Sure thing! I'm going to quote a couple parts from my information sheet (which any of you are more than welcome to message me and request in full):
What is the purpose of this research?
I want to explore the experiences of camgirls in New Zealand. In doing this, I hope to not only add to a relatively new area of research, but also allow camgirls themselves to voice their opinions and experiences. Academic research about sex work tends to make judgments without giving the people involved with the work itself the chance to voice their perspectives. I find this problematic. With my project, your viewpoints (should you choose to participate) would be hugely beneficial.
I should note that the main purpose of this research is to use it to form a Master’s thesis. I may also use data from the research in conference presentations, journal articles and/or other academic publications/presentations. To clarify, your information will be 100% confidential – I will refer to you by a fake name and take out or change any identifying information from your interview.
What will happen in this research?
Your part in this research will consist of a single one-on-one interview. All you will have to do is meet with me at a convenient prearranged time (either at AUT or via Skype/FaceTime) and talk to me for around about an hour. The conversation will be recorded on a digital recording device and later transcribed by me so I can use your quotes and ideas as the basis for my research.
What are the discomforts and risks?
Firstly, I can guarantee there won’t be any physical discomforts or risks. However, we will be talking frankly about your experiences when camming, which has the possibility of making you a bit embarrassed or uncomfortable. Your comfort will be the first priority, so please keep in mind that you will be more than welcome to refuse to answer any question or stop the interview entirely if you wish.
How will these discomforts and risks be alleviated?
The interview should be a very relaxed atmosphere – I’m only interested in your experiences. First of all, I will organise a place and time to meet you based on whatever would make you the most comfortable (it’s up to you). I want to stress that if you become uncomfortable during the interview, you are more than welcome to change the topic, refuse to answer any question at any time, and/or drop out of the study altogether with no questions asked. Finally, I will provide you with a list of different support services at the end of the interview, just in case any issues come up that you want to address.
How will my privacy be protected?
I will ensure your privacy is protected in three key ways:
1) I will assign you a pseudonym (fake name) that I will refer to you as in my research,
2) I will alter or remove any obviously distinguishing parts of your interview (i.e. references to close friends, where you live or what you look like) and
3) I will ensure that only myself and my supervisors have access to the data and your contact details.
All data from this project will be destroyed after six years.
So yeah, those are the main ideas around it. I'm keeping it quite exploratory until I get all of my data, because I don't want to assume anything at all about your experiences - I am not anti-sex work or worker in any shape or form, but I am not a personally a sex worker/cam-model, so how would I know? However, if you're interested in my personal politics - I'm a proponent of sex work as legitimate labour, for sex workers to be respected for their choices and agency, and I advocate for full decriminalisation of the industry.
Also, I know my account is brand new which looks totally suss - I haven't used these forums before, but was told about them by a couple participants. If you were interested in participating but still aren't too sure about me as a person, I'm happy to send you personal details if you message me! I keep my social media relatively private just because I'm a teacher, but I have a public Twitter and I can even do a quick Skype with you to just chat about the research/prove I'm a real person