User:Mike Peel/Wikimeet survey

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This survey has now been circulated, and the results are currently being written up.

Meta[edit]

Aims[edit]

Identify:

  • Better meetup venues and times
  • Better ways of advertising upcoming meetups / inviting people to attend them
  • Ways to make them more open and appealing to editors that haven't been to a meetup before (whether new or established editors)

Ways that this survey could be circulated[edit]

  • Talk page messages to past attendees of UK wikimeets
  • Talk page messages to wikimedians that have identified as being in the UK
  • Project talk pages related to the UK
  • Geolocated watchlist notice covering the UK
  • WMUK notification methods (newsletter? Email to past event attendees?)
  • ...?

Formatting notes[edit]

  • [default] = default option
  • [button] = radio button (select one only)
  • [check] = check box (select as many as you want, can be left blank for no answer)
  • [textbox] = freetext (short, can be left blank for no answer)
  • [text] = freetext (long, can be left blank for no answer)

Open questions[edit]

  • Should the questions about notifications and organising wikimeets be anonymous, or should we ask for contact information to follow up on these?

Survey[edit]

Wikimeets are informal, in-person social meetings of Wikimedians. They have been held in a number of different UK cities since 2004. This survey aims to find out what could be improved to make wikimeets more accessible and attractive, and to identify what the best ways are to notify potential attendees about upcoming wikimeets.

All questions are optional, and individual radio button or check box answers will be confidential. Textbox answers will be publicly, but anonymously, released. A summary of the other answers, including significant cross-correlations between answers, will be publicly released.

About you[edit]

Which gender do you identify as?

  1. [button default] no answer
  2. [button] Male
  3. [button] Female
  4. [button] Other
    1. [textbox] please specify

How old are you?

  1. [button default] no answer
  2. [button] Under 18
  3. [button] 18-25
  4. [button] 26-35
  5. [button] 36-45
  6. [button] 46-55
  7. [button] 56-65
  8. [button] Over 66

Where are you based?

  1. [button default] no answer
  2. [button] England: North-East
  3. [button] England: North-West
  4. [button] England: Yorkshire and the Humber
  5. [button] England: East Midlands
  6. [button] England: West Midlands
  7. [button] England: East
  8. [button] England: South West
  9. [button] England: South East
  10. [button] England: London
  11. [button] Wales: North
  12. [button] Wales: South
  13. [button] Scotland: Eastern
  14. [button] Scotland: Southwestern
  15. [button] Scotland: North Eastern
  16. [button] Scotland: Highlands and Islands
  17. [button] Northern Ireland
  18. [button] Other
    1. [textbox] please specify

Have you ever been to a wikimeet?

  1. [button default] no answer
  2. [button] Yes
  3. [button] No

If yes, how many wikimeets have you been to?

  1. [button default] no answer
  2. [button] None
  3. [button] Some
  4. [button] Many
  5. [button] Lots

If no, what has prevented you from attending or put you off?

  1. [text]

If you have only been to a few wikimeets, what has prevented you from attending or put you off?

  1. [text]

Have you ever organised a wikimeet?

  1. [button default] no answer
  2. [button] Yes
  3. [button] No

Getting to a wikimeet[edit]

How far (in terms of distance/price/time) would you be willing to travel to attend a wikimeet?

  1. [textbox] miles
  2. [textbox] GBP(£)
  3. [textbox] minutes

How would you prefer to travel to a wikimeet?

  1. [check] By car
  2. [check] By train
  3. [check] By bus
  4. [check] By other public transport
  5. [check] On foot
  6. [check] Other
    1. [textbox] Please specify

Dates, locations and activities[edit]

When would you prefer to attend a wikimeet?

Day Morning Lunch Afternoon Evening
Weekday [check] [check] [check] [check]
Saturday [check] [check] [check] [check]
Sunday [check] [check] [check] [check]

Where would you prefer to meet?

  1. [check] In a pub
  2. [check] In a cafe
  3. [check] In a park/public space
  4. [check] In a museum/cultural institute
  5. [check] Other
    1. [textbox] Please specify

What requirements should a meetup venue meet?

  1. [check] Car parking
  2. [check] Accessible by public transport
  3. [check] Child friendly venue
  4. [check] Wireless internet access
  5. [check] Quiet venue
  6. [check] Food available
  7. [check] Vegetarian food available
  8. [check] Real ale available
  9. [check] Alcohol-free
  10. [check] Other
    1. [textbox] Please specify

What activities would you like to experience at a wikimeet?

  1. [check] Discussion with fellow wikimedians
  2. [check] Special guests
  3. [check] Meeting new editors
  4. [check] Debates
  5. [check] Workshops/tutorials on specific topics
  6. [check] Wikipedia training sessions
  7. [check] Help sessions
  8. [check] Visits to nearby visitor attractions
  9. [check] Tours of nearby visitor attractions
  10. [check] Tours of the city
  11. [check] Other
    1. [textbox] Please specify

Notifications about wikimeets[edit]

How would you prefer to be notified about future wikimeets?

Prefer Would see Method
[check] [check] A message on my user talk page
[check] [check] A central list of meetups
[check] [check] A central notice
[check] [check] A notice on my watchlist
[check] [check] A notice on the Main Page
[check] [check] An entry on Wikimedia UK's event list
[check] [check] By email
[check] [check] By Twitter
[check] [check] By Facebook
[check] Other [textbox] Please specify

Would you prefer to be notified about wikimeets:

  1. [check] in my nearest city
  2. [check] in my county
  3. [check] in my region
  4. [check] in my country
  5. [check] UK-wide

How far in advance would you prefer to be notified about a future wikimeet?

  1. [check] 1 day
  2. [check] 3 days
  3. [check] 1 week
  4. [check] A fortnight
  5. [check] A month
  6. [check] Two months
  7. [check] Other
    1. [textbox] Please specify

Would you prefer to receive notifications about wikimeets:

  1. [check] When a wikimeet is announced
  2. [check] Every week
  3. [check] Every month
  4. [check] Other
    1. [textbox] Please specify

How would you prefer to receive last-minute change notifications about wikimeets?

  1. [check] Updates posted on-wiki
  2. [check] By email
  3. [check] By text message
  4. [check] Having a contact telephone number of an organiser
  5. [check] Other
    1. [textbox] Please specify

The last few questions[edit]

Would you be willing to abide by Wikimedia UK's Friendly space policy?

  1. [button default] no answer
  2. [button] Yes
  3. [button] No
  4. [textbox] Comments

Would you potentially be willing to organise a wikimeet in your city? If yes, would you need any assistance setting it up? (If you want to be contacted about this after the survey, please include your email address in the 'other suggestions' box below or leave a note at the notification list page)

  1. [button default] no answer
  2. [button] Yes, would need assistance
  3. [button] Yes, would not need assistance
  4. [button] Maybe, would need more information
  5. [button] No

Are there any other suggestions or comments you'd like to make?

  1. [text]

Close[edit]

Thank you for filling in this survey! Anonymised results will be shared on-wiki after the survey has closed.

If you want to be notified when the results of the survey are available, please add your name to the /notification list.

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