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November 09
2006
A Whedonverse fandom survey.
Help fellow Whedonesque poster yourlibrarian with her research into online fandom.
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yourlibrarian | November 09, 13:26 CET
For a minute there I thought it was going to be the survey that never ends. ... How many questions where there .... over 60 I think?
RavenU | November 09, 13:33 CET
Septimus | November 09, 13:34 CET
Dietcoke | November 09, 13:37 CET
It can be a long survey depending on your responses to certain questions :> Not everyone will end up with the full set of questions depending on their responses. I didn't want to waste anyone's time with questions that didn't apply to them. The complete survey is 65 questions.
Was it deliberate that some of the questions seemed to be about participation in fandom (online or otherwise) in general, and others were specifically about Buffy/Angel fandom
Yes. For some people Buffy/Angel is their first (or only) fandom whereas others have been involved and are currently involved in various fandoms. My assumption was though that everyone answering is or has been in the Buffy/Angel fandom. However if Firefly is what you brought you into the fold that's fine too.
[ edited by yourlibrarian on 2006-11-09 20:57 ]
yourlibrarian | November 09, 13:50 CET
Congrats. But you know? You really aren't MY Librarian!
Lioness | November 09, 14:29 CET
My final submission crashed out my browser though--is there any way to tell if you received it? I could take it again but I don't want to skew your results.
marmoset | November 09, 14:41 CET
Nice questions :)
Angelite | November 09, 14:51 CET
That's quite a compliment, thank you!
Yes, it's always tough anticipating possible answers. In some cases I had an "Other" but in others I really needed people to choose one (even if it wasn't a perfect fit). However overall I think the questions are easier to answer than favorite/least favorite episodes. Now that's a tough short list :>
You really aren't MY Librarian!
You never know, I may have been at one time ;>
yourlibrarian | November 09, 14:51 CET
I wouldn't worry about result skewing as I am shooting for 1000 responses (or more) so one person taking the survey twice shouldn't be a problem. The software is set to accept only one response per address. I don't know if a partial response would still be counted as a repeat or not. Hmmm, but it's a good question. I didn't see an address in your profile so drop me an email, we might be able to test it. And thanks for asking!
Angelite I enjoy taking them too, especially when it's about something I like.
[ edited by yourlibrarian on 2007-10-16 23:29 ]
yourlibrarian | November 09, 15:04 CET
I've linked the survey in all of my Livejournal graphics contest communities and in my own icon journal on LJ. Hopefully some of the non-Whedonesque B/A fans,(who *should* be Whedonesquers, honestly! :)) will take part. In other words, in case they don't see it here, they might see it there. ;)
Good luck!
ctofine | November 09, 15:07 CET
Madhatter | November 09, 15:15 CET
marmoset | November 09, 15:15 CET
Thanks so much ctofine. I appreciate you spreading the word. And for the resubmission marmoset.
Madhatter which questions do you mean? Did you send me an email?
yourlibrarian | November 09, 15:26 CET
MindEclipse | November 09, 15:29 CET
Xane | November 09, 15:39 CET
And a little surprised how few vidders have actually completed the survey. Only 18 - perhaps posting over at LJ may get a few more responses.
The Do That Girl | November 09, 15:54 CET
(I also assumed 'commercial fiction' meant any fiction i've paid for rather than having some specific academic meaning)
Hope you get something useful from the results yourlibrarian.
Saje | November 09, 16:05 CET
I plan to post requests in different forums around LJ over the next few weeks. Announcements tend to come and go so quickly both here and there that in another week no one may remember it! It will take some time for me to get the number of responses I'm shooting for. However if you are in any vidding communities on LJ please do pimp it there. I'd really welcome vidder responses.
I realise the city/town distinction
Ah, that's not something I caught on the survey testing Saje! Good point. You interpreted it correctly, it has to do with people's mobility not types of places.
commercial fiction' meant any fiction i've paid for
Or which someone has paid for, possibly the library! This meant paid vs. unpaid from the author side. I wanted to stay away from the term "professional" because professionals may also do unpaid writing but that doesn't make them amateurs.
yourlibrarian | November 09, 16:23 CET
Ocular | November 09, 16:51 CET
You never know, I may have been at one time ;>
Oh! Now I'm worried that I owe you 25 cents!
