Friday 23 February 2007

Selves and Others Online (Learning journal wk 3)

The Killers Forum

This forum serves as a communication medium for the fans of the band. The subscribed users can post new comments, view other comments, chat and share their opinions about the band's music, members, tour dates and gigs. The forum also creates a special friends section which refers to not only friends of the band but also fans and their friends. I.e, they can meet online and interact with people they already know. The dynamics of the forum creates security by requesting individual's details during the siging up process. The security also ensures that absue of the site is limited or almost non existent. The forum allows the use of colloquialisms and in some cases swear words, this accounts for the freedom of expression practiced by the forum. However, absurd language and statements could be frowned upon and could lead to one losing their membership right.

The site allows for freedom of expression as it is a music fan site, therefore one could assume that members all share similar tastes in genre(s) of music. The freedom to express their views about the band mean people can slate the band's album or current release if they are in anyway dissatisfied eg with the tune of a particular song, a member of the band, the tour dates, or the band's performance at gigs. It simply enables fans to discuss what they want from the band in future, their likes and hates. The topics are some times iniciated by fans themselves or sometimes by the band's albel or those in charge of the site. The forum is free and can be used by both genders and those aged 12 and above.

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