When you make a dumb survey, answers will be dumb, as well as conclusions. I am really frustrated with that survey... I wanted to help with my responses, but it seems that I am inside of unknown percentage of Wikimedia Commons users and contributors which doesn't fit into the survey.
So, let's start... 1. Yes, I am using Commons regularly. 2. There are many goals when I look for free media files on Commons and I can't say which one is primary. 3. I am participating in Wikimedia Commons sometimes. 4. * 100-1000 edits * 100-1000 uploads (actually I don't have a clue how to find that fact efficiently) * I don't have a clue which percentage are my own works, let's say 10-50% * And the winner: What is my reason to participate? And there is no *my* reason, even Commons is the free content project? No reason to answer. * Then, no possibility to say that I am definitely not working on "quality review, improvement & promotion of featured works"; just "rarely"; as well as that I didn't upload any animation. BTW, all types of my participation on Commons are rare. And, instead of doing that in a couple of minutes, I've spent 30 minutes in writing this email. I really don't know which answers such survey is able to give? How many Commons participants have less than 100 edits? SQL queries may be more helpful. If it is for making some decisions, it is better not to use the results because survey may give very wrong conclusions. If it is for some student work, it may be better. I don't want to say that it is possible to make a perfect survey. However, this one has ~50% of not so bright questions and/or options. Yes, there are options for "other" answers, but such answers will be not so informative (cf. my second answer) or they would be narrative and it won't be easy to categorize them. Those who don't want to bother themselves with "other" option will give wrong answers. Some brainstorming with other Wikimedians could help. It is better to have relevant than fast answers and conclusions. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
