Discuss: The Survey, 2008
by ALA Staff
- Editorial Comments
22
Angie:
Looks like we goofed in the way we framed those two answers, and missed the mistake while proofreading. Pick either answer. Thanks!
posted at 04:37 am on July 31, 2008 by Jeffrey Zeldman
23 Re: Geography
unfortunately,I saw some peoples from north America and Europe that don’t know where is middle east.
posted at 05:05 am on July 31, 2008 by mohsen basirat
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“What is your gender?”
Just a little note, if the socially constructed gender and/or the biological sex is important, at least have an option like “None of the above/individual” for all the people in the middle… :)
And race…. huh?
Reactionary and a bit offensive.
posted at 07:25 am on July 31, 2008 by Pontus Thor
25 Just taken this survey :)
Thanks for this survey. I have enjoyed answering the questions. When would the results be out?
posted at 08:50 am on July 31, 2008 by Marilou Lim
26 Indigenous/Native
Let me be the one that stirs this year’s ethnicity debat: I think most defined groups are pretty complementary, but Indigenous/Native is not. I guess many, if not most black, white and asian people in the world will be natives as well.
I’m a native white European for instance and I’m definitly not an exception over here ;)
posted at 02:43 pm on July 31, 2008 by Sander Aarts
27 Untitled
See I was not the first after all.
Difference is that I’m not offended by questions about race as Pontus seems to be.
posted at 02:48 pm on July 31, 2008 by Sander Aarts
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Just a little note, if the socially constructed gender and/or the biological sex is important, at least have an option like “None of the above/individual� for all the people in the middle…
It’s been amazing following your guys and reading your stuff. You have enhanced my life and work.
posted at 10:10 am on August 1, 2008 by moo jooly
29 Seconds on Career History Options
@James:
I second your thought on the Career History question. I worked previously a Civil Engineer, and found the available choices didn’t quite fit me either. “Other” would be great.
posted at 10:59 am on August 1, 2008 by Murray Thompson
30 ME Last year survey results
I know that’s too late but I’ve worked out the results from last years survey and formed a Middle Eastern survey, I filter Middle Eastern results alone to get a separate survey results for Middle East in 2007.
posted at 08:06 am on August 3, 2008 by Abdelrahman Osama
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21 Thanks for doing what you guys do...
It’s been amazing following your guys and reading your stuff. You have enhanced my life and work.
posted at 02:07 am on July 31, 2008 by Nathan Davis