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Posted by Waldemar on November 15, 2003, 10:45 pm My name is Waldemar Largo. I am a student in Melbourne, Australia. I am currently studying a degree in music at the Victorian College of the Arts, and I have taken a subject called "Revival and Revision of the Vampire". My research topic is on Real Vampires and the internet. For my paper, I would like to do a survey, and use the data collected to get a picture of real vampirism and the community on the internet. Here is the questionnaire that I am using for my paper. It would be fantastic to get responses to the questionnaire, so that I can write the paper with accuracy and without guesswork I don't want to misrepresent the vampiric internet community. If answered on this bulletin board, the responses may be useful to the community as a whole. I anticipate the questionnaire taking about 10 minutes. The most important thing for me is to get answers to most (if not all) the questions. The answers can be brief single word responses, or long diatribes; it's up to you... The most helpful thing would be to answer all of the questions in a sentence or two. Two sections are marked "optional", which means I would rather you spent time answering the other sections; if I receive answers to the "optional" sections, then that's a bonus for me. Anyone who submits answers to questions by Friday 14 November will recieve a copy of the paper forwarded to them no later than Sunday 30 November. (If anyone would like to respond to the questionnaire in private and/or anonymously, simply send the completed questionnaire back to Waldemar_Largo@homail.com specifying that you don't want your "name" used in the paper. You will still receive a copy of the paper if you respond.) Thank you for your time, P.S. None of the questions are intended to be intrusive or offensive, but they are meant to be incisive. If you find any of the questions either intrusive or offensive, please accept my apologies and leave them out. DEMOGRAPHICS Name: Gender: Age group: Nationality: What is you racial background? Do you live in the city or in the country? VAMPIRISM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE What term do you use to identify yourself? Does vampirism occur in your life as: Before awakening, what aspects about yourself made you feel you were different? At what age did your awakening occur? Describe your emotional, psychological and physical state before awakening, then after awakening. Did your self esteem or confidence improve after awakening? Did you feel more at peace after awakening? Do you feel you are a more enlightened person because of your experience? Would you describe yourself as a creative individual? Do you feel you are more sensitive than the average person? Do you feel you are more compassionate than the average person? Do you have religious or spiritual beliefs? Is sex and sexuality an important part of vampirism? If so, explain how. If you could become an average person again, would you? Why, or why not? FEEDING (optional) How do you feed? How often do you feed? How do you feel before a feed, and after a feed? Do you, or have you ever used a consenting donor? Have you ever fed from someone who was not consenting? VAMPIRES IN THE MEDIA (optional) Do you share any qualities with vampires depicted in literature and film? How do you differ from the depictions of vampires in literature and film? Do you find the images of vampires in literature and film attractive? Have you ever seen vampires depicted accurately in the media? How would you like to see vampires depicted in the media? THE INTERNET INTERNET COMMUNITIES Do you feel there is a community of vampires on the internet? If so, do you feel a sense of support from this community? How did your connection with this community occur; more like a) or b)? Is the internet a good tool for vampires? If so, explain why. THE INTERNET AND IDENTITY How do you view real life society? Where do you feel more essentially you; online or in real life? Do you feel a sense of split identity between your online and real life selves? What is your response to the idea that associating yourself with vampirism is a way of dealing with or working through a troubled life story? Do you feel that conversations and interactions on the internet have helped you come to terms with your vampirism? Have conversations and interactions with other vampires helped you work through other areas of your life, not connected to vampirism, as well? HONESTY AND DECEPTION ON THE INTERNET Does anonymity on the internet allow you to open up more in your communications? Does anonymity breed deception on the internet? Is discerning between truth-tellers and liars on the internet important to you? How do you work out who is telling the truth and who is lying on the internet?
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Hello,
WL
(just a nickname or tag will suffice if you prefer to withhold your real name)
(teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60 and over)
(eg: vampire, vampyre, bloodvamp, psivamp, sanguinarian etc)
a) a disease
b) a psychological condition
c) a lifestyle choice
d) a genetic characteristic
a) You realised you were a vampire first, and then started seeking other vampires on the internet.
b) You felt you were different, and then discovered vampires on the internet. Your experience was similar to that of vampires writing on the internet, so you reached the conclusion that you were a vampire.
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