To clarify a few points for readers who may have misunderstood:
1) I am not studying anybody or any group in fandom. I currently study businesspeople. All of whom are volunteers, all of whom have been made aware of the issues before they are interviewed, all of whom are given the option to read my material before publication and none of whom have *ever*, privately, publicly, or indirectly, accused me of treating them like lab rats.
2) Annie's exact words on Jenkins:
that he corresponded directly with both Leah and myself and that *we personally* had NO problems with anything he said or did. That doesn't change the fact that other fans over the years *did* have problems with it.
To accuse Dr Jenkins of not respecting his informants' wishes is very much an accusation of being ethically suspect, and one which could seriously damage his professional credibility.
3) I regard my Lyst time as my downtime. I am not on the Lyst to be scientific, rigorous or academic (although, like many people here, I may draw on my RL experience in discussions where relevant). Consequently, I am not always going to be so. Furthermore, I am also going to occasionally use facetious terms like "horrible demon bloke."
I don't like it when people twist my words around either.
Fiona
The Posthumous Memoirs of Secretary Rontane Available for public perusal at http://nyder.r67.net
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