I'm pretty sure I said "if you're unsure" which means maybe you've never thought about it or not really clear as to what 'part of the community' means.
I mean, I'm not trying to annex the unsuspecting or anything. -Ross. On Nov 27, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke <rand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Um, no. Anyone who takes the survey has to have gotten the incoming link > from somewhere. This listserv is the most likely source. So, by your > definition almost anyone with the URL for the survey is a community > member. > > Self-defining as part of the community is about how people see their role. > Otherwise the survey could just list all those things you said and ask if > the person did them. > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Ross Singer <rossfsin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> To second Rosy's point, if you are unsure if you are 'part of the >> community' and you can answer yes to any of the following questions, you >> absolutely can say 'yes' in the survey: >> >> You are on the CODE4LIB mailing list >> You have attended a Code4Lib conference >> You have submitted to a CfP to a Code4Lib conference >> You tried to attend a Code4Lib conference but didn't register in time >> You have a registered account on code4lib.org >> You have a registered account on wiki.code4lib.org >> You have submitted to or read the Code4lib journal >> You follow planet.code4lib.org >> You have been in the #code4lib IRC channel >> >> What I'm saying is that Code4Lib's "community" takes a lot of forms, don't >> feel you need to be a regular in the IRC channel or something. >> >> -Ross. >> >> On Nov 27, 2012, at 2:39 PM, Rosalyn Metz <rosalynm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> To our dear dear lurking friends, >>> >>> We would also like you to take the survey. I put the "Do you consider >>> yourself a part of the Code4Lib community." question in the survey >> because >>> I wanted to make sure that people that were part of Code4Lib were >>> separated from the random people that might take the survey -- like oh >> say >>> my mom (I'm not kidding, she would take the survey if she saw it). >>> >>> But then I was reminded that I once thought I wasn't part of the >> community. >>> I read the listserv all the time and then I decided to start a blog. And >>> then I went to a conference where I gave a lightning talk. And now >> Michael >>> Klein is yelling at me to come back to the conference and IRC chat room. >>> >>> So now my hope for that question is that folks like you -- who think they >>> are just a lurker -- will take the survey and respond no to the first >>> question. Then maybe we can figure out a way to turn some of those nos >> to >>> yeses. >>> >>> :) >>> A former lurker >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Rosalyn Metz <rosalynm...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Ok Folks, >>>> >>>> I'm starting off small. Let's do a quick survey of the community and >> see >>>> what the gender breakdown is. >>>> >>>> Survey Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/68G5TBG >>>> >>>> It should take 1 minute to fill out. It closes at the end of the day >>>> Friday (midnight). I'll share the results here on Monday when we're all >>>> back to work and can have a lively discussion about what they mean. >> Expect >>>> a chart (I like charts in addition to surveys). >>>> >>>> Rosalyn >>>> >>>> P.S. can someone share on the twitters? >>>> >>