[Air-l] students on lists

[Julie Cohen]

I'm sure you're right, and it is regrettable.  It does tend to suggest,
however, that poor treatment of students probably isn't correlated with
whether or not a list permits pseudonymity, and that the intimidation
factor may well be negatively correlated.
Best - Julie

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[mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Mary-Helen Ward
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:06 PM
To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
Subject: [Air-l] students on lists

I know from my PhD project that many students feel quite inadequate  
in the presence of Real Academics. Whether they should or not is  
another matter, but many have been treated quite badly in academic  
forums (or seen other people so treated). It can be really difficult  
for them to trust these forums, and it sometimes doesn't take much to  
send them scuttling for cover.

This list always, in my experience, works hard to provide a safe and  
welcoming space.

M-H

On 18/05/2007, at 10:56 AM, Julie Cohen wrote:

> You are right about this of course.  My apologies.  I would think,
> however, that the reactions of random pseudonymous people would be
> fairly low on a student's list of worries.

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