A Forum Census

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Now, some of you may know how every year their is the big fandom census. Well, I thought of an idea for making a census for the forums. I got this idea after going through polls like, "Which Religion are you?" I would see the polls and think, "There has to be other ways of gathering the most common views on religion and politics or any other ideas on a much broader scale than these polls." Then I thought of this census idea. Now you might think, "How are we gonna get these questions out to everyone who's currently active on the forums?" Well, we just send out one of those forum wide PMs with the questions and maybe more people will answer.

 

This is not really a suggestion on anything that will improve a site, just a suggestion for an interesting research study.

[Standard User 2,127]

I'd be down for helping with this, if help is required/requested. A census would be interesting, if only to see what kind of people and majorities we have here.

[yayayayayala 1,668]

That would be cool! :3 I'd participate in that.

[Brony Mata 134]

 

 

Now, some of you may know how every year their is the big fandom census.

 

Never heard of it, can you explain that too please?

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Never heard of it, can you explain that too please?

On Equestria Daily, they talk about a fandom census usually taken ay Bronycon. Then they will share the data in an article.

[Standard User 2,127]

 

Never heard of it, can you explain that too please?

 

 

HerdCensus.com -- basically, some guy (or a team, I'm not sure) polls the fandom to get a "State of the Herd."

Edited September 30, 2015 by Kolth

[Sunshower Raindrops 3,227]

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I think this would be a great idea. My only questions are will there be a poll of some sort with this pm? (Maybe a link to a thread) And What Religions will be included if there was a poll?

[Jeric 46,834]

 

 

This is not really a suggestion on anything that will improve a site, just a suggestion for an interesting research study.

 

 

While I would have no issues with creating a platform to record and interpret data that would directly benefit MLPF, we currently do not have any plans for an officially sanctioned study like this. Just a few reasons why it would yield dubious results are limited sampling frame, inability to even perform basic cluster samples, low response rate, issues with Bayes' leading to misinterpreted data, convenience samples are unreliable, and very few members here qualified to interpret the data - I know of three on staff who have formal education on this, but that leads to researcher bias. I could go on. This is why I am very suspicious of some fan created studies. They are inherently flawed. 

[Shift 4,269]

I'd like something like this, but if it is implemented, I have a concern. There was a census a while back, but it forced you to vote your age and I feel uncomfortable sharing my exact age on the interwebs. If we had a census but if you didn't have to answer one or two questions, that would be great.

[Jeric 46,834]

I'd like something like this, but if it is implemented, I have a concern. There was a census a while back, but it forced you to vote your age and I feel uncomfortable sharing my exact age on the interwebs. If we had a census but if you didn't have to answer one or two questions, that would be great.

I actually prefer standard demo ranges instead of an exact age anyway. So if and when we launch another MLPF Survey it would not include an age block, but may include a series of ranges (13-17, 18-22, etc) and also be optional.

[Artimis Whooves 1,576]

I would participate in this.

 

Now, some of you may know how every year their is the big fandom census. Well, I thought of an idea for making a census for the forums. I got this idea after going through polls like, "Which Religion are you?" I would see the polls and think, "There has to be other ways of gathering the most common views on religion and politics or any other ideas on a much broader scale than these polls." Then I thought of this census idea. Now you might think, "How are we gonna get these questions out to everyone who's currently active on the forums?" Well, we just send out one of those forum wide PMs with the questions and maybe more people will answer.

 

This is not really a suggestion on anything that will improve a site, just a suggestion for an interesting research study.

[Bolt the Super-Pony 62]

I can totally see myself participating in something like that. I say go for it!

[Jeric 46,834]

Let me clarify. MLP Forums would likely create and endorse a fandom survey as we have in the past ... but I am not going to ever support demographic questions related to religion or politics. None of that information fits within the scope of MLPF.

 

That said we do have something like this focused of the site and show coming up at some point in the future.

[Kivil 1,721]

HerdCensus.com -- basically, some guy (or a team, I'm not sure) polls the fandom to get a "State of the Herd."

Holy crap, I just read a lot of that and I find it super awesome!!!!!

[FlyPie 86]

Great idea! Seems like an interesting thing.