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Mahzes
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Hey again, by now you can probably guess that this is going to be another topic where I ask for your input on things to contribute to my dissertation research. Don't worry, this time it's much quicker and easier.
Based on feedback I've got from my previous two topics, I've made an online survey. I think I've covered most of what I needed to, although admittedly some questions were a bit difficult to convey without being too wordy or complicated, so I left those matters for more open discussion in my previous topic. Admittedly a lot of the questions asked are similar to my previous topic, but these are considerably more quantifiable in nature- the previous topic was made to cover the weaknesses in this questionnaire, so to speak. So anyway, Here's the survey. Please take it, it's only thirteen questions and won't take more than a minute or two to complete. If you notice any mistakes or problems with it, let me know and I'll try to fix them. If you have any views or opinions that I haven't accounted for, feel free to mention them here in the topic. |
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Zin5ki
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Just taken the survey. Question twelve was puzzling though. I interpreted it as meaning: "Which of the following do you feel would most incline you to access more shows legally?"
For those who already access some anime through legal means such as DVD purchases, to be asked what would persuade them to do something they are already doing seems to be of little merit, unless it is to be assumed that the question concerns an increase in such activity for these people. |
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Mahzes
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Yeah, sorry about that. Like I said, some of the questions were a tad difficult to get right.
In all fairness, the questionnaire was made with the assumption that the majority of people would at least watch some shows illegally, for whatever reason. I'd imagine that the number of people who watch absolutely all of their anime 100% legitimately in this day and ages would be in the vast minority, at least. |
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Kimiko_0
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On which fora are you posting about this questionnaire?
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Mahzes
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Just here and Crunchyroll, in other words one mature audience and one less so.
Actually, I just realised I screwed up on Question five. Anyone who DOES have an anime membership and chose 'Other', can you post why you chose it in the topic here? Thanks, if possible. |
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daxomni
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Actually, it was apparently made with the assumption that everyone watches illegal anime.
Is a "vast minority" anything like a "gigantic microbe?" |
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larinon
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I completed the survey and my only concern was with question 11. Basically, I don't even like to watch long running series (generally anything over 52 episodes) and the most I have of any single title is three seasons of Ranma 1/2 (roughly 70 episodes or so). My dislike is not of the length of the series but what the content of such series generally tends to be. We've already had a long thread on this so there's no need to rehash it here.
Thus, while it's true that the length of a series does not affect my purchasing it at all, the fact remains that I generally wouldn't consider buying such a series in the first place. I think I answered that as best I could. I'm glad you included the option as to why we're paying members of a site like crunchyroll being that we want to support the industry. That is first and foremost why I signed up, though the ability to see shows earlier (and in 720p in some cases) is a nice side benefit. |
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Kimiko_0
Posts: 1796 Location: Leiden, NL, EU |
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Why not include some forums dedicated to fansubs like Anime Suki or DVDs like Anime On DVD? |
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einhorn303
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I'm at least one person in that minority, so it's certainly not nonexistent. Btw, you're not doing this for a college-level paper, right?
Is a "vast minority" anything like a "gigantic microbe?"[/quote] The phrase "vast minority" means "a minority to a great degree"...it's "vastly minor." Thus, "a minority with very few people," not a "a minority with lots of people." |
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LordRedhand
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Yep in that legal viewing only "minority" Also going to have to agree this survey assumes that every anime fan participates in illegal distribution in someway. Myself and einhorn303 at least have vocally addressed that we do not, so answering some of the questions where challenging in the fact that we don't do what some of the questions assumed we had done. Also suggest bumping your sample size a bit... |
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DragonsRevenge
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Yeah, it's too narrow. I download and I buy, with no preference towards one or the other.
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Mahzes
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eihorn303, LordRedHand, thanks for the criticism. I'm not above admitting my own flaws in the questionnaire design, and seeing as you've expressed what you felt was wrong with it here, I can actually mention that as a shortcoming of my own research, since I've clearly let my own (perhaps exaggerated) preconception that almost everybody seems to watch something illegally to an extent bias the questionnaire.
I suppose it depends on where you go, though. Perhaps because this forum has a somewhat more mature userbase than a fair few other anime forums is why I'm getting such responses here. On many a typical Naruto/ Bleach fansite, you see polls with the majority saying that they would 'never pay for anime'. Anyway, again- thanks for the comments, I'll be sure to add them to my report. If you can outline your own limitations and shortcomings, you end up getting marks anyway for actually having been able to identify and acknowledge them. At least I'll have more to write about rather than if everything had went perfectly, anyway. Oh, and eihorn303, this is for a Masters-level university paper, if you're wondering. Admittedly, ideally I'd have liked to pilot-test the questionnaire first, but I'm not sure how everyone's patience would hold out if I were to ask them to do it twice. Theroetically I could pull the questionnaire now, tidy it up and then repost a second version, but again, I'm not sure how willing everyone would be to do it again. Then again, I'll admit I was aware of some of the limitations, and that's why I made my more open-ended discussion topic a few days ago to try and cover all bases. Emphasis on try, but still. If people are interested, I'll post the results here after I'm done. They're already proving pretty interesting so far, although again I can't say to what extent they respresent the anime fandom as a whole. EDIT: In terms of upping the sample size, can anyone recommend any other forums where I'm likely to get a useful response? |
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Kimiko_0
Posts: 1796 Location: Leiden, NL, EU |
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Yes, please do. I'm sure they make for interesting discussion material.
In addition to the two sites I mentioned above, there are also AnimeNfo, Anime-Planet, and AniDB.net for general anime forums. If you want to reach some more freeloading-minded folks too, you could go for BakaBT. |
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Zin5ki
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It depends whether you want to keep the focus on international websites such as ANN and MAL, or whether you wish to take into account smaller regionalised places, such as AUKN or ANN Australia. Asking around those sorts of forums could help broaden the scope a little bit, presuming a broad scope is your intention. |
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Mahzes
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Well, I want to go for a more general approach, so I'd rather go for worldwide (due to the worldwide nature of the Internet). Then again, it could be interesting to see US versus non-US results, since there are practically no streaming region blocks in the US, non-US countries might see a bigger justification for downloading illegally. I wish I'd put a question based on location, now, although that said the majority response for one question is saying that they want more shows available legally.
Also I wanted to get a mixture between the typical 'ignorant kid/ young teen who doesn't give a damn' segment of the fanbase, as well as the more mature, sensible people who don't start complaining in capital letters when they can't get something for free. EDIT: Also, I'd like to thank everyone here so far for being by far the most helpful. Other forums have basically had members (not even moderators) jump down my throat with cries of "OMG, adbot burn it!" or other similar accusations of advertising. That, and one reply of "I can't be bothered to take it =P". |
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