民間文學一向是口耳相傳，要採集民間文學作品，也相應的從講唱者講唱、採訪者收錄的面對面模式進行。而在現今網路時代，時常能見故事、笑話在各式網路通訊系統傳遞，那麼採集民間文學，似也可以從當面口耳傳播的採訪過程，擴及於借用網路通訊系統，來達到採訪的目的。本文借幾段不同於當面口耳相傳的採訪模式，討論透過網路空間採訪民間文學之可能與問題。
Folk literature has always been passed through word of mouth, so naturally, the process to collect folk literature occurs through face to face interviews, where the interviewer actively listens and records the narrator's accounts. However, in today's age of the Internet, we often see stories, jokes, and the like, circulate through various types of digital media instead. Evidently, conducting interviews to obtain folk literature can also be accomplished online, thus this article discusses such a process and explores the possibilities and limitations associated with this nontraditional method of interviewing.
