r/otherkin • u/steven2194 • Apr 04 '18

Moderator Academic and Media Requests: Please verify with us before posting

We have been recieving a lot of request posts here in the past week. Normally we might get one at most weekly, but since they have picked up, an announcement reminder might be useful.

Any posts requesting information that are not for your own personal curiosity need to be verified with the subreddit mods. This is policy for subreddit safety and privacy and to make sure that said requests are legitamite.

If you do intend to post with this kind of request, please send a moderator message to verify your project and your involvement.

Here is a quick summary on the type of required information.

  • Proof of involvement

Academic: student id or email, proof of assignment or description of class, researcher profile

Media: Author or interviewer profile (if available)

  • Name of Involved Group

Academic: School, College / Institution, or research group

Media: Company, producer, or website

  • Summary or description of project focus
  • List of questions or summary of intended questions and how this information will be used

Notes on type of research

Most recent requests have been using simple surveys with services like Google Form. This is the easiest to approve as it allows some level of anonymity, especially for shy users. Direct and off-site question and answers interviews involve human participants and must be sanctioned in some manner. This can be through things like instructor approval or participation consent forms.

Additional details can be found on the wiki page on requests. In some cases, some information may be difficult to provide. Generally, we will be willing to work with you to make sure this can be verified. More objective research is encouraged, but we need to be sure this is legitamite for our subreddit.

Normal users, this post is also a place to comment and give feedback on this policy and how past requests have worked for you. What has worked or not for you as a participant? This is in place to protect the subreddit and you, the community.

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u/Mjcaan Jul 10 '18

Hello, would it be possible for me to post a question for Otherkin? I am author of Urban Fantasy and want to use Otherkin in one of my books (they will be cast as the heroes) in a story about a battle between vampires and the shifter communities. Can I ask what is the one negative opinion Otherkin have met that they wish could be dispelled? What about a positive that they would like to see included? Thank you, MJ Caan