2011/4/9 church.of.emacs.ml <[email protected]>: > On 04/09/2011 05:06 PM, Mani Pande wrote: >> Before we launch the survey, we would like to test the non-English >> surveys. I am hoping that some of you would be willing to test the >> survey in your native language. I want to test the survey for language >> and timing. It will be akin to taking the survey like a respondent, but >> responses from the test will not be saved. We are only looking for your >> feedback to make the survey better. You can click on the following link >> to test the survey: > > I'm sorry for bringing this up at such a late point, but I *strongly* > urge you to make questions regarding personal information optional. > Currently information like age, level of education, enrollment in in > school or university, employment, having children, nationality and > gender are *required* in order to go on with the survey. > > I can absolutely guarantee for German Wikipedia that there will be an > outcry if users are forced to surrender their personal information in > order to participate. User will either boycott the survey or enter wrong > information, if they dislike it. > German Wikipedians are very keen on privacy and surveys like this one > have been boycotted in the past. > > (Just making a tactical suggestion, I'm not saying that all those > concerns by the community are justified)
I completely agree. Most likely it is true for Wikipedians from all cultures: some of us are very open, but many of us are very private. These questions must not be required. -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com "We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace." - T. Moore _______________________________________________ Translators-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/translators-l
