GG TWoP Survey:

[educatedtvgeek]

Hey folks, so I'm doing a research paper on the Gilmore Girls forums at TWoP and could really use your help. I've put a survey below the LJ cut. If you could answer it by sometime tonight that would be fantastic. Feel free to leave questions blank if you don't have comments or don't want to answer them. If you have any online friends who would

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[adinarj]

My answers are too long to answer here. If you email me adinajud at gmail dot com, I will reply back with my answers.

[gossipcom]

Are you a member of TWoP? Yes.

What is your screen name, if you have one. gossipcom

How old are you? 28

Are you male or female? Female

What country/state/province are you from? Sydney, NSW, Australia

Do you post or lurk on the Gilmore Girls forums? Post on one or two MBs lurk on others.

How long have you been a member? I'm assuming this is for TwoP - since 2001.

What attracted you to Gilmore Girls in the first place? The type of style of the program, the actors involved, storylines.

What attracted you to TelevisionWithoutPity? Recaps and general discussion.

What’s your primary reason for returning to the Gilmore Girls forums on TWoP? Since I currently don't watch the show it's a good way to keep up with both current and former fans.

What topics are you most active on and why(within the GG forums only)? Spoiler Discussion, Media, Lorelai/Richard and Lauren Graham threads.

Do you feel that your personality on the site is reflective of your personality outside of the online community? Pretty much.

Do you feel like the Gilmore

[popculturespong]

Are you a member of TWoP?
I have been, on and off.

What is your screen name, if you have one. (If you feel uncomfortable giving your screen name that’s fine, I’ll refer to your comments as anonymous) Um, I've used several. I'm not sure what my current one is. (My posting habits aren't frequent enough that I'm "known.")

How old are you? 21. Eek, first time I've ever given that answer.

Are you male or female? I am female.

What country/state/province are you from? Connecticut, but not Stars Hollow.

Do you post or lurk on the Gilmore Girls forums? Mostly a lurker now.

How long have you been a member? I'd say 4 and a half years.

What attracted you to Gilmore Girls in the first place? The witty dialogue, the romantic couples that I could get invested in, the (once) likable two main characters I could identify with (both).

What attracted you to TelevisionWithoutPity? The recaps, and then I realized it had forums.

What’s your primary reason for returning to the Gilmore Girls forums on TWoP? Now, it's the spoiler thread without

[being_fulfilled]

Are you a member of TWoP?
Yes

What is your screen name, if you have one. (If you feel uncomfortable giving your screen name that’s fine, I’ll refer to your comments as anonymous)
fulfilled

How old are you?
24

Are you male or female?
female

What country/state/province are you from?
Alberta, Canada

Do you post or lurk on the Gilmore Girls forums?
Post regularly

How long have you been a member?
Since September, 2005

What attracted you to Gilmore Girls in the first place?
The relationships--I don't remember what, specifically, made me watch, but I do remember that I started watching regularly in mid-season 3, and was intrigued by Rory and Lorelai's relationship, and how that impacted the other parts of their lives.

What attracted you to TelevisionWithoutPity?
The recaps. I'd followed some links from friends, and some circumstances in my life lead to having more free time, so I ended up on the forums, lurking for a while, and then posting.

What’s your primary reason for returning to the Gilmore Girls forums on TWoP?I love the

[being_fulfilled]

Have you been active in any online communities before? If so how many and when did you start? Also why?
Yes, a few. I've been blogging for nearly 6 years, and I've participated in NaNoWriMo and the boards there.

What’s your personal opinion of the posters at the Gilmore Girls forums?
I think that most of the posters are intelligent, thoughtful people who have solid opinions about the show, even if I don't agree with them. I think that tensions and emotions sometimes run high, but at the same time, people generally have informed opinions.

It's funny, because I've found that my automatic assumption is that a poster is a Caucasian female in her mid-20s, until I find out otherwise, unless there's bad grammar or spelling, in which case I assume that the poster is much younger--14 or 15. I know that's not necessarily an accurate cross-section of the population at TWoP, but that's what I am, so that's how I see everyone else, until I get to know them.

Have you ever communicated offline or met someone that you made contact with on the