[WikiEN-l] Survey of why wikipedians edit

[Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 20:54:50 +0000, John Collison <john at collison.ie> wrote:
> I am conducting a short survey as part of a project on different
> methods of building online projects. I mentioned this a while back on
> wikipedia-l. I would greatly appreciate it if any wikipedians could
> fill in the survey and send it back to me. Sorry to be a hassle.
> 
> THE SURVEY:
> 
> NOTE: This survey only concerns EN wikipedia, do not factor in any work
> on other languages in this.
> 
> Q1: How long have you been editing wikipedia?
> A:

~May 2004

> 
> Q2: How many hours per week do you spend on wikipedia?
> A:

I havent measured it.

> 
> Q3: Do you write professionally?
> A:

No

> 
> Q4: What is your current employement?
> A:

None

> 
> Q5: Why do you work on wikipedia for nothing when you could be paid to
> write elsewhere?
> A:
> 

N/A88

> Q6: If people were paid to work on Wikipedia, would you stay or would
> you devote your time to something else?
> A:

Stay.
 
> Q7: Do you think people should be paid to work on wikipedia?
> A:
Yes

> Q8: Do you think developers should be paid?
> A:

Yes

> Q9: Do you think reward schemes and competitions (like Danny's contest)
> on a small scale to get people to write more, better etc. should be
> used on wikipedia?
> A:
Didn't know of it, probably yes. 
> Note: You can answer yes to as many of the following questions as you
> like.
> 
> Q10: Do you work on wikipedia for the enjoyement of seeing your work
> online?
> A:

No
 
> Q11: Do you work on wikipedia for the satisfaction that you have
> created something good and it can be used by others?
> A:

Yes
 
> Q12:Do you work on wikipedia because it you enjoy interacting with
> others?
> A:

Yes
 
> Q13: Do you edit wikipedia for any reasons other than the ones
> mentioned above also?
> A:

Yes

> Thanks for your time.
> 
> John Collison
> (Ludraman)
> 
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