[TheForge] ABANA Poll

[Saint Phlip]

Thanks- you covered several of the questions I had intended to ask ;-)
I'm going to send this over to the List I set up for hammering out a
poll ;-)

On 3/2/07, ejthomas <ejthomas at shentel.net> wrote:
> 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.
>
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