On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Ashton Kemerling <[email protected] > wrote:
> I'm curious if there's any empirical evidence that significant numbers of > people will do that. Suppose I have provided reliable data that shows only 0.1% would refuse to answer such a Survey. A programming related survey with questions about demographics and a stated mission of being inclusive. What would be your moral reasoning for not being inclusive for this group of people? > > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:23 PM, Mars0i <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 [email protected] >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> 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 [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kind Regards, Atamert Ölçgen -+- --+ +++ www.muhuk.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
