I know old thread is old, but I'm bored and want to be self-righteous over the Internet. Is that so wrong?
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Was never around when you were, but a couple bits of the post stood out...
I joined the TMF as a sort of test. It started as an experiment actually for a paper I was going to write for a psychology class.
I have since then scrapped my notes and have chosen a different topic.
Even back in my psychology AS level stuff, I'd have got bollocked for doing that.
There's something in psychology, more than most other sciences, known as "ethics." Consent, informed consent, MUST be got before an experiment. In some, yes, it's impossible - like the Milgram experiment,and to a certain extent this one - but that doesn't mean that alternate methods of exploring the topic can't be considered. I can't immediately think of a way of doing so for this, but then again, I've neither done psychology for over two years nor have devoted any thought to it at all.
You've pretty much made a textbook case of "why informed consent is a must." Look at the thread. Look at the amount of people who're pissed off.
The people I’ve met here through Jess are some of the friendliest, most sincere people I’ve ever met anywhere. And it truly irks me knowing that this information may upset some of you. For that is not my intent in writing this.
To be honest, the fact of this charade I’ve brought to life has been eating away at me as of late, and I feel that this is the best way to be rid of it.
Besides, I think I owe it to each and every one of you that have called ‘me’ a friend.
This, at least, I can respect - you have come clean eventually.
Now the interesting, fun bit...
But there you have it, out in the open.
Please, tell me your thoughts about this.
Do you find men secretly portraying women disturbing in a venue such as this? Do you care about this knowledge? Would you want me to join as myself? Or do you prefer I keep her around? Anything at all, please let me know.
Also, let me know if you have any questions for Ashley, and I’ll make sure she replies.
This is blatantly an attempt to gather further data for the aforementioned experiment.
Have some answers. You don't have permission to use them, but for some reason I highly doubt that will stop you. I just feel like being big and clever behind my protective keyboard and computer screen.
- I see it as normal, but also incredibly creepy and weird. However, some men do subscribe to the (oft misguided) notion that any females found on sites like this are after nothing but meaningless sex (or similar.)
- From looking at your username, I assumed you were male. It is not new knowledge. It's a fairly blatant giveaway when someone calls themselves something like "TummyTickleGirl."
- I couldn't give a crap whether you joined as yourself. Then again, I'm not particularly active, nor did I know your false ID.
- Why bother keeping this account around? There's no real benefit.
Again, you do not have permission to use any answers or data gained from my person or account in any part of your study. Whether this'll stop you, I don't know, because to me you already seem to be being fairly dodgy about this, but hey.