I have recently read several true sexual experience accounts on another bulletin board site. These were shared on an open board, ie. anyone, registered or unregistered, could read or post there.
I tried to contact the people sharing their experience to ask
permission to write a fictional account, but none of them had e-mails or profiles listed.
My intention is to use the situations, not names or places. However the experiences were rather unique; it might be possible for these folks to recognize their story.
Is it ethical to write a story based on these posts?
Is this different than sitting in a cafe and overhearing a similar story?
I tried to contact the people sharing their experience to ask
permission to write a fictional account, but none of them had e-mails or profiles listed.
My intention is to use the situations, not names or places. However the experiences were rather unique; it might be possible for these folks to recognize their story.
Is it ethical to write a story based on these posts?
Is this different than sitting in a cafe and overhearing a similar story?