I don't really get it. I don't see a legitimate reason why anyone would refuse to participate in the survey because it included demographic questions. The survey is anonymous. The combination of questions is not such that it would be at all plausible that anyone could be identified by their responses. At worst, answering a few additional questions--or simply skipping those questions--would be a very minor annoyance. Is it that some people object to the idea that there are disparities due to systemic factors in our society? If someone wants to disagree about that, OK, but I still don't see how boycotting a survey because it offers respondents the opportunity to provide demographic information is reasonable.
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 2:06:29 PM UTC-5, Sean Corfield wrote: > > On Oct 15, 2014, at 11:29 AM, Ashton Kemerling <ashtonk...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > "I would rather not say" is a common and valid response in these > scenarios. > > Yes, although that doesn't address that there are people who will not > complete a survey that even asks such questions (on a philosophical > objection to collecting such demographic information). As I said, it's a > sensitive issue. > > As Bridget noted, they'll consider the approach for 2015. > > Sean Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN > An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ > > "Perfection is the enemy of the good." > -- Gustave Flaubert, French realist novelist (1821-1880) > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
