Hi, this is from Anthropos, I'd like to thank you for assisting me this past month(+) in my Ph.D research by allowing me to follow and observe you while you raid. (If you're unsure of what research I'm talking about, there's a thread in here somewhere called "my research" or the like that explains it.) I appreciate the individuals who I have met that have taken the time to introduce themselves and speak with me. Thanks to those who were so considerate.

I believe I've achieved my goals at this point with THC; I will be taking time now to write up my observations and deal with some issues that have arisen with some of the other groups that I work with. While I am online I will be focusing on discussing issues with people, maybe pvping, and occasionally helping friends in difficult raiding situations.

Thanks again for your kindness, and feel free to contact me for comments, suggestions, assistance, and the like. Hopefully some of you will be interested in being surveyed or interviewed later in the fall. As always, I am ethically obligated to keep anything said to me confidential.

Good luck with Naxx.

=D Good luck in your research!

Hope you learned Drakul is the best rogue in the guild. Actually that should be the title of your thesis

GL

So wait, what does this mean? Does this mean you will no longer be raiding with THC as a member or prospect or what not even though you could not be guilded? When you applied to THC I was under the impression it would be like you were in Stoic, granted you were doing research however you still raided for a long time like any normal consistent member would.

I guess I'm slightly confused, as the way you've worded things it's as if you are leaving THC or quitting raiding or something along those lines, and I guess I'm just clarifying for myself =P.

-Cerralius

Sorry if the wording is confusing. I'll attempt to clarify.

As I said in my previous post, I am going to be focusing my attention on writing up several aspects of my observations. To be more specific, this includes things that I saw and heard, making links between themes and ideas from articles I am reading concurrently, and keeping track of when events occured. My committee is very interested in hearing more about the people I encounter and the interactions that are formed in these raid environments. I'm worried if I don't write the ideas and impressions I have down quickly, I'll lose track of some of them. I think I'm starting to view this world in a more dystopic sense, and I'd like to explore these feelings a bit by typing them up. This is somewhat time consuming, but not so much that I can't do it at the same time as other aspects of the game.

As for the people I met in the last month and a half, especially those who I enjoyed discussing these themes with, if you desire my assistance at some point, feel free to contact me. Given THC's large pool of members they can draw from, I don't see a pressing need for this at the moment; you have more than enough bodies to fill out the remaining raid slots. I think this differs from some of the other groups I've observed, where attendence issues were higher on their "concern meter." Anyway, I always enjoy helping out people who need it, in whatever raid context that may be. This is one of the more important aspects to the research process (in terms of maintaining contacts, that is). My focus in this sense (secondarily to observing how various groups operate) is more philanthropic I suppose ("philanthropos?"), after all it's not like I need any gear from any of these places.

If you have more specific questions, it might be easier to chat in-game.

Later Anthro. the first thing I thought about when Earl trasnfered was " what is Anthro gonna do this finish his research?" I am glad to were able to meet your research goals in THC. Dont be a stranger! we might need druids in the future!

No private interview?

phd in sociology im guessing ?? sounds interesting

Yeah I never knew this about you antroops (sp?) I saw you a lot on the battle field take care!