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It's getting close to a year since we did the last census of LW, (Results) (I actually thought it had been longer until I checked) Is it time for another one? I think about once a year is right, but we may be growing or changing fast enough that more than that is appropriate. Ergo, a poll:
Edit: If you're rereading the results and have suggestions for how to improve the census, it might be a good idea to reply to this comment.
It is time for a new census.
I was planning to do one in October of this year (though now that it's been mentioned, I might wait till January as a more natural "census point").
If someone else wants to do one first, please get in contact with me so we can make it as similar to the last one as possible while also making the changes that we agreed were needed at the time.
I would be willing to do it, but only if it wouldn't get done otherwise. I'm sure you'd do a better job with it. The best suggestion I saw was to make sure to post the question list before you post the survey. As long as you do that anyone who wants to provide feedback can do so.
The only thing I'd worry about is how external factors effect things. It's been a while since I was in school, but I remember September/October having a different online presence than January. Also, HPMoR release dates may dramatically affect census numbers. Ideally we'd want to do it at as representative time as possible.
Are you tentatively planning on January for the next census? I'm interested in helping, if that's something you need.
I am planning on now, but waiting for someone from CFAR who was going to send me a few questions they wanted included.
Oh, fun! I look forward to it.
I would wait for an exactly a year since the last one.
That would probably be my preference, as a general policy. But a few things make me disagree:
First, I'm really curious about the results, specifically how they compare to mine. At the time of the last one I was almost brand new to LW.
Second, it was cauched as the 2011 Survey, even though we started it on November 1, which seems like an awkward time to do an annual census.
OTOH, people's visiting and poll-tacking tendencies almost certainly are season-dependent to some extent. Waiting should make the comparison a little better.
It is too early for a new census.