[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Arfcom Research (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 11/9/2014 3:28:38 PM EDT
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Hi, I just wanted to preface this message by stating that I'm new to AR15.com and I'm doing research for a sociology class I'm in at the University of Arizona. I am a firearm owner, and browse other firearm forums, but have never looked at AR15.com because I've never owned owned an AR15 (Would love to, though). We were assigned to research a website that we have never been on before, research its community, and to ask users of that community about it. If anybody could answer a few questions for me, I would be very appreciative.
. Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? .Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? Why or why not? Ask them for examples. .What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? .Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? .Have them describe a "good" user of the site and a "bad" user. How does one become popular on the site? And how does one become disliked? Ask them for examples. .What are the social characteristics of the people who use the site -age, gender, social class, race, sexual orientation, culture, sub-culture, occupation, religion, etc .Ask them to evaluate the extent to which they view their involvement with the site as enhancing their "real" physical everyday face-to-face relationships or as distracting and/or pulling them away from their local, physical, face-to-face interactions and relationships. Ask them for examples. Thank you very much for your time. |
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87 beans creating joinder with a gold fringed flag dual-wielding FiveseveN's .45acp for FMJ and 9mm with JHP for CCW 45 degree blading open carrying a hi-point with a Concealed Carry Permit Holder badge racking a shotgun slide as a means of self-defense in the home when you run out of rock salt and dimes in your cut shotgun shells fedora wearing neckbeards hoarding ammo in a basement Taurus Judge 50% of the time Kel-Tec's work every time Interchange those answers with any of your questions as you see fit. You're welcome. |
| OP, spend $24 for a membership, go to the team section and ask your questions there. You will get more reliable answers in team and you can bookmark that thread for follow up. In addition, your AR15 knowledge will be enriched 20 fold after exploring all that this website offers. This thread will become 10 pages of stupid shit. |
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I actually started to answer the questions seriously. Then I got tired of typing. So here's the short version.
OP, in a nutshell, this is a good place. Very community-like. Untold amounts of money have been raised by members here to help other members in true need. We're talking like $50K+ for some of them. Ownerless dogs get transported all over the country by a chain of members here who drive a few hours per leg, to get the dog to another member here where it will live out it's days in happiness. Like any community, you have good and bad. There's more good than bad here, though. Opinions and views on certain topics can vary wildly. Religion probably being one of the biggest debates. Marijuana legalization being another. I think the last time we had an age poll, mid 30's was the highest count. We've got plenty of members on the extreme ends of that scale, though. It's mostly men. Plenty of women here, though. And I'm gonna guess it's mostly white, but plenty of non-whites, too. |
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OP, spend $24 for a membership, go to the team section and ask your questions there. You will get more reliable answers in team and you can bookmark that thread for follow up. In addition, your AR15 knowledge will be enriched 20 fold after exploring all that this website offers. This thread will become 10 pages of stupid shit. This would be your best bet. GD is not the place for reliable information. |
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OP, spend $24 for a membership, go to the team section and ask your questions there. You will get more reliable answers in team and you can bookmark that thread for follow up. In addition, your AR15 knowledge will be enriched 20 fold after exploring all that this website offers. This thread will become 10 pages of stupid shit. I spend my $24 so I can read and fuck around in GD..because there is no place on the planet you can have that much fun especially with  .....so you owe me $24. 
