[TheForge] ABANA Poll

[ejthomas]

Phlip:

I recommend the following questions be included in a poll:

1)  What is the range of price you would be willing to pay for
admittance fee to attend an ABANA National conference in 2008?

a.  $0 - 50
b.  $51 - $100
c.  $101 - $150
d.  $151 - $200
e.  $200 - $300

2)  Assuming equally competent demonstrators, what forging demonstration
are you most likely going to attend?

a.  American Colonial Era reproduction
b.  Weaponry (knife, sword, gun, etc)
c.  Classical European Style Architectural
d.  Modern Architectural
e.  Modern Art

3)  If facilities are available, what would you prefer to use?

a.  Personal tent
b.  Personal Camper
c.  Dormitory/Barracks
d.  Hotel/Motel

4)  Put a number by each item in the following list in order of
importance to you for an ABANA Conference:

___ Demonstrations
___ Tailgating
___ Lecture/Slideshow presentations
___ Workshops
___ Accommodations for sleeping/personal hygiene
___ Local Non-smithing entertainment
___ Blacksmith Vendors
___ Coffee
___ Bunkmate

(Just included the last two to see if anybody was reading this)

5)  If you are asked to provide helpful information to make a 2008 ABANA
conference possible, how likely are you to answer to poll?

a.  Nodamwaywhatsoever.  Polls And ABANA Suck
b.  I might... if there's some gimmicky free thing in it for me
c.  I'll probably answer, but I'm moody and my answers will be wrong
d.  I will, but too late to do any good
e.  I will... happily.  I want to help ABANA
f.  I can't wait for snail mail.  I'm driving over right now with my
support.


This list is just a quick suggestion from me.  Of course there are many
more questions worth asking and better answers to the ones above, but
maybe this is a helpful start?

We're not talking about an impersonal survey of a general population.
In my opinion, a poll is likely to be answered by the same people who
will likely attend ABANA because they have an interest in it.  So who
cares if it is statistically significant?  All you want is a valid
representation of the members who are likely to attend if given the
chance to have a voice.  I bet that's more than 500.