Sue - why do you need to prove it? If it feels right, why can't it BE right? This may be a bit overly romantic, but how can one prove they are, for example, in love? Maybe I dont understand your question? Jennifer Sue Thomas wrote: > Diane says: > Ultimately I believe authenticity emerges electronically just as it > does face to face - or not if people don't have much in common. > > > Ah! This morning I have been finishing off my paper for the MIT > Conference on Friday, and I got stuck on questions of authenticity. > The stories I am going to be talking about are listed here > http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/suethomas/voices.htm > > It seems to me that they feel very authentic, but I'm not sure how I > can prove why that is. Can anyone help? > > Best > > sue