I know we didn't get to discuss your last question in much detail in the tute yesterday, and I found this topic really interesting and it definitely challenges my original ideas about stalking and cyber-stalking. You mentioned in the tute about the episode of One Tree Hill - great episode - and I remember watching it a year or two ago. The character 'derek' who is the stalker is my stereotypical idea of a stalker. The obsession involved in another person and the intent to harm the subject. After our discussion I realise that there is so much more to stalking. As we can all relate to - facebook. I would not say that clicking on peoples profiles that I didnt know or wanted to know more about was stalking. But I think its the extent to which someone clicks on a particular persons page and the intent behind it. To answer your question is the view of stalking behaviour too narrow... I would say no. It just gets too hard to find the line between curiosity and obsession. For example if you are continuously going to someones blog or social networking page to learn more about them, I dont think that should be classified as stalking or cyber stalking as the information online is put there willingly. Everything that is put on a blog is done by choice. Unless there is an intent to harm the person or make uncomfortable - another purpose than to just curiosity and entertainment - then I would not say that it was stalking. But then again as I said before it is a very fine line and one Im finding too difficult to answer. I know what ive put forward can definitely be argued (im battling with myself as we speak) but just some thoughts from the last question.
I know we didn't get to discuss your last question in much detail in the tute yesterday, and I found this topic really interesting and it definitely challenges my original ideas about stalking and cyber-stalking. You mentioned in the tute about the episode of One Tree Hill - great episode - and I remember watching it a year or two ago. The character 'derek' who is the stalker is my stereotypical idea of a stalker. The obsession involved in another person and the intent to harm the subject. After our discussion I realise that there is so much more to stalking. As we can all relate to - facebook. I would not say that clicking on peoples profiles that I didnt know or wanted to know more about was stalking. But I think its the extent to which someone clicks on a particular persons page and the intent behind it. To answer your question is the view of stalking behaviour too narrow... I would say no. It just gets too hard to find the line between curiosity and obsession. For example if you are continuously going to someones blog or social networking page to learn more about them, I dont think that should be classified as stalking or cyber stalking as the information online is put there willingly. Everything that is put on a blog is done by choice. Unless there is an intent to harm the person or make uncomfortable - another purpose than to just curiosity and entertainment - then I would not say that it was stalking. But then again as I said before it is a very fine line and one Im finding too difficult to answer. I know what ive put forward can definitely be argued (im battling with myself as we speak) but just some thoughts from the last question.
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