What are the forum or group rules
• What are the forum or group rules? Are these written, unspoken, or a combination of the two? Does it require membership or is it open to anyone?
• How is the forum or group laid out?
• How would you explain the culture? For instance, are there inside jokes? Terminology specific to the group? Is there an effort form a clear sense of “us v. them” regarding those who aren’t in the group? Other things that you notice?
• What themes did you notice on the forum or group? Do some topics occupy a lot of attention? For instance, The Gear Page has regular discussions about the death of the guitar or this or that genre of music.
• What’s the good, the bad, and the ugly about the place? For instance, The SEC Rant can be a funny forum, but there are some things there that some may find problematic.
The bullet points mentioned above shouldn’t be section headings, nor are they exhaustive. If you find other things interesting enough to comment on, please do so. The paper should be readable and flow from one point and paragraph to the next.
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Please use the readings about netnography to help with ideas on what to write about.
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