[Air-L] Dissertation
Conor Schaefer
conor.schaefer at gmail.com
Fri Aug 10 09:16:15 PDT 2007
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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