Comments on: Ethnography http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/ part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:48:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: bagazniki rowerowe na tylna klape http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-1705 bagazniki rowerowe na tylna klape Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:28:03 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-1705 Hiya, I am really glad I have found this info. Today bloggers publish just about gossips and web and this is really annoying. A good blog with exciting content, this is what I need. Thank you for keeping this website, I will be visiting it. Do you do newsletters? Can't find it. Hiya, I am really glad I have found this info. Today bloggers publish just about gossips and web and this is really annoying. A good blog with exciting content, this is what I need. Thank you for keeping this website, I will be visiting it. Do you do newsletters? Can’t find it.

]]> By: Giraf87 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-1539 Giraf87 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:32:35 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-1539 hi Annabel, just realised I did't have a chance to look at this before, because of the error. I think you have captured well the sheer volume and hence manageability issues of the forum. It seems amazingly dense, technical, and without surprise matches with the minute detail that goes into it, reflecting the exactness of the discussions. Comparing it with my YouTube community it seems quite the opposite ethos. I also think Timetoast does a good job here, although I preferred reading it in time view rather than time line. hi Annabel, just realised I did’t have a chance to look at this before, because of the error. I think you have captured well the sheer volume and hence manageability issues of the forum. It seems amazingly dense, technical, and without surprise matches with the minute detail that goes into it, reflecting the exactness of the discussions. Comparing it with my YouTube community it seems quite the opposite ethos.
I also think Timetoast does a good job here, although I preferred reading it in time view rather than time line.

]]> By: Nikki Bourke http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-778 Nikki Bourke Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:25:01 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-778 Hi Anabel, I really enjoyed your ethnography. I think that Timetoast is a great visual platform for presenting your findings. I think it is fascinating to see how the WW rules structure evolved over time. Thanks for sharing this! Nikki Hi Anabel,

I really enjoyed your ethnography. I think that Timetoast is a great visual platform for presenting your findings. I think it is fascinating to see how the WW rules structure evolved over time. Thanks for sharing this!

Nikki

]]> By: Steph Carr http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-752 Steph Carr Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:06:48 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-752 Hi Anabel, this is great and I really like the timetoast element. I think it gives context and justification to your study. I think the moderator role here is quite fascinating, I wonder whether they are shaping the rules and behaviours because of their own value judgements as to what a forum should look like; or whether they are reacting to feedback from their members. Hi Anabel, this is great and I really like the timetoast element. I think it gives context and justification to your study.

I think the moderator role here is quite fascinating, I wonder whether they are shaping the rules and behaviours because of their own value judgements as to what a forum should look like; or whether they are reacting to feedback from their members.

]]> By: cmeckenstock http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-750 cmeckenstock Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:01:28 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-750 I have enjoyed reading your ethnography. The weight weenies site looks like something that is really specialised, and so will invite what Kozinets calls 'geeking communities' perhaps? I can identify with the kind of geneology of the forum, no one can anticipate how successful a forum like this is going to be until you get started. And then there is the issue of funding, management, moderation etc. It kind of grow organically! Considering that the site seems really quite neat. I get a little suspicious with really polished sites where forums go. Thank you for the interesting ethnography. I have enjoyed reading your ethnography. The weight weenies site looks like something that is really specialised, and so will invite what Kozinets calls ‘geeking communities’ perhaps?

I can identify with the kind of geneology of the forum, no one can anticipate how successful a forum like this is going to be until you get started. And then there is the issue of funding, management, moderation etc. It kind of grow organically! Considering that the site seems really quite neat. I get a little suspicious with really polished sites where forums go.

Thank you for the interesting ethnography.

]]> By: Anabel Drought http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-675 Anabel Drought Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:33:01 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-675 Hello! I have just tried it and it appears to be working at the moment, but here is the link incase it stops again! Thanks for looking! http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/micro-ethnography Hello!
I have just tried it and it appears to be working at the moment, but here is the link incase it stops again!
Thanks for looking!
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/micro-ethnography

]]> By: Anabel Drought http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-673 Anabel Drought Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:29:29 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-673 Hi there Candace, great idea, I may suggest the off topic area to the administrators as it would save them a lot time and energy and would as you say help to develop the relationships within the community. However, I would then have to admit to having studied them and I'm a bit worried about negative feedback. Which is perhaps something Ethnographers have to deal with. Cheers Anabel Hi there Candace, great idea, I may suggest the off topic area to the administrators as it would save them a lot time and energy and would as you say help to develop the relationships within the community. However, I would then have to admit to having studied them and I’m a bit worried about negative feedback. Which is perhaps something Ethnographers have to deal with.
Cheers
Anabel

]]> By: Candace Nolan-Grant http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-650 Candace Nolan-Grant Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:40:28 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-650 Hi Anabel I found it very interesting how the rules trace the development of the community, and maybe the moderators' perceptions of the community too... It struck me how off-topic posts and 'chit-chat' seemed to be reviled : ) I suppose some sites solve this problem by creating forums that are especially for posts that aren't related to the site topic, and which people can move conversations to if they go off-topic (or if they want to talk to people they already know about different things). I've always assumed that the sties that do this are managing the off-topic stuff by giving it a place, but also fostering a sense of community on the site--where you can talk to people you already trust about different things... But maybe they don't have enough server space for that : ) Hi Anabel I found it very interesting how the rules trace the development of the community, and maybe the moderators’ perceptions of the community too… It struck me how off-topic posts and ‘chit-chat’ seemed to be reviled : ) I suppose some sites solve this problem by creating forums that are especially for posts that aren’t related to the site topic, and which people can move conversations to if they go off-topic (or if they want to talk to people they already know about different things). I’ve always assumed that the sties that do this are managing the off-topic stuff by giving it a place, but also fostering a sense of community on the site–where you can talk to people you already trust about different things… But maybe they don’t have enough server space for that : )

]]> By: Giraf87 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-577 Giraf87 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:37:15 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-577 hi Anabel, I could not access timetoast, came up with: We're sorry, but something went wrong. We've been notified about this issue and we'll take a look at it shortly. hi Anabel, I could not access timetoast, came up with: We’re sorry, but something went wrong.
We’ve been notified about this issue and we’ll take a look at it shortly.

]]> By: Anabel Drought http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/2013/03/04/ethnography/#comment-572 Anabel Drought Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:44:27 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/anabeld/?p=280#comment-572 Hi Sian, I really enjoyed creating the genealogy, reading through the postings and making assumptions based on what I could find, very aware that I probably have incomplete records! It was very interesting that there wasn’t any input from moderators for the first 5 years. I assume this is because the site was in its infancy and the site developers were perhaps new to the process and there were relatively few members. As it grew there needed to be more rules and regulations. At a later stage a forum member was appointed as a moderator, however their input was not evident and it was not clear how long this position was in place. It would definitely require a much longer, in depth study to get a greater insight in to how this role evolved and why they decided to appoint a forum member. Thanks Sian Hi Sian, I really enjoyed creating the genealogy, reading through the postings and making assumptions based on what I could find, very aware that I probably have incomplete records! It was very interesting that there wasn’t any input from moderators for the first 5 years. I assume this is because the site was in its infancy and the site developers were perhaps new to the process and there were relatively few members. As it grew there needed to be more rules and regulations. At a later stage a forum member was appointed as a moderator, however their input was not evident and it was not clear how long this position was in place.
It would definitely require a much longer, in depth study to get a greater insight in to how this role evolved and why they decided to appoint a forum member. Thanks Sian

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