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'''Confessions pages''' are pages on [[social networking website]]s (such as [[Facebook]]) which are used to post confessions by students and alumni of the respective school or college. Confessions are sent to the administrators of the page anonymously through a free online survey tool such as [[SurveyMonkey]] or Google Forms. The administrators then decide which confessions to post on the page. As a result of anonymity, confessions regarding the institution are often accepted from people who are not actually a part of the institution. Confessions range from those that deal with sex to those that deal with depression. Confessions on these pages are sometimes a way for students to express their emotions and beliefs due to the anonymity of the posts. Confessions pages are becoming very popular among not only colleges but also high schools. For instance, Boulder High School, in CO, has a very popular confessions page that is flooded with posts about crushes and other relationship details. <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/confessions-facebook-page-cu-boulder-students_n_2962252.html</ref> Students feel comfortable on revealing their thoughts on confessions pages due to the complete anonymity of their posts. However, due to the anonymity, the pages sometimes have to be screened by their creators as some users may post about sensitive topics that may be related to race or sexual orientation. <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/confessions-facebook-page-cu-boulder-students_n_2962252.html</ref>. |
'''Confessions pages''' are pages on [[social networking website]]s (such as [[Facebook]]) which are used to post confessions by students and alumni of the respective school or college. Confessions are sent to the administrators of the page anonymously through a free online survey tool such as [[SurveyMonkey]] or Google Forms. The administrators then decide which confessions to post on the page. As a result of anonymity, confessions regarding the institution are often accepted from people who are not actually a part of the institution. Confessions range from those that deal with sex to those that deal with depression. Confessions on these pages are sometimes a way for students to express their emotions and beliefs due to the anonymity of the posts. Confessions pages are becoming very popular among not only colleges but also high schools. For instance, Boulder High School, in CO, has a very popular confessions page that is flooded with posts about crushes and other relationship details. {{reflist}} <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/confessions-facebook-page-cu-boulder-students_n_2962252.html</ref> Students feel comfortable on revealing their thoughts on confessions pages due to the complete anonymity of their posts. However, due to the anonymity, the pages sometimes have to be screened by their creators as some users may post about sensitive topics that may be related to race or sexual orientation. {{reflist}} <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/confessions-facebook-page-cu-boulder-students_n_2962252.html</ref>. |
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Confessions pages are pages on social networking websites (such as Facebook) which are used to post confessions by students and alumni of the respective school or college. Confessions are sent to the administrators of the page anonymously through a free online survey tool such as SurveyMonkey or Google Forms. The administrators then decide which confessions to post on the page. As a result of anonymity, confessions regarding the institution are often accepted from people who are not actually a part of the institution. Confessions range from those that deal with sex to those that deal with depression. Confessions on these pages are sometimes a way for students to express their emotions and beliefs due to the anonymity of the posts. Confessions pages are becoming very popular among not only colleges but also high schools. For instance, Boulder High School, in CO, has a very popular confessions page that is flooded with posts about crushes and other relationship details.
[1] Students feel comfortable on revealing their thoughts on confessions pages due to the complete anonymity of their posts. However, due to the anonymity, the pages sometimes have to be screened by their creators as some users may post about sensitive topics that may be related to race or sexual orientation.
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