• Would you participate?

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 12:39 pm**

When I was in NOLA for the Southeastern Psych Association conference, one of my professors asked me why I wear so much black. (I was actually toning it down for school. Hehe!) I figured I'd write him a paper to try to explain, but since I'm so interested in the research end of it, I decided I'd try to rally up support to do another survey. Let's face it, if you're here, you at least have a passing interest in someting about this particular community...so what better place to come!

First, I need to see if anyone would be interested in participating. I'd like to have at least 100 people do this so that my results would be something worthwhile. (I'm graduating at the end of the month, so this is just a "fun" thing for me since I'm technically out of school.) I envision it being an anonymous internet survey so that your answers won't come back to bite you in the ass. As of right now, I'm not sure what the topic would be. I've asked one of my professors what he'd like to know about "goths" to give me some direction. It may be something like discrimination/bullying in school, religious views, drug use...rather touchy subjects. In the end, I'd like to present the professor that started it all by asking the question with a well documented set of statistics about the diversity of our community here in TN.

I could post the results to the forum or they would be made available online in some form. It's our chance to educate people on who we are as a group. I encourage everyone to participate.

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 1:02 pm**

I'll be your lab rat... :wink:

just as long as you don't want to probe anything... :lol:

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 1:16 pm**

although i don't consider myself terribly goth in the stereotypical forms. I am always willing to try to explain "our" side of things to those that have never explored their own dark sides.

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 1:24 pm**

I'm game.

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 1:46 pm**

Nemesis wrote:I'll be your lab rat... just as long as you don't want to probe anything...

I'll take Nem's probe. :twisted:

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 1:51 pm**

Nemesis wrote:I'll be your lab rat... just as long as you don't want to probe anything...

I dunno man...I might let HER probe :twisted:

j/k Ill do it.

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 2:02 pm**

sure why not

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 2:11 pm**

Anything for yooooou....

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 2:36 pm**

Count me in Jules

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 3:02 pm**

Ok count me in for answering the funny quesitons too.

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 3:17 pm**

It won't be the first study ive been in and its for something more interesting than "do you like martha stewart?" so you can count me in too.

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 3:51 pm**

You got it babe. ;o)

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 4:48 pm**

I don't think I'm "Goth enough" to participate in this survey, but if you're fishing for opinions on "Goff" (and all that it implies) I can certainly comply... :mrgreen:

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 5:22 pm**

I would be willing to take the survey...I'll try anything three times as long as it's in the name of science

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 5:35 pm**

Wow! Thanks for the support so far everyone! It doesn't really matter how "goth" you are to be honest. You're here so, as I said before, it makes you part of the community...and therefore, worthy of an opinion.

I encourage our Nashvillians to get their say in as well.

Oh and Nem...I would never probe you. I wouldn't have to...I bet I could see your colon through your skin anyway. :twisted:

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 10:08 pm**

I'm in.

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 10:21 pm**

I'm in!!!
Frost :nag:

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2003 10:42 pm**

Count me in. 8-)

Posted: **Sun Jul 06, 2003 2:22 am**

Cheerleader wrote:
It may be something like discrimination/bullying in school, religious views, drug use...rather touchy subjects.

None of the above fit me, but you'll probably come up with more than that anyway. So I'm in. I'm just as curious as you.

Posted: **Sun Jul 06, 2003 4:02 am**

count me in too. sounds interesting.