But, excellent survey! I hope that you get all the answers that you need!
mifeng | November 09, 16:54 CET
cronopio | November 09, 18:10 CET
Thought this was a pretty good survey, but had some problems with answer limitations, especially on "What do you find MOST interests you about the Buffy/Angel series?" and I also thought in several questions, there should be an option between "somewhat" (which to me indicates "a bit" or "slight,") and "very" -- it's an abrupt jump that didn't allow for my preferred answers.
Hope this'all helps you with your research -- you might want to post this on Myspace in the Whedon-related groups. It'd skew young, but some of them seem to have lots of time on their hands.
QuoterGal | November 09, 18:44 CET
I have always read more than I have watched TV, but at this time my reading of choice has become fan fiction, since that wasn't an option I chose TV, but I spend a lot less time on that than I do reading. Just not books.
Oh and choosing just one kind of fic for my favorite. Impossible. I did it but its really not accurate. I love almost all kinds equally. One of my favorite authors of all time is a close to canon writer, the other is about as far away from canon as you could imagine and still be about Spike and Angel. I love them both.
[ edited by Xane on 2006-11-10 02:02 ]
Xane | November 09, 18:50 CET
had some problems with answer limitations, especially on "What do you find MOST interests you about the Buffy/Angel series?"
Yes, I imagine that's one of the toughest ones for many people!
you might want to post this on Myspace in the Whedon-related groups
Thanks for that suggestion. I'm afraid I'm so unfamiliar with MySpace I'm not sure which ones those would be. The young age skew may also be a problem because for IRB review purposes the survey is not supposed to be administered to those under 18.
I spend a lot less time on that than I do reading. Just not books
Yes, I know I spend far more time online reading than I do watching TV, so in those terms there's no question which one I end up choosing. However reading a book is also a different sort of experience than reading an assortment of material. Since only some fic is novel length, it would change the nature of that question. Unfortunately sorting through 1000 essays on reading habits would likely make me the oldest PhD candidate ever so some compromises were in order! (Though it would be fun)
yourlibrarian | November 09, 19:35 CET
Good survey - I see you're over half-way to target (petzi's pimping helps, I suspect!). Good luck with it all - I enjoyed doing it.
Gill | November 09, 20:22 CET
nina | November 09, 20:31 CET
What made me laugh was that I'm working on my MIS as well
Cool! Which school (if you don't mind my asking)?
yourlibrarian | November 09, 21:08 CET
And I'm glad you have cleared up commercial fiction. I had images of fiction written about McDonalds or Gladwrap.
I did not however see any results. Do I gather that some are showing up?
Lioness | November 09, 21:36 CET
nina | November 09, 21:42 CET
Do you believe I had trouble with this question:
Had leave it blank. Why choose when I can do both.
Numfar PTB | November 10, 03:19 CET
That was actually quite enjoyable, I got all misty talking about how much I love the Ozzie Browncoats!
Tho, truth be told...I'm a bit of a sap.
nixygirl | November 10, 06:37 CET
cheryl | November 10, 07:04 CET
Just to note that I didn't have problems finishing the survey, but I did have some starting it (it took three attempts to load)
ncr | November 10, 09:13 CET
Thanks for letting me know. I contacted tech support and they think loading may just be a connection problem. The blank screen/having problems submitting though might be the result of javascript or cookies being turned off in the browser setting. They need to be turned on or the site can't determine what you've already finished or not. I know I usually have scripts forbidden on my browser so it's a problem I run into often.
nina I had a friend who attended in that area :)
yourlibrarian | November 10, 12:02 CET
Again, welcome!
Madhatter | November 10, 15:34 CET
And thanks for the welcome. I've actually been around for quite a while but I don't often have anything to post about so I may seem on the quiet side. It's nice to have gotten one at last though :)
yourlibrarian | November 10, 16:28 CET