Aims, Objectives & Methodology

Goals & Aims: The goal of this study is to show how, critical and theoretical material on virtual communities relates to a specific, ongoing ‘community of interest’. The main aim of the presentation format is to deliver the information and results in a way conducive to participation. By combining both information and the opportunity to interact, the work not only stands as a contribution to the growing approaches to this field of inquiry but also becomes immediately peer-student-reviewed.

Objectives:

The main objective of this study is to establish whether or not the Covenant of Wildwood Gate constitutes an online, virtual community under the diversity of criteria set out in current research. The nature of the community is assessed against the likelihood of the members being comfortable with participation in metaphorical spaces, measuring to what extent their experiences online are enhanced through a conceptual sense of place.

Methodology:

The case study delineates findings from a specific community of interest, reporting the outcomes of research and inquiry. Every aspect of the study is linked to and referenced by academic research, scholarly papers and online journals and books showing how the Covenant of Wildwood Gate both conforms and at times deviates from other observations and studies.

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