I'd just like to say that I'm very impressed that this conversation is happening. It shows a great level of awareness within the community and makes me really optimistic about clojure as a inclusive language for the future.
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 10:59:08 PM UTC-4, Mars0i wrote: > > After reading Sean's thoughtful off-list remarks, I think it's worth > commenting on my previous remarks. I don't think it matters whether I > understand people's reasons. People may have their own personal reasons > for not wanting to answer demographic questions, and I accept that, don't > object to it, and am open to supporting it. > > On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:22:56 PM UTC-5, Mars0i wrote: >> >> I don't really get it. I don't see a legitimate reason why anyone would >> refuse to participate in the survey because it included demographic >> questions. The survey is anonymous. The combination of questions is not >> such that it would be at all plausible that anyone could be identified by >> their responses. At worst, answering a few additional questions--or simply >> skipping those questions--would be a very minor annoyance. Is it that some >> people object to the idea that there are disparities due to systemic >> factors in our society? If someone wants to disagree about that, OK, but I >> still don't see how boycotting a survey because it offers respondents the >> opportunity to provide demographic information is reasonable. >> >> On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 2:06:29 PM UTC-5, Sean Corfield wrote: >>> >>> On Oct 15, 2014, at 11:29 AM, Ashton Kemerling <ashtonk...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > "I would rather not say" is a common and valid response in these >>> scenarios. >>> >>> Yes, although that doesn't address that there are people who will not >>> complete a survey that even asks such questions (on a philosophical >>> objection to collecting such demographic information). As I said, it's a >>> sensitive issue. >>> >>> As Bridget noted, they'll consider the approach for 2015. >>> >>> Sean Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN >>> An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ >>> >>> "Perfection is the enemy of the good." >>> -- Gustave Flaubert, French realist novelist (1821-1880) >>> >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
