Survey Disabled

online community survey

Hello! thank you for offering to take part in my research. the aim of this questionnaire (and my thesis) is to look into the social importance of the online community specifically the one which you are most involved with, The first part is just some general questions regarding yourselves, the latter is regarding your online community, please feel free to ignore any parts of the questionnaire, any insights you can give me will be extremely valuable! Feel free to spend as much time as you feel necessary completing this and remember that no questions are obligatory.

if you have any questions feel free to contact aresearcher@live.co.uk

Introduction

just a few general questions, do not worry if you wish to remain anonymous, just leave this section clear

What is your name?
What is your online name/alias?
Date of Birth?
Sex?
Current Location?
Current occupation?

Which online community do you feel most a part of

How Long have you been a part of it?

Please describe this community in detail, i.e. shared interests, aims, goals, themes, ideas etc.

Are there any others which you are involved with?

please name and describe

How did you find this community?

How many times per week do you log on?

Where do you feel you stand within this community? what contributions do you make?

please describe

On a scale of 1-10 how important is this online community in your day to day life

1 being 'not at all'. 10 being 'extremely vital'

On a scale of 1-10 how important is your local, physical community in your day to day life

1 being 'not at all'. 10 being 'extremely vital'

when your not logged on do you find yourself thinking about your online community?

what aspects do you think about?

Has your online community ever come between you and day-to-day engagements? for example, missing social events to remain online?

Do you feel a stronger affinity with members of your online community than you do with others in your local community i.e. your neighbourhood, school, work etc.

if so, why?

Would you/do you talk freely about your online community with your friends/family in real life?

please explain

Are there particular aspects of your community that you do not feel comfortable discussing with those outside of your community?

feel free not to go in to detail

do you think that your community is a solely 'online community' (one which exists only online) or would you say that the internet presence is secondary?

Have you ever been a victim of, or witnessed cyber-bullying/flaming/offensive behaviour etc.?

please describe

Are there punishments or sanctions within your community for people who break rules/ act offensively etc.

Do you feel that theres is a hierarchy or social structure within your online community?

and where do you feel you fit into this?

Would you say there are ‘sects’ or sub communities within your chosen community? please describe

do they interact or is there a large division?

Have you ever had an emotional relationship with someone you met online? Please describe (feel free not to)

please rate these social factors by level of importance in your online community 1-10

feel free in include reasons for your answers

Gender
Race
Age
Sexuality
Intelligence
Physical appearance
Wealth

what particular interest did you have prior to joining the online community that initially drew you to it?

do you feel that the particular interest you have which initially drew you to the community would exist, had the online community not been there?

please explain

do you feel that your specific interest would exist if the online community had never existed?

do you feel that you have an online personality in contrast to your

...real-life personality (please excuse formatting error)

if yes could you describe this personality?

do you feel different when you take on this persona?

if so please describe

does this character have a visual identity? if so an image would be greatly appreciated (upload below)

on a final note, where do you feel online communities sit in relation other communities, what are their social relevance etc.

thank you so much for taking part in my survey. if you wish to leave your email below i can contact with a copy of my finished thesis in a few months!