I think as long as people don't use names or identifiable locations or other personally identifiable material, and are happy to give the information (as you say this forum is viewable by anyone on the internet anyway) then it ought to be alright.
If a student is not researching ethically then they will find out the hard way at some point when it backfires. At least OP has been honest and not come on under the guise of being a parent and tried to trick information out of people in an underhand way.
I think as long as people don't use names or identifiable locations or other personally identifiable material, and are happy to give the information (as you say this forum is viewable by anyone on the internet anyway) then it ought to be alright.
If a student is not researching ethically then they will find out the hard way at some point when it backfires. At least OP has been honest and not come on under the guise of being a parent and tried to trick information out of people in an underhand way.
