Yvain comments on Open Thread, August 1-15, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobertLumley 01 August 2012 06:32:39PM *  1 point [-]

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.

Comment author: Yvain 01 August 2012 08:05:22PM 11 points [-]

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.

Comment author: RobertLumley 01 August 2012 10:26:02PM 2 points [-]

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.

Comment author: Xachariah 03 August 2012 06:59:40AM *  0 points [-]

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.

Comment author: [deleted] 06 October 2012 09:19:40PM -1 points [-]

Are you tentatively planning on January for the next census? I'm interested in helping, if that's something you need.

Comment author: Yvain 06 October 2012 10:43:33PM 1 point [-]

I am planning on now, but waiting for someone from CFAR who was going to send me a few questions they wanted included.

Comment author: [deleted] 06 October 2012 11:59:30PM -1 points [-]

Oh, fun! I look forward to it.