For Science!

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I think this is only crack_van's 2nd off-topic post in the past six years, and so a word of explanation: Last month the neuroscientists who developed this survey got in touch with me through the comm with the idea of distributing a survey to fandom at large. They wanted to share the final data with fandom and other researchers in a fandom-controlled space, and asked if they could do so here. This research will be groundbreaking in their field, and in all of our many discussions over the past month+ they have been unfailingly respectful of fandom's traditions and concerns, and so I was happy to agree.

There's a FAQ explaining their project HERE, and feedback and discussion is invited over on ogi_ogas's journal.

Please repost far and wide!


ETA: Please feel free to continue to comment here as desired. I've posted some additional info and my own thoughts here.

ETA 2: I WAS WRONG.

Comments

[twigged.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. My initial reaction to them was similar to eruthos's but we've had many discussions since and I've found them to be really sincere in their desire to understand and respect fandom. I know they're very interested in hearing feedback, as well, and are doing their best to incorporate suggestions into the survey.

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That's one of the issues, though. Changing a survey as people are taking it is such a basic violation of good data collection that it calls into question all of their methodology and, in turn, their motives.

[dipenates.livejournal.com]

Exactly.