Thank you for the detailed review. I've made some changes based on it, which I'll explain below.
I've made the language in section 1 a bit more subjective. I'm not sure whether you were meaning that the [] boxes should be for numeric input, but I've left them as drop-down boxes because numbers would add make it a harder question to answer and to analyse, without really helping to answer any more questions. In section 2, I appreciate the thought about time, but I have plenty of free time to trawl the archives at the minute - that's why I'm posting this now instead of a few months ago. I've generally tried to reduce the amount of work involved in filling the form out, in order to increase the number of people that will bother. Of course, if you feel like linking directly to posts, I won't complain :) I agree about "would read" vs. "would like to read", and have fixed that now. The first question in section 3 is kind of interesting, and serves two purposes. The first purpose of section 3 question 1 is as a check on my own sanity: I have previously assumed that developers and non-developers should mingle on this list, but I have no real proof - maybe people think that developers shouldn't be on a list for gossiping behind their backs, or that non-developers have no place in a list for discussing development ideas. It would significantly alter the debate if either of those were the case. The second purpose of section 3 question 1 is to look at what sort of mandate we have to change things on the list. For example, a discussion based on the survey results might look at moderating just the first post someone sends to the list. IMHO, any such rule would drive some non-developers away - a moot point if the group is happy with that compromise, but an issue worthy of long discussion if it's seen as unacceptable. I've tried to clean up the remainder of section 3 based on your feedback. I'd appreciate any comments you have about what it's like now. I agree with most of your points about section 4 - I must confess the whole Ubuntu Member thing is a designation I'd forgotten all about. The only point where I'd disagree is with unsubscribing. It's an assumption to say that most subscribers have been around for a while, so I've added a question to test that very issue. I've also changed the wording to ask whether people are likely to leave within 6 months, to test for people that are gradually becoming unhappy, but aren't on the brink of unsubscribing right at this minute. Finally, I should point out that I've written a page describing some of the ways I intend to analyse the data. If you're interested, it's at http://pileofstuff.org/ubuntu-survey/analyses.html - Andrew -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
