[Air-L] Criteria for proving that online data (especially forum comments) are real?

[Radhika]

Depends on how you ground your context of research and frame it theoretically.

Can explain further off list.


Radhika 
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On Jul 26, 2012, at 4:22 PM, Maria Eronen <m85327 at student.uwasa.fi> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Would anyone know what are the criteria concerning internet material's validity? Is it common that you as a researcher will be asked to prove that the material you have collected from the internet is real. Since a lot of internet data disappears everyday, mere url addresses are not enough. Even html files can be modified after saving webpages.
> 
> I would appreciate if someone had time to answer.
> 
> Maria
> 
> 
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