Stewart Douglas, Power, Control & the Undernet Virtual Community

So Who's Got Ops?
Power, Control & the
Undernet Virtual Community
Stewart Douglas

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Hierarchical Community, or, "On The Internet Nobody Knows You're A Dog"
Chapter 2: The Enclosed Circle: Collective and Individual Ownership on IRC
Chapter 3: The Electric Oligarchy: Power and Authority on IRC
Chapter 4: Of Outlaws, Jesters and Lamers: Status, Identity & Power
Chapter 5: Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
New: 16 March 1998 | Now: 30 April 1998
Comments to the author: Stewart Douglas
HTML writer: Garry Gillard