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Quoted: Hi, I just wanted to preface this message by stating that I'm new to AR15.com and I'm doing research for a sociology class I'm in at the University of Arizona. I am a firearm owner, and browse other firearm forums, but have never looked at AR15.com because I've never owned owned an AR15 (Would love to, though). We were assigned to research a website that we have never been on before, research its community, and to ask users of that community about it. If anybody could answer a few questions for me, I would be very appreciative. . Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? .Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? Why or why not? Ask them for examples. .What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? .Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? .Have them describe a "good" user of the site and a "bad" user. How does one become popular on the site? And how does one become disliked? Ask them for examples. .What are the social characteristics of the people who use the site -age, gender, social class, race, sexual orientation, culture, sub-culture, occupation, religion, etc .Ask them to evaluate the extent to which they view their involvement with the site as enhancing their "real" physical everyday face-to-face relationships or as distracting and/or pulling them away from their local, physical, face-to-face interactions and relationships. Ask them for examples. Thank you very much for your time.   |
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@ Dennis2313
I have been lurking for a couple weeks, I am just supposed to get direct quotes from people who use the site in an interview type format. @NY_Shooter Thanks a ton for that post. I posted this in GD because I didn't think it would fit elsewhere and I didn't want to bump useful threads off of other forums. Also I understand reluctance to share personal information, but I'm not profiling or anything, just trying to get an overview of the site. I promise I'm not the ATF (yes I realize that's exactly what the ATF would say). |
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Hi, I just wanted to preface this message by stating that I'm new to AR15.com and I'm doing research for a sociology class I'm in at the University of Arizona. I am a firearm owner, and browse other firearm forums, but have never looked at AR15.com because I've never owned owned an AR15 (Would love to, though). We were assigned to research a website that we have never been on before, research its community, and to ask users of that community about it. If anybody could answer a few questions for me, I would be very appreciative. . Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? To feel better about ourselves by m aking fun of newbs.. Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? As long as you'e not a newb. Why or why not? Ask them for examples. OP. What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? A retarded sense of humor and a love for cheetohs. .Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? Tragic fleshlight incident. That's all my attorney will let me divulge.. Have them describe a "good" user of the site and a "bad" user. How does one become popular on the site? And how does one become disliked? Ask them for examples. Being a newb makes you a bad user.There are no good users. .What are the social characteristics of the people who use the site -age, gender, social class, race, sexual orientation, culture, sub-culture, occupation, religion, etc Unemployed printer repairmen living in Mom's basement.. Ask them to evaluate the extent to which they view their involvement with the site as enhancing their "real" physical everyday face-to-face relationships or as distracting and/or pulling them away from their local, physical, face-to-face interactions and relationships. Ask them for examples. Are you kidding? If we actually had social skills, we wouldn't be here.Thank you very much for your time. |
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I'm a cynic and don't trust anyone doing "research" for a sociology class at a university. Post a pic of your firearms with a sign that says "FU Arock" I don't have my guns with me because I live on campus and it's a "gun free zone". However, I've got a bunch of pictures of them on my phone. I have a 10/22 Takedown and a Mosin-Nagant hex receiver that was made by Tula in 1934. 
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Quoted: Hi, I just wanted to preface this message by stating that I'm new to AR15.com and I'm doing research for a sociology class I'm in at the University of Arizona. I am a firearm owner, and browse other firearm forums, but have never looked at AR15.com because I've never owned owned an AR15 (Would love to, though). We were assigned to research a website that we have never been on before, research its community, and to ask users of that community about it. If anybody could answer a few questions for me, I would be very appreciative. . Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? There is the obvious gun tech stuff. GD is awesome for laughs and news. Team is great for advice. .Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? Why or why not? Ask them for examples. Yes. Good examples are the fundraisers for people down on their luck. Look for the recent tank chair thread or the one for the guy with cancer. .What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? We have every kind of intrest represented here. The only overwhelming commonalities are guns and where conservatives and libertarians agree. .Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? See the first two answers. .Have them describe a "good" user of the site and a "bad" user. How does one become popular on the site? And how does one become disliked? Ask them for examples. .What are the social characteristics of the people who use the site -age, gender, social class, race, sexual orientation, culture, sub-culture, occupation, religion, etc Although the membership tends to lean conservative or libertarian straight white male, most every category of person you could think of is represented here. .Ask them to evaluate the extent to which they view their involvement with the site as enhancing their "real" physical everyday face-to-face relationships or as distracting and/or pulling them away from their local, physical, face-to-face interactions and relationships. Ask them for examples. The home town forms are a great place to find meetups and a sense of community. A good example was me meeting up with a guy to let him try out some suppressors. It helped him figure out if he should or what he should buy. Thank you very much for your time. |
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Hi, I just wanted to preface this message by stating that I'm new to AR15.com and I'm doing research for a sociology class I'm in at the University of Arizona. I am a firearm owner, and browse other firearm forums, but have never looked at AR15.com because I've never owned owned an AR15 (Would love to, though). We were assigned to research a website that we have never been on before, research its community, and to ask users of that community about it. If anybody could answer a few questions for me, I would be very appreciative. . Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? Entertainment, gain info, and a great time waster. .Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? Why or why not? Ask them for examples. Yes. Majority of us are here because of common interest in guns. The rest is just BS'ing and having fun. .What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? Guns man, it's all about the guns. Eerything else is on the side from why we joined in the first place. .Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? Had a bunch of guys local to me offer to help me assemble my AR pistol. Aside from things done for me, FatalWishes and Jeep297's threads really showed what we do for eachother when SHTF. |
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Hi, I just wanted to preface this message by stating that I'm new to AR15.com and I'm doing research for a sociology class I'm in at the University of Arizona. I am a firearm owner, and browse other firearm forums, but have never looked at AR15.com because I've never owned owned an AR15 (Would love to, though). We were assigned to research a website that we have never been on before, research its community, and to ask users of that community about it. If anybody could answer a few questions for me, I would be very appreciative. . Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? .Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? Why or why not? Ask them for examples. .What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? .Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? .Have them describe a "good" user of the site and a "bad" user. How does one become popular on the site? And how does one become disliked? Ask them for examples. .What are the social characteristics of the people who use the site -age, gender, social class, race, sexual orientation, culture, sub-culture, occupation, religion, etc .Ask them to evaluate the extent to which they view their involvement with the site as enhancing their "real" physical everyday face-to-face relationships or as distracting and/or pulling them away from their local, physical, face-to-face interactions and relationships. Ask them for examples. Thank you very much for your time. http://latestbloomer.uskoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Gun-control_Gun-owners-do-the-funniest-things-Weird-fat-Guy-in-speedo-with-pistols-and-guitars.jpg http://www.rounds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gun-man.jpg No shit, I think I worked with this guy and he carries a badge. I hope I didn't blow his cover. 
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Quoted: . Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? .Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? Why or why not? Ask them for examples. .What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? .Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? .Have them describe a "good" user of the site and a "bad" user. How does one become popular on the site? And how does one become disliked? Ask them for examples. .What are the social characteristics of the people who use the site -age, gender, social class, race, sexual orientation, culture, sub-culture, occupation, religion, etc .Ask them to evaluate the extent to which they view their involvement with the site as enhancing their "real" physical everyday face-to-face relationships or as distracting and/or pulling them away from their local, physical, face-to-face interactions and relationships. Ask them for examples. Thank you very much for your time. - I'd say it fosters a sense of community. Examples are, people spot logos on the sites on cars and wonder who it was on the site. There are athlelitc competitions between members. Members help each other out in emergencies.
