So in doing some research I came across this article called "Retro Gaming Subculture and the Social Construction of a Piracy Ethic" which had some quotes I was sure I recognized (starting around p. 756). A little bit of Google-Fu and, sure enough, some of the threads here were being cited!
Here are the threads I picked up on that were used in the essay. Lots of old and new regulars are anonymously cited including jp1, CRTGAMER, weasels, the7k, JT, Luke, Ivo, MrPopo, and more:
viewtopic.php?t=18577
viewtopic.php?t=17103
viewtopic.php?t=17888
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11412&p=112566
So some of you can say you were cited in the International Journal of Cyber Criminology
As for the author - Steven Downing - are you still kicking around here?
A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads!
Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
dsheinem wrote:So in doing some research I came across this article called "Retro Gaming Subculture and the Social Construction of a Piracy Ethic" which had some quotes I was sure I recognized (starting around p. 756). A little bit of Google-Fu and, sure enough, some of the threads here were being cited!
Here are the threads I picked up on that were used in the essay. Lots of old and new regulars are anonymously cited including jp1, CRTGAMER, weasels, the7k, JT, Luke, Ivo, MrPopo, and more:
viewtopic.php?t=18577
viewtopic.php?t=17103
viewtopic.php?t=17888
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11412&p=112566
So some of you can say you were cited in the International Journal of Cyber Criminology
As for the author - Steven Downing - are you still kicking around here?
Am I credited? Not sure what post he used from me.
Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
Luke wrote:dsheinem wrote:So in doing some research I came across this article called "Retro Gaming Subculture and the Social Construction of a Piracy Ethic" which had some quotes I was sure I recognized (starting around p. 756). A little bit of Google-Fu and, sure enough, some of the threads here were being cited!
Here are the threads I picked up on that were used in the essay. Lots of old and new regulars are anonymously cited including jp1, CRTGAMER, weasels, the7k, JT, Luke, Ivo, MrPopo, and more:
viewtopic.php?t=18577
viewtopic.php?t=17103
viewtopic.php?t=17888
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11412&p=112566
So some of you can say you were cited in the International Journal of Cyber Criminology
As for the author - Steven Downing - are you still kicking around here?
Am I credited? Not sure what post he used from me.
No, neither the site or members are credited, which I assume is intended to protect anonymity. I recognized the arguments/topics and then googled the threads and quotes.
Luke, you are the person cited as a self-professed Christian or some such.
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Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
I came for the quotes but stayed for the article. There's a lot of interesting observations about our subculture, some obvious and others more in-depth.
It covers all of the angles of collecting vs. pirating as well from authenticity to financial concerns. I think the retro community really does struggle with how preservation of software should be handled especially with all the gray areas it creates.
It covers all of the angles of collecting vs. pirating as well from authenticity to financial concerns. I think the retro community really does struggle with how preservation of software should be handled especially with all the gray areas it creates.
Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
Thanks for the heads-up, I will go and check it out and be back later with my thoughts on it.
Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
dsheinem wrote:Luke, you are the person cited as a self-professed Christian or some such.
I nearly busted a gut when he cited me as "the preacher".
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Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
I read the article. Now I'm going to hazard a guess:
Could the author be... JT?
Could the author be... JT?
Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
samsonlonghair wrote:I read the article. Now I'm going to hazard a guess:
Could the author be... JT?
No, he's a psychologist and was in grad school at the time the essay was published.
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Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
That's exactly why I guessed him. I'm speculating that the author was in grad school in 2011.
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Re: A scholarly article on piracy that uses RB forum threads
samsonlonghair wrote:That's exactly why I guessed him. I'm speculating that the author was in grad school in 2011.
Well the author taught/teaches in Canada and JT lives/went to school in Seattle and works in an entirely different field.
Here's the author's university website: http://www.socialscienceandhumanities.u ... owning.php