AOL Survey

[El]

Hi, for my last year at the University of
Technology in Sydney, I am studying the formation
of online communities with another student. We are
using AOL as a good example of a large,
long-standing web community. Our research brief
and further information about our subject is
available at
http://www.eagles.bbs.net.au/~el/invis/index.htm
As part of our research, we would like people to
fill in this short survey. This is to gain some
empirical data and use it to compare to our
theoretical findings.
To fill in the survey, just hit "Reply to:" on
your browser and add in the answers to the
questions and any further comments you would like
to make.
Thanks for taking the time to fill this in. Rest
assured, this data goes no further than this
project.

1. Age:

2. Length of time using the Web:

3. Have you ever used AOL?(if no, please go to
Question 6)

4. What motivated you to choose AOL

5. Could you please describe your experiences
using AOL?

6. What experiences have you had with AOL users
while on the Web?

Thanks again!

[The Brit]

El wrote in message <3736CCEE...@eagles.com.au>...

As a one-time marker of dissertations, as well as remembering the pain of
assembling my own, I would question the objectivity of survey data gathered
from a source that (apparently) prides itself on its loathing of AOL
(unless, of course, you are going to collate an equal number of results from
alt.we-love-aol if such a place exists!)

--
Newsgroup signatures rarely have anything to do with the sender,
the post, or even the group. They exist merely as an opportunity
for the inadequate to impart some final witticism of mind-numbing
irrelevance. They are the ultimate triumph of form over function.

[Vegas Brat]

In article <3737...@news2.vip.uk.com>, mogg...@breathemail.net says...
> <snip> >
> >

> As a one-time marker of dissertations, as well as remembering the pain of
> assembling my own, I would question the objectivity of survey data gathered
> from a source that (apparently) prides itself on its loathing of AOL
> (unless, of course, you are going to collate an equal number of results from
> alt.we-love-aol if such a place exists!)

Oh geeze, PLEASE tell me no such place exists, it would be sickening! :)

>
> --
> Newsgroup signatures rarely have anything to do with the sender,
> the post, or even the group. They exist merely as an opportunity

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AOL...where people don't laugh with you... but AT you!

[Jord86]

1. Age: 13

2. Length of time using the Web: 2 years

3. Have you ever used AOL?(if no, please go to

Question 6) unfortunately

4. What motivated you to choose AOL

my parents chose it

5. Could you please describe your experiences
using AOL?

i can't ever get online, then when i get there i can't access my e-mail or the
web. my account has been hacked, tos'd, spamed, and punted

6. What experiences have you had with AOL users
while on the Web?

chatrooms suck... everyone's just talking nonsense and there's never a guide
around when you need one, but always one around when you don't
Jo
"You're insulting me when you should be taking notes."

[Dave]

. Age:

2. Length of time using the Web:

3. Have you ever used AOL?(if no, please go to
Question 6) Yes, but I left (Thank God...)

4. What motivated you to choose AOL: I was really young and we had Wow, but
then they went borke and since I was about 8 I didn't know jack about the
Internet

5. Could you please describe your experiences

using AOL? Hated it. So many restrictions. If you don't believe me, go to
http://www.aolwatch.org or something like that. They're evil (AOL I mean)
and I'm glad I left.

6. What experiences have you had with AOL users

while on the Web? Most of them think they are 31337 h4><0rs, and the ones
that are decent all realize that AOL sucks and are dying to leave them and
get a real ISP.

Thanks again!

Dave

Ex-AOL Member Since August 10th, 1998

[El]

Thanks heaps everyone for your survey responses. AOL has arrived here in
Australia relitavely recently and the same problems you all have found have
been reported here (although VERY quietly!). The mainstream media here seems to
only praise AOL and cite their press releases so pity the poor sucker who gets
a disk with their new computers!

[Riffin One]

You do know that if they're being true to form ANYBODY who's media
gets it for free (what a bargain). Presumably they're buying a lot of
ads too.

riff

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