- Interest in firearms - People receive assistance from here all the time, usually for medical emergencies or pet adoption. - A good user didn't join immediately after a school shooting massacre and it looked like guns were going to be banned, so they didn't join looking to buy a firearm only when it looked like they were immediately going to be banned. A bad user will talk about buying an extremely costly item, ask the site members for advice but not be a member at $24/year. One gets popular here by doing cool things in real life and sharing them with users. One gets unpopular by cheating members in deals facilitated by the site, lying and trying to deceive people, starting threads on subjects that have been beaten to death, or asking for help with their homework. - All walks of life, genders, social classes, education levels but it's mostly male Americans with right of center politics and more military and ex-military than the general population. Average age seems to be in the 30's-40's range. - Doesn't enhance day-to-day physical interaction. I would say I prefer socializing on AR15.com than with most people, but that most of my regular friends have either moved out of state or gotten married so this is kind of a replacement. |
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Hi, I just wanted to preface this message by stating that I'm new to AR15.com and I'm doing research for a sociology class I'm in at the University of Arizona. I am a firearm owner, and browse other firearm forums, but have never looked at AR15.com because I've never owned owned an AR15 (Would love to, though). We were assigned to research a website that we have never been on before, research its community, and to ask users of that community about it. If anybody could answer a few questions for me, I would be very appreciative. Wow. In order to completely answer all these questions would take about a week or more. However, I'll try to answer my take as briefly as possible and still be somewhat accurate. . Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? The site has many sub-forums which will give you a sense of how complex the firearms world really is. There are technical threads on most aspects of firearms ownership and use, including competitions, reloading of ammunition, configuring firearms for specific tasks, collecting, etc. Most start here with some basic questions about the AR-15 and wind up wandering into other parts and find a host of interesting things. The site fosters growth in firearms knowledge and in General Discussion topics of all kinds crop up. This part of the site can be exceptional entertainment. . Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? Why or why not? Ask them for examples. There are a number of communities that the site fosters. Some will be personal in nature, from helping distressed members, service members, dogs, cats, an others. Others are more focused in specific competitions. Still others are professional in nature, especially those who serve in the armed forces, law enforcement, an fire fighters. . What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? Most members tend to be conservative in their political views. There are plenty of exceptions however. Religious views run the gamut. Most have a significant interest in firearms, which is itself a hobby for most. . Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? Members in distress have had all kinds of support from the site in general. From cards being sent to a member's child who is in the hospital, to financial help, to, moving help, to roadside assistance. One of the more entertaining ones was when one member who captains a barge wanted something dropped to him while he passed under a bridge. Another member got said item, headed to the bridge in time to drop it over the side. . Have them describe a "good" user of the site and a "bad" user. How does one become popular on the site? And how does one become disliked? Ask them for examples. Good members help out with information, or other help described above. A bad user is one who tries to provoke others, or is in general argumentative for the sake of being that way without being productive. Truly bad users don't last very long before the "ban hammer" is deployed. Popular members are those who entertain, provide service, and do not create serious controversy. Disliked but not bannable members tend to have political views, or opinions that go against the grain. Some do gain respect even though there is some dislike as their comments tend to get people to think. . What are the social characteristics of the people who use the site -age, gender, social class, race, sexual orientation, culture, sub-culture, occupation, religion, etc This runs the gamut as well. What can be said, except for the trolls, is that the membership values traditional firearms ownership, and believe in the right expressed in the US Constitution as being absolute. There are a number of members here from other countries who don't have quite the same freedoms of firearms ownership as the U.S. but the belief in the right to own them is generally a constant. .Ask them to evaluate the extent to which they view their involvement with the site as enhancing their "real" physical everyday face-to-face relationships or as distracting and/or pulling them away from their local, physical, face-to-face interactions and relationships. Ask them for examples. For me, the enhancing aspects to real life revolve around information gathered that I can apply to my range time. It has also prompted me to become much more involved in our local gun-club. I am now a board member of that club. As far as distractions, I could be watching T.V. just as easily as being here. I don't have a T.V. and find there is a bit more stimulation rather than mind numbing of the inane programming on much of television today. Thank you very much for your time. |
