |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 10:56:54
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After all this place isn't representative of the real world. Isn't representative of anything, actually.
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 11:05:21
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it doesn't have to represent the real world... she's studying female/male interactions on forums.
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 11:11:13
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Take the second part of the post then.
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 11:26:08
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why do you think this isn't representative of a forum?
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 11:30:03
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I don't know. I've visited some message boards and I think this is a peculiar case.
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 11:33:12
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I would say people are weird here, but people are weird everywhere...
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 13:34:32
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Anyway. Just how dirty are you exactly?
Denis
"You know what? You know what? You know what? Shut the fuck up!" |
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Stevio10
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1117 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 17:16:10
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| "Help a dirty student" - i thought i was going to have the opportunity to sponsor one! You know...maybe get pictures every now and again :) |
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 07:17:37
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Originally posted by vilainde
Anyway. Just how dirty are you exactly?
Denis
"You know what? You know what? You know what? Shut the fuck up!"
quite dirty, my washing machine has leaked all over the floor....although if i hadnt put dirty in the topic would anyone have looked at the thread? |
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Domestiques
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
503 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 07:21:59
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efestivals forums
barbeliths forums
toefurs forums
fadetoblack.com forums
they are all reasonably general and they have a mix of ladies and lady boys.Well they did 4 years ago.
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All I know there was humous. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 12:02:21
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im just looking for the fairly balanced one
You could try the Fox News forum. :P
Seriously, though, I do think this forum is kind of different from other ones I've posted on. I think it might be less geeky, which is kind of weird, considering the subject matter. While I have fun here, I'm not sure I really fit in that well. I guess I'm the kind of person who never really feels I fit in, but I get the feeling that the majority of posters here are the type of people who go to parties and hang out at bars, as opposed to introverted nerds like me.
This is really the only Web-based bulletin-board-style forum I read regularly. Most of the others where I've been a regular have been e-mail lists, newsgroups, and livejournal communities. Maybe the difference in format is somewhat significant. I don't know.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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