Does it matter if it is "academic work" of any kind? The forum is a great place to test and refine ideas. It's a good place to spit ball concepts with a group of people whose backgrounds are extremely varied. I think the media and academia are seeing these new online formats for discussion as something far more alien than they are. SWJ is merely a technologically enchanced discussion group, coffee house or bar. We need to stop being so concerned with form rather than substance.
My point is that whether it is, "- personal, w/academic hat on; or "academic", is not relevent.
Adam L
[Note: When I refer to SWJ I am refering to the discussion board and the blog rather than the magazine.]
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