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- Imagine a place where basically any question on any subject can be answered, not just about guns but about anything like "What's this movie I can only vaguely remember from my childhood?" and have it answered correctly? That's AR15.com. I don't know what the PURPOSE of the place is. Just to have a place to talk about everything related to this one particular gun? I use it because it's cheap and highly entertaining. - I'd say it fosters a sense of community. Examples are, people spot logos on the sites on cars and wonder who it was on the site. There are athlelitc competitions between members. Members help each other out in emergencies. - Interest in firearms - People receive assistance from here all the time, usually for medical emergencies or pet adoption. - A good user didn't join immediately after a school shooting massacre and it looked like guns were going to be banned, so they didn't join looking to buy a firearm only when it looked like they were immediately going to be banned. A bad user will talk about buying an extremely costly item, ask the site members for advice but not be a member at $24/year. One gets popular here by doing cool things in real life and sharing them with users. One gets unpopular by cheating members in deals facilitated by the site, lying and trying to deceive people, starting threads on subjects that have been beaten to death, or asking for help with their homework. - All walks of life, genders, social classes, education levels but it's mostly male Americans with right of center politics and more military and ex-military than the general population. Average age seems to be in the 30's-40's range. - Doesn't enhance day-to-day physical interaction. I would say I prefer socializing on AR15.com than with most people, but that most of my regular friends have either moved out of state or gotten married so this is kind of a replacement. Quoted:
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. Why do they use the site and what is it's purpose? .Do they think that the site fosters a sense of "community"? Why or why not? Ask them for examples. .What do they share in common with the people who use the site? Culture, religion, hobbies, interests, etc.? .Have they ever received any assistance from someone on the site with something that they needed help with in the offline world? What, for example? .Have them describe a "good" user of the site and a "bad" user. How does one become popular on the site? And how does one become disliked? Ask them for examples. .What are the social characteristics of the people who use the site -age, gender, social class, race, sexual orientation, culture, sub-culture, occupation, religion, etc .Ask them to evaluate the extent to which they view their involvement with the site as enhancing their "real" physical everyday face-to-face relationships or as distracting and/or pulling them away from their local, physical, face-to-face interactions and relationships. Ask them for examples. Thank you very much for your time. - I'd say it fosters a sense of community. Examples are, people spot logos on the sites on cars and wonder who it was on the site. There are athlelitc competitions between members. Members help each other out in emergencies. - Interest in firearms - People receive assistance from here all the time, usually for medical emergencies or pet adoption. - A good user didn't join immediately after a school shooting massacre and it looked like guns were going to be banned, so they didn't join looking to buy a firearm only when it looked like they were immediately going to be banned. A bad user will talk about buying an extremely costly item, ask the site members for advice but not be a member at $24/year. One gets popular here by doing cool things in real life and sharing them with users. One gets unpopular by cheating members in deals facilitated by the site, lying and trying to deceive people, starting threads on subjects that have been beaten to death, or asking for help with their homework. - All walks of life, genders, social classes, education levels but it's mostly male Americans with right of center politics and more military and ex-military than the general population. Average age seems to be in the 30's-40's range. - Doesn't enhance day-to-day physical interaction. I would say I prefer socializing on AR15.com than with most people, but that most of my regular friends have either moved out of state or gotten married so this is kind of a replacement. Ironic post is ironic 
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I don't have my guns with me because I live on campus and it's a "gun free zone". However, I've got a bunch of pictures of them on my phone. I have a 10/22 Takedown and a Mosin-Nagant hex receiver that was made by Tula in 1934. http://puu.sh/cJYKx/45076a07d3.png http://puu.sh/cJYxT/8af14debb4.jpg http://puu.sh/cJYW2/d28167225e.jpg Quoted:
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I'm a cynic and don't trust anyone doing "research" for a sociology class at a university. Post a pic of your firearms with a sign that says "FU Arock" I don't have my guns with me because I live on campus and it's a "gun free zone". However, I've got a bunch of pictures of them on my phone. I have a 10/22 Takedown and a Mosin-Nagant hex receiver that was made by Tula in 1934. http://puu.sh/cJYKx/45076a07d3.png http://puu.sh/cJYxT/8af14debb4.jpg http://puu.sh/cJYW2/d28167225e.jpg Does not count, no FU Arock. I'm out. FBHO |
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OP, spend $24 for a membership, go to the team section and ask your questions there. You will get more reliable answers in team and you can bookmark that thread for follow up. In addition, your AR15 knowledge will be enriched 20 fold after exploring all that this website offers. This thread will become 10 pages of stupid shit. ::golf clap:: |