Here for research!

By Liz. 25/05/10, 02:42 pm

Hi CNZ!

My name's Elizabeth, or Liz - some of you may have spoken with me at some point, at least the Wellingtonians. I'm working on a research project for my honours in cultural anthropology (at Victoria University) on cosplay in NZ. Since these forums seem like the place to be, I thought I should come and have a look around.

Just for the record, although I hope that I'll learn some useful things on these forums, I won't be using anything I've learned without telling you, I won't quote anyone without their permission, and even if I do I won't associate a username with the quote. If you want to know more about my project or any details about ths stuff, message me and I'm happy to clarify!

So, I'll hopefully be around a bit and you guys can tell me something about what cosplay's all about. I'll look forward to it!

~Liz.

By RainbowMoonDust. 25/05/10, 02:46 pm

Hi, welcome! cheers

So what is you r research about? Cosplay I take it? sweatdrop

Enjoy your stay and watch out for a Duck, Kitten and the 13 year old Mafia! Razz

By riiche-. 25/05/10, 02:50 pm

Welcome to CNZ!! Very Happy

Good luck with your research~

By Re-l. 25/05/10, 02:50 pm

Welcome to CNZ! ^-^ !!!~~~~

Kiwis cosplaying!!!??? WHAT IS THIS???
But yes..A very interesting project to research ;D

You most deffinately came to the right place.

If you want to ask any questions or discuss anything, go ahead.
The majourity of us are generally quite friendly and open minded.

If there is anything in particular piece of information you are looking for I'm happy to help~!

Have fun browsing the forum!!
Enjoy your stay.

-I'm Rosie by the way >_> YES I AM A FEMALE. Just to clarify things...;;;AHEMMMM;;

Ohhh yes.
And as Rainbow said before, Watch out for those aforementioned dodgey folk.
Particularly the duck ;>___>
WE LIVE IN FEAR OF DUCKEHNESS SUPREME

By Icarus. 25/05/10, 02:54 pm

Welcome researcher buddy~!!

By Freddie. 25/05/10, 02:56 pm

Wai Herro dere. 8D

By sakura_petals. 25/05/10, 03:13 pm

Welcome!! Cultural Anthro is pretty interesting though I prefer the archaeology side myself. As most of the others have said we're a pretty open bunch of people so don't hesitate to ask your questions!

By LintuwolfWiing. 25/05/10, 03:27 pm

Hey there researcher! Pretty sure you're going to find what you need here XD

Shawn

By **JVCA**. 25/05/10, 03:35 pm

Welcome to the forums! Very Happy

Best of luck for your project - will you be publishing the finished thing anywhere where we might be able to read it when it's done? I'm sure it'll be an interesting read. nodnod

By Rolly. 25/05/10, 03:43 pm

Whooo yay! Your research sounds interesting! Quite a change to the members that we usually have! Very Happy

I'd be glad to answer some questions if you decide to post a questionnaire or something, man, I've got a things about filling out forms. xP

Enjoy your stay here! However long that may be~ <3

By Kitty of Doom. 26/05/10, 12:50 am

Welcome to the forums! What's the research about? Cosplay? ~~Non-mainstream loners?~~

Look forward to reading it if possible whee

**Guest** Guest

Hi again!
Mel here! Very Happy

Do you come to any of the Vic clubs?

By **jpwise**. 26/05/10, 01:46 am

Welcome. :)

By Mandie_Chan. 26/05/10, 02:21 am

YAY! Welcome to CNZ~

Hope you enjoy your stay ^_^

By Cactiberry. 26/05/10, 03:15 am

Welcome!
....
~~Ignore what they say about the thirteen year olds~~

**Guest** Guest

Welcome C:

Ignore the talk bout the 13 yr olds, we're a friendly bunch Very Happy

By Liz. 26/05/10, 06:34 am

Wow, an overwhelming response, thanks everyone ^_^

@RainbowMoonDust: I'm looking at cosplayrs in NZ, Wellington in particular since that's where I am (but all your contributions are welcome! The internet is handy like that!). Right now I don't have that much of a focus though - I'm hoping you guys can help me with that! If something comes up which you guys seem to think is important, odds are it will make it into my essay.

@JVCA: Anyone who contributes to the research can request a summary of the essay after it's finished, so you can find out what I wrote (without having to read the whole 8000 words or so it's supposed to be in the end!). Since everything on these forums is open to all members, I'll probably post this summary here somewhere for anyone to see after I've submitted my essay.

@Rolly: I was considering a questionnaire actually, you may be in luck Razz

@Kitty of Doom: No, I'm not studying non-mainstream loners, it's a bit controversial to study people if you are one yourself Razz

(well I don't think I'm a loner, but from what I've seen at Armageddon cosplayers don't seem to be loners either!)

@u_ne_korn: I actually run the anime club at Victoria, but that's about all I have time for, it's a relatively relaxing two hours a week, hehe.

Re. 13 year olds: I have no problem with younger people, although technically I don't think I'm supposed to interview them without their parents' permission ^_^

By CMKMStephens. 26/05/10, 07:13 am

Well if you ever need to bother people, I alwas hanging around looking for new and exciting ways to procrastinate...

By daydreamer. 26/05/10, 07:57 am

Welcome =D

By Cactiberry. 26/05/10, 09:25 am

Oh, and I just noticed - we're name twins! HIGH FIVE, YO.

**Guest** Guest

Hi welcome to the forums, good luck with your study. (:

By Father Nightroad. 26/05/10, 01:14 pm

Welcome. Hope you enjoy your stay

**Guest** Guest

Welcome to cnz :)
Hope your reserch goods well :)

By SockPanda. 27/05/10, 01:13 am

Welcome~!

...
... HEED THE WARNINGS. 8D

By Thornback. 27/05/10, 02:56 am

Welcome, university fellow! Like Chris, I'm always around to procrastinate and waste time with!

Your research sounds extremely interesting, and we're looking forward to the end result! I'm sure everyone will be more than willing to help out.

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