Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-28 Thread Carol Bean
Sigh.  When the facetious comments are taken seriously, it's time to take a 
break, folks.

Just sayin'

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 28, 2012, at 4:22 PM, Rosalyn Metz  wrote:

> David,
> 
> Thank you for providing your opinion.  Perhaps one day you and I will meet
> in person and I will be given the opportunity to prove it wrong.
> 
> As Karen stated and as I stated in my email to Gabriel: I don't want the first
> half of the answers to be useless/inconsistent/different.  If you want to
> run a second draft of the survey, then please do.  I'm sure the community
> would welcome it.  I'll even lend you my SurveyMonkey account if you don't
> have one -- I paid for the month of December to run this survey so we might
> as well get use out of it.
> 
> If you do choose to run your own survey, please let me know how I can help,
> Rosalyn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:58 PM, David Fiander  wrote:
> 
>> This just sounds like you don't care about counting the gender variant
>> members of the community.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Rosalyn Metz 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm going to leave it as is for now, let's think of this as a first
>> draft.
>>> As I think I said to the list (not sure because lots of people have
>>> contacted me directly) I'd hate to change it now because that'd just make
>>> the first half of the answers useless/inconsistent/different than the
>> rest.
>>> 
>>> Next time around we can add in an other option. Sound good?
>>> On Nov 27, 2012 4:22 PM, "Gabriel Farrell"  wrote:
>>> 
 Great first step, Rosalyn. Could we include an "other" for those in the
 community that may not be covered by the gender binary?
 
 
 On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ross Singer 
 wrote:
 
> 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 
 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 
> 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

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-28 Thread Rosalyn Metz
David,

Thank you for providing your opinion.  Perhaps one day you and I will meet
in person and I will be given the opportunity to prove it wrong.

As Karen stated and as I stated in my email to Gabriel: I don't want the first
half of the answers to be useless/inconsistent/different.  If you want to
run a second draft of the survey, then please do.  I'm sure the community
would welcome it.  I'll even lend you my SurveyMonkey account if you don't
have one -- I paid for the month of December to run this survey so we might
as well get use out of it.

If you do choose to run your own survey, please let me know how I can help,
Rosalyn





On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:58 PM, David Fiander  wrote:

> This just sounds like you don't care about counting the gender variant
> members of the community.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Rosalyn Metz 
> wrote:
>
> > I'm going to leave it as is for now, let's think of this as a first
> draft.
> > As I think I said to the list (not sure because lots of people have
> > contacted me directly) I'd hate to change it now because that'd just make
> > the first half of the answers useless/inconsistent/different than the
> rest.
> >
> > Next time around we can add in an other option. Sound good?
> > On Nov 27, 2012 4:22 PM, "Gabriel Farrell"  wrote:
> >
> > > Great first step, Rosalyn. Could we include an "other" for those in the
> > > community that may not be covered by the gender binary?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ross Singer 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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 
> > > 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 
> > > > 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 <
> > r

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-28 Thread Karen Coyle

On 11/28/12 10:58 AM, David Fiander wrote:

This just sounds like you don't care about counting the gender variant
members of the community.


I don't know why you conclude that. The technical reason for not 
changing a survey mid-way through is quite solid -- it would invalidate 
the results already in. So gender variance needs to be in a new survey 
that has that in from the beginning. Anyone can set up a survey... hint, 
hint.


kc




On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Rosalyn Metz  wrote:


I'm going to leave it as is for now, let's think of this as a first draft.
As I think I said to the list (not sure because lots of people have
contacted me directly) I'd hate to change it now because that'd just make
the first half of the answers useless/inconsistent/different than the rest.

Next time around we can add in an other option. Sound good?
On Nov 27, 2012 4:22 PM, "Gabriel Farrell"  wrote:


Great first step, Rosalyn. Could we include an "other" for those in the
community that may not be covered by the gender binary?


On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ross Singer 
wrote:


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 

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 

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 

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?



--
Karen Coyle
kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
ph: 1-510-540-7596
m: 1-510-435-8234
skype: kcoylenet


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-28 Thread David Fiander
This just sounds like you don't care about counting the gender variant
members of the community.


On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Rosalyn Metz  wrote:

> I'm going to leave it as is for now, let's think of this as a first draft.
> As I think I said to the list (not sure because lots of people have
> contacted me directly) I'd hate to change it now because that'd just make
> the first half of the answers useless/inconsistent/different than the rest.
>
> Next time around we can add in an other option. Sound good?
> On Nov 27, 2012 4:22 PM, "Gabriel Farrell"  wrote:
>
> > Great first step, Rosalyn. Could we include an "other" for those in the
> > community that may not be covered by the gender binary?
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ross Singer 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 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 
> > 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 
> > > 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 
> > > 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?
> > > 
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Rosalyn Metz
I'm going to leave it as is for now, let's think of this as a first draft.
As I think I said to the list (not sure because lots of people have
contacted me directly) I'd hate to change it now because that'd just make
the first half of the answers useless/inconsistent/different than the rest.

Next time around we can add in an other option. Sound good?
On Nov 27, 2012 4:22 PM, "Gabriel Farrell"  wrote:

> Great first step, Rosalyn. Could we include an "other" for those in the
> community that may not be covered by the gender binary?
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ross Singer 
> wrote:
>
> > 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 
> 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 
> > 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 
> > 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  >
> > >> 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?
> > 
> > >>
> >
>


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Gabriel Farrell
Great first step, Rosalyn. Could we include an "other" for those in the
community that may not be covered by the gender binary?


On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ross Singer  wrote:

> 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  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 
> 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 
> 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 
> >> 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?
> 
> >>
>


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Ross Singer
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  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  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  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 
>> 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?
 
>> 


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Federowicz, Yvonne Marie
There are other interesting things that could be done with a survey... one
could ask Ross & Warren's questions in addition to the simpler "in
community"/"not in community".

Do women attend events and/or lurk on the list, but also not view
themselves as a member of the community, more than men do?

Deciding how to change the dynamics could be helped by answers to questions
like this.


On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke 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 
> 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  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 
> > 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?
> > >>
> >
>


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Wilhelmina Randtke
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  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  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 
> 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?
> >>
>


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Warren A. Layton
I would add the following:

You have attended a regional code4lib meetup (such as code4lib North)

Cheers,
  Warren (who will now slink back into lurking mode)


On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Ross Singer  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  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 
> 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?
> >>
>


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Ross Singer
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  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  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?
>> 


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Rosalyn Metz
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  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?
>


[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Gender Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Rosalyn Metz
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?