[Air-L] Dissertation

[Conor Schaefer]

Interesting analogy you've used there. I think that if someone doesn't 
want their information "published," the best course of action would be 
not to write it down, even on paper! What happens when I walk into your 
bedroom and lift up your mattress (which, by the way, is a very tired 
hiding place ;))? According to your logic, I could argue that you wanted 
it "published" and so therefore I have some kind of right to read the 
information, analyze it, and perhaps even disseminate it.

Now, please note that I'm not taking a side on the appropriateness of 
this assumption; I'm just pointing out what I find to be an 
inconsistency in the logic used as its foundation.

Conor

M. Deanya Lattimore wrote:
> Good, good,  -- I was thinking this way too as to your first point.  The 
> problem with the second point is that I argue in my diss that ALL 
> electronic and computer writing must be considered to some degree 
> "public": it's not a dichotomous construct.
>
> If people did not want their information to be considered "published," 
> then they should write it on paper and keep it under their mattresses, 
> not type it into large databases that are collected, spidered, and 
> searched by other online tools.
>
> So by default for me, all internet work has been intended for 
> publication.  Maybe to limited audiences, like when someone posts pics 
> of themselves getting drunk in Facebook, but the fact of the matter is, 
> it's still more in the public space than in the private one.
>
> --
> :-D.
>
>
>
> elw at stderr.org wrote:
>  > Presumably journal articles have already gone through the local
>  > ethics/institutional review process as they're written.
>  >
>  > We also have an expectation that journal articles are written with the
>  > intent of publication - they're not accidental.
>  >
>  > --e
>
> deanya wrote:
>   
>>> Hi Alex! Okay, I'll challenge this, LOL! Articles that are found in 
>>> subscription databases are constantly cited, and all you have to do is 
>>> provide info about your level of access.
>>>
>>> What makes MySpace or Livejournal different from database collections?
>>>       
>>     
>
>   
>>> Alex Halavais wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I think that any blog that requires any sort of log in is off limits,
>>>> even if anyone can randomly log in to gain access. I'd be willing to
>>>> be challenged on that, but I think of it as a rule of thumb. So, for
>>>> example, some MySpace and Livejournal pages are only available to
>>>> subscribers (same deal for most social network profiles), and I think
>>>> these have to be handled differently.
>>>>         
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