Most of these myths are driven not by a "kernal of truth", but,
rather, fear -- of change, of something new, of something unknown.
They are also driven by very old paradigm ways of thinking about
volunteer management and volunteerism.

I'll leave research into why people have unrealistic beliefs, both
postive and negative, about Internet-based activities,to the academics.

--- In onlinefacilitation@yahoogroups.com, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES LANG
<cclang@w...> wrote:
> My suggestion for improving this writing is to try to identify the
> kernel of truth that inspires each of these myths. To dismiss them as
> myths outright seems to include dismissing the kernel of truth that
> inspired them as well (and that might step on some toes...)
>
> >Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 21:40:27 -0000
> > From: "J Cravens" <jcravens42@y...>
> >Subject: Myths About Online Volunteering (Virtual Volunteering)
> >
> >Long overdue -- I've taken a crack at coming up with...
> >
> >Myths About Online Volunteering (Virtual Volunteering)
> >http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volunteer/ovmyths.html
> >
> >Looking forward to feedback.
> >
> ><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> >Jayne Cravens
> >jc "at" coyotecommunications "dot" com
> >
> >
>
>
> CHRIS LANG
> cclang@w...
> UW-Madison philosophy dept.
> http://philosophy.wisc.edu/lang