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1. Age: __ under 15 __ 15-18 __ 19-25 __ 26-40 __ 40 and above 2. Gender: __ M __ F 3(a). Occupation: _____________________________________________ (b) If a Student what is your major area of study? ___________________ 4. What type of computer mediated communication do you use? (Please mark all that apply) __ IRC (Internet Relay Chat) __ email __ "talk" __ network news __ MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons) __ other (please specify) _______________________________________ * If you selected IRC, please answer the following questions* 5. How often do you use IRC? __ daily __ weekly __ monthly __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 6(a). Do you msg on IRC? __ Yes __ No (b) If yes, how often? __ seldom __ frequently __ other (please specify) _______________________________________ 7(a). Do you frequent a particular channel(s)? __ Yes __ No (b) If yes, which type of channel(s) do you frequent? (Mark all that apply) __ computer related (#unix, #macintosh, #linux, etc) __ nationality (#aussies, #canada, etc) __ sex related (#sex, #hottub, #gblf, etc) __ general talk (#talk, #chat, etc) __ religious (#christian, #islam, etc) __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 8. What would you see as constituting a relationship on IRC? __ talking with someone once __ talking with someone a few times __ regular talking over a period of time __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 9(a). Have you ever formed relationships on IRC? __ Yes __ No (b) If yes, what type of relationships have you formed? (Mark all which apply) __ friendship __ love __ net sex __ business __ information exchange __ a contact __ other (please specify) _________________________________________ 10(a). Have all your relationships stayed purely on IRC? __ Yes __ No (b) If no, in what areas have they expanded into? (Mark all that apply) __ letters __ telephone __ exchanged photos __ real life meeting __ other CMC __ socialising on a regular basis __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 11. What is it about people on IRC that make you want to talk to them? (Mark in order of significance - 1 being most significant) __ nick __ user name __ country __ channel __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 12. How do you typically start a conversation with someone on IRC? (Mark in order of frequency of use - 1 being most frequent) __ say hello __ make a witty comment __ remark on something you both have in common __ ask a question __ someone else introduced you to them __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 13. What sort of information are you willing to disclose to someone in a first encounter? (Mark in order of willingness - 1 being most willing) __ gender __ race __ age __ occupation __ physical location __ sexual preference __ personal problems __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 14(a). Do you think that people act differently on IRC than in real life? __ Yes __ No (b) If yes, why do you think this is? (Mark all that apply) __ they don't like who they are __ it is easier to be someone you aren't on IRC __ its fun to trick people __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 15(a). Do you ever pretend to be someone you are not on IRC? __ Yes __ No (b) If yes, why is this? __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 16. What things in a conversation will make you want to talk to someone again? (Mark in order of significance) __ they sound "nice" __ they sound intelligent __ they treat you with respect __ you have something in common __ they were able to help you with a problem __ other (please specify) _________________________________________ 17. What things in a conversation will make you not want to talk to someone again? (Mark in order of significance) __ they are condescending __ they make sexual advances __ they are rude __ they disclose too much information about themselves __ they ask too many questions __ you didn't have anything in common __ other (please specify) ________________________________________ 18(a). Is there a difference between your IRC relationships and your real life relationships? __ Yes __ No (b) What makes them different? ___________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ (c) Why do you think this is so? ___________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
Thank you again for taking the time to fill out this survey.
If you would like to, please make any additional comments about
relationships on IRC at the bottom of the survey.
Also, if you would like to be interviewed about a particular relationship you
have had on IRC, please contact me in a separate email.
Elisabeth Byrne
University of Western Sydney, Nepean
ebyrne@st.nepean.uws.edu.au
lisabeth@sydgate.apana.org.au