Posted by Rzip on January 23, 2001, at 22:18:42
In reply to Re: Guinea pigs and their words--no copyright » stjames, posted by shellie on January 23, 2001, at 20:45:08
> To disagree with you James, the responsibility of anonymity is the ABSOLUTE responsiblity of the researcher.
> A name that may not be a real name, but may be a nickname, known to others. While, yes, the poster takes his/her changes with the chosen screen name on the internet in general, that does not take the responsiblity off the researcher to do all possible to protect the identity of his subjects. My guess is that if Dr. Bob writes again about PB (and I hope he will), he will never again use a screen name. ShellieUntil proven otherwise, let us assume that Dr. Bob e-mailed Vesper and informed her of the excerpt inclusion.
I would be really upset if he did not do that because I believe in respecting subject's autonomy and henceforth, implied consent should be given.
This is a very complex issue. I think Dr. Bob needed to include the screen name to validate the site and its posters. I really can not think of any other reason why he felt the need to use a real screen name. Having validated the site once, I do not think he would need to do so again. I really do not know.
I am as shocked as you guys are that Vesper is actually a real poster. My apologies to her for being insensitive to that possibility in a previous post.
- Rzip
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