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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Would it be different, ethically, for a researcher to analyze archives on a message board discussing the same topic?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#800080" FACE="Garamond">L. Kris Gowen, PhD</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=2 FACE="Garamond">Senior Research Associate</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=2 FACE="Garamond">Foundation for Accountability</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=2 FACE="Garamond">kgowen@facct.org</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=2 FACE="Garamond">www.facct.org</FONT></SPAN></P>
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