What I am "passionately committed" to in research

So this Ethics of Internet Research reading today really made me think about things that are important to me about research. I value voices - especially those often ignored - and I value new lenses for looking at things we think we already understand. I value research that helps people - those I study, those I teach, those I work with. I value honesty about the process. I know research is messy and I hate it when people pretend it isn't or that they don't have any questions or concerns about their work. Just tell me the truth - I might not agree, but I'll appreciate it.

I realize that some of the things I value - newness and those that are ignored - makes researching in and about some of the spaces/places I love tricky. How do I report what I see and not get involved or "change" the space? Is it such a bad thing to change things - to make participants aware of what they are doing and to ask them to explain it to me? It's risky, it's time-consuming, it's scary. I think it's worth it.