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> It's pretty obvious that the majority of people who were on this board even a month ago have stopped reading it entirely. Even Ian's mini-post previewing a 2008 event has barely been replied to compared to his usual posts, and mine average 3-4 replies - the normal for World Class, not PV stories. Therefore I'm posting this survey. Of course, like a tree falling in a deserted forest, if nobody's around to read it, I guess it doesn't really exist.
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> Here's the survey - it has multiple choice and essay questions, but feel free to elaborate on either.
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> 1. I would like:
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> a) To continue participating in the PVB.
> b) For the PVB to admit it died long ago and finally close.
> c) To see something worth coming back for.
> d) Other (please specify)
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...to have some free time.
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> 2. I left, will leave, or may leave the PVB if:
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> a) The world comes to an end.
> b) I already have left, I'm just stopping in to tell you why this survey is beating a dead horse.
> c) It's confirmed that Ian isn't coming back.
> d) It's agreed among the remaining members that it's time for it to go.
> e) There is a newer/better/busier place to post (please specify if you have left for one)
> f) CSFB! keeps posting not-safe-for-work material.
> g) Other (please specify)
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...I suffer amnesia or a meteor hits.
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>
> 3. I don't like this board because:
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> a) Low participation.
> b) Recent changes that make it too ugly or too difficult to use.
> c) Outdated technology trumped at another board (specify: "I need xxxx feature to survive")
> d) Small group makes my posts too obvious and I don't want to lose my job over it.
> e) Other (please specify)
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...they whine too much about their own doom.
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> 4. I don't visit the board anymore because:
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> a) It's blocked at work and I don't have time at home.
> b) I take my work seriously and don't want to get fired for visiting an illegal site.
> c) My work records every site/email and it's not worth being fired over.
> d) Not safe for work content on the board - I don't want to get fired.
> e) Not safe for work content on the board - I have kids and don't want them to see it.
> f) It's too time consuming. If only it would make reading easier by _____________ (specify)
> g) I don't like anything posted here anymore.
> h) It's been made outdated by Facebook/Myspace (that's where you post my stories now?)
> i) Some technological problem (please specify)
> h) Other (please specify)
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...I'm busy as hell.
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> 5. I don't reply to stories because:
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> a) I don't see anything I like.
> b) I have no clue what's going on and don't care anymore.
> c) The Parodyverse is childish and I've grown up.
> d) I've become a professional author and I can't have my name on amateur stuff, even as a reply.
> e) I only read Ian's stuff, and if he's not posting I might not come back.
> f) The board has made it too difficult to reply.
> g) Other (please specify)
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Honestly, probably (b). I've lost track to the point where it doesn't matter.
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> 6. I don't post new stories because:
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> a) I don't care to participate in such a small venue.
> b) Lack of replies.
> c) I've become a professional author and I can't write amateur stuff anymore.
> d) The board has made it too difficult to post new stories.
> e) I have a family now and the content isn't suitable for my kids.
> f) I post my stuff to Myspace/Facebook (or other place) for a better audience.
> g) I have my own weblog and only post there.
> h) Other (please specify)
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A bit of (g)-- I write a (supposedly) daily column at
Comics Should Be Good, and I don't know if anyone here reads it-- and (h) I've been working on other fictions and bits and pieces for class and such, and am pursuing writing actual comics, and don't have much time to devote to PV writing because I also try to have some semblance of a life, though it's laughable at best.
The board's still my homepage and I check in all the time. I just don't speak up much-- sometimes because I feel no one would listen anyway, and other times because I can't be arsed.
