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Survey about CEDA-L - Please participate!!!
Hello.
We are two undergraduates at Weber State. We are doing research for our final
project in Theories and Principles of Communication. If you could respond to
this short survey, we would appreciate your input very much. Your responses
will be kept confidential.
The survey can be copied into another post and marked however you wish, as
long as it is easy to tell what is meant. For example, insert x's or *'s or
whatever in the survey. A "three" would come back to us looking like 5 4
xx3xx 2 1. Or, if your e-mail interface doesn't allow copying, just
send us a list of answers like "1. 3 2. 5 3.4 4.1..." etc. Either would be
fine.
We appreciate this brief investment of your time. The more data we collect,
the better our project will be, so please respond.
We ask that you briefly go over the survey once before you fill it out, and
if you have any questions about our intended definition of terms, like
"flaming" or "lurking", please backchannel us before you do the survey. We
want to avoid any confusion you might have before you take it.
If you are interested in reading the final paper let us know when you respond
and we will e-mail or snail mail it to you. Expect to see it sometime during
the second week in June.
Thank you,
Jason Menzies and Stacey Schubert
Weber State Debate
The Survey
My role in debate (Debater, coach, etc.) :
Years I have been involved in debate:
How often I post:
More than 10 times a week
7-10 times a week
4-6 times a week
1-3 times a week
1-4 times a month
1-10 times a year
Never
Please rate the following statements on a scale from one to five. A five
means you "Strongly Agree" and a one means you "Strongly Disagree". Please
base your answers on your own opinions as much as possible.
1) CEDA-L is a useful tool for information distribution.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
2) CEDA-L makes me feel like a valued member of the debate community.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
3) I follow the "24-hour" self monitoring rule when I respond to posts that
are inflammatory.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
4) I have been afraid to post to CEDA-L due to fear of retaliation from my
peers.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
5) CEDA-L should be used exclusively for organizational business and
announcements.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
6) Posts about sports or bets on rounds are inappropriate for CEDA-L.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
7) Flaming your peers is a guilty pleasure.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
8) Flaming stifles discussion because it incites fear of attack.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
9) I lurk more than I post.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
10) I have deliberately used inflammatory words to bait or taunt others.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
11) Posts with "trash-talking" about debate success help increase competitive
drive.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
12) Posting backchannels should never be done under any circumstances.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
13) Flaming is just a means of expression.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
14) Any non-debate related postings should only be made from April to August.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
15) People should be allowed to flame because those that find it offensive
can just delete it.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
16) Posting backchanneled flaming is appropriate to deter such activity in
the future.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
17) Posting backchanneled mail is inappropriate because it removes the
surrounding context of the dialogue.
5 4 3 2 1
agree disagree
This completes our survey. Thanks for your time!
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