College Interview Project

Hi there, my name is Cooper Howe. I am a freshman at the University of Arizona who is doing a research project on discourse communities. I own a tacoma myself, and use tacoma world when ever I get stuck on my build.

For my project I need members of the community to please answer some questions about this forum. I would greatly appreciate if anyone could answer some of my questions so I can wrap up my project by the due date. Anything helps!





How did the forum start?



How did people find the forum when it first started out?



How many active members are there?



Who started the forum?



Why was the forum started?



Who uses the forum?



At what point did you feel apart of the community?



What are people hoping to achieve by visiting the forum?



In what ways can a member participate within the community?



How do members communicate with each other on the forum?



How and how often do members participate in the forum?



What inspired you to join this community?



Is there anything that you need to know or learn to participate on this forum?



Do you have to own a toyota tacoma to be a member?



Are there any rules within the forum?



Is there a specific terminology that gets used on the forum?

 

@tcBob

 

Did you come up with the questions yourself, or are they from the assignment?

I ask because it appears they came from a generalized assignment, and alot of them could be answered without asking others.

 

As for terminology, if someone says they have an MT means theyre cooler than u

 

I came up with the questions myself, I am trying to get more background information on this forum. I chose to do my report on this website because I find it really cool that there is a giant community behind a Truck brand. I just need to make my report a little more interesting by getting some information from people who use this site daily.