Conclusion

In surveying a variety of isues in relation to this site--authority, the user, structure and narrative--it has become clear that electronic texts alter the relationships among traditional elements. In many ways, the site maintains a conservative agenda, arranging its component parts in a hierarchical fashion to strengthen its stance of moral outrage.

However, the willingness to accommodate opposing views militates against a uniform experience, transforming the site into a dialogic struggle. A similar experiment might be attempted in print form, but the collaborative dimension would be lost, reducing the contribution of the learner. In addition, a book would be an inefficient means of providing context, which is perhaps the most critical part of this site's external links. Even though the site is fairly restricted in what it attempts to do, it succeeds in asking questions, complicating an event previously understood from a fixed perspective. It also relates these complications to the present: