[Air-L] Ethics in studying reddit postings

[Alex Leavitt]

My dissertation work focused on reddit, using historical log data and
interviews:
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll40/id/297862


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Alex Leavitt, Ph.D.
Quantitative UX Researcher, Facebook Research
http://alexleavitt.com
Twitter: @alexleavitt <http://twitter.com/alexleavitt>


On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 7:58 PM, Tarleton L. Gillespie <tlg28 at cornell.edu>
wrote:

> I would also look at the work of Nathan Matias. He has made a particular
> effort, in his work with reddit, to talk to moderators, get consent, etc.
>
> https://socialmediacollective.org/2015/06/16/reddit-research/
> https://socialmediacollective.org/2015/07/09/what-just-happened-on-reddit-
> understanding-the-moderator-blackout/
> https://socialmediacollective.org/2015/08/25/moderator-
> solidarity-on-reddit-predicting-participation-in-
> the-blackout-of-july-2015/
> https://socialmediacollective.org/2015/09/14/followup-what-
> factors-predicted-participation-in-the-reddit-
> blackout-building-statistical-models-of-online-behavior-
> through-qualitative-research/
> https://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/reddit-moderators-
> lets-test-theories-of-moderation-together
>
> Tarleton
>
> On Feb 22, 2017, 6:37 PM -0500, Kelly Quinn <kquinn8 at uic.edu>, wrote:
> Hi Grace,
>
> You might also take a look at Adrienne Massanri's recent book,
> Participatory Culture, Community, and Play: Learning from Reddit. Excellent
> dive in many aspects of Reddit, including gender.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kelly
>
> ------
> Kelly Quinn, PhD
> Clinical Assistant Professor and Graduate Instructor Coordinator
> Department of Communication
> University of Illinois at Chicago
>
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> From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Glass,
> Grace
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 8:21 AM
> To: 'benallenmorton at gmail.com'
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> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Ethics in studying reddit postings
>
> Thank you, Ben!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: benallenmorton at gmail.com [mailto:benallenmorton at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 10:46 PM
> To: Glass, Grace
> Cc: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Ethics in studying reddit postings
>
> Dr. Glass,
>
> This seems like a very interesting study. You should take a look at Ansari
> and Kleinenberg's "Modern Romance." They use Reddit threads as part of
> their research on digital media and romantic relationships.
>
> Good Weather,
> Ben Morton
>
> On Feb 21, 2017, at 7:29 AM, Glass, Grace <GGlass at APUS.EDU> wrote:
>
> Hello all-
>
> I'm designing a study of the self-improvement discourse on reddit, and how
> it's mediated by gender. User Posts will be central to the study, but I
> wanted to get your thoughts on how to handle the ethical piece.
> Conventional informed consent would not be possible due to the anonymity of
> the usernames/platform. Thoughts?
>
> Dr. Grace Glass
> Dean, School of Arts and Humanities
>
> American Public University System
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