I hope using this quote method to respond is ok > Questions are optional, of course. I'll avoid thanking each response but > take it as read that I'm very grateful for your interest! >
> > *Survey* > > 1. Have you ever collaborated with others on a shared project here on the > forum? > > > a) yes b) no > No, Shared effort, but not a project. > > 2. Have you ever wanted to collaborate with others on a shared project > here on the forum but been inhibited from trying? > > > a) yes b) no > Yes, Tried but did not work > > 3. What are the most inhibiting factors for collaboration in a thread > here? Can you put these in order of importance? > > > a) time commitment b) personalities c) difficulty of organising it d) lack > of practical tools e) Google Groups forum limitations f) Other (specify if > you want). > C, D, A - Because of C/D this has too high a time commitment. > > 4. Which option best describes how you feel about collaborating with > others on a project in a GG thread? > > > a) Powerful b)Exciting c) Effective d) Distracting e) Debilitating f) No > interest > A - but more complex than need be > > 5. Can you put these mechanisms in order of importance for the purposes of > project collaboration on this Google Groups forum? > > > a) election b) task monitoring c) decision making d) task allocation e) > voting f) leadership > F C D B A F Most election/voting online being optional and limited to votes being submitted by those who know the vote is on, usually results in useless results. Simple like and don't like is the best we can get in my view. Sentiment only. > 6. If tools were available within a thread that enabled those > collaboration mechanisms on shared projects would you use them? > > > a) yes b) no > Yes > > 7. If you had to click and exit this forum in order to use an external > tool that enabled collaboration, e.g Google Forms, would you find it; > > > a) acceptable b) distracting c) unacceptable > A - if not internally inconsistent. > > 8. In your opinion does this Google Groups forum inhibit collaboration on > shared projects? > > > a) yes b) no > A / Somewhat > > 9. Are you happy with Google Groups as a forum? > > > a) yes b) no > Yes - for what it does, No for what we could do > > 10. What do you normally access this forum with? > > > a) desktop b) mobile phone c) both > C > > 11. What do you think are the forum's greatest strengths? > Key participants, regular new visitors, valuable abstract or systems oriented discussions > > 12. What do you think are the forum's greatest weaknesses? > No Simple indicators against both thread and replies. Submitter completed flag, answers (multiple) highlighted, thumbs up/down. Reply model of response, when the previous is copied in the reply and not used > > 13. Would a 'sticky' guide to Google Groups usage be useful to you? > > > a) yes b) no > Yes - but must evolve > > 14. Would you like to move to alternative forum software or stay on Google > Groups? > > > a) move b) stay > Move - When we can find better, But maintain GG as first point of contact > > 15. Would you like to vote on a list of alternative forum software or > trust the choice made by the people who'd have to implement it? > > > a) vote b) trust choice made c) don't want to use alternative software > > > I would vote but but would not trust the result. > > *Hypothetical Project* > > Imagine you are participating in a thread here on Google Groups about a > Tiddlywiki you are building to cover the Rugby World Cup. 10 other rugby > loving forum users are participating in the thread. > > > The World Cup has started so there is some time pressure. You decide that > collaborating together to construct the wiki would get the job done better > and faster. > > > The other participants are very strong willed, with very different > opinions on how things should be done, they each support different teams. > > > You can't take the project out of the google group thread and you can't > use external software solutions. > > > *(If you have a practical 'how to' suggestion for any of these questions > please do put it in, but it's not part of the survey)* > > > How would you initiate formal collaboration? > > > Would you elect a team leader? > > > Do you think not having a leader could work? > > > What problems do you think the leader/collaborator roles might encounter? > > > How would you hold an election? > > > How would you reach decisions? > > > How would you hold a vote? > > > How would you agree who does which tasks? > > > What tools would be useful to manage the project? > > > How would you agree deadlines with the 10 collaborators? > > > How would you monitor progress? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/43beed7b-012b-4f74-ada8-8e506a079d33%40googlegroups.com.
