"The Experiment

I asked one question on the KiA subreddit every 12 hours. The question was stickied (placed at the top in the most recognizable area) until I posted a new question. The new question was then stickied and they were given an additional 12 hours to submit replies to the old question and vote on their favorite answer. After I asked 7 questions I then asked 7 follow up questions on the final day.

The purpose of the experiment was to see if I could cover GamerGate in a transparent way that allayed their innate distrust of journalists by giving them control over their own answers and to garner a large enough response to accurately represent the collective opinions of the movement.

I did have some concerns going in to the experiment: would I get "true" answers from respondents, or would they be transparent attempts at public relations? Could I ask them difficult questions without them becoming hostile? Would I get enough responses to accurately portray the opinions and positions of the larger movement?

At the end of it, after all the questions were answered and comments collected, I believe it was a successful experiment. "