[OSM-talk] online survey about the OSM community

[Christoph Hormann]

On Saturday 23 August 2014, john whelan wrote:
> Looking at what they are doing I'd say the information being dug out
> will be of value to the OSM community and help us understand a little
> more about the people who add value to the maps.  It might even help
> us on the retention rate and bring the experience of the average
> mapper up a little. It's also being done fairly professionally and
> running something like this properly costs money, at least its not
> OSM money.

So the aims justify the means?

Sorry - but no, if you cannot do something in a decent manner you can't 
do it at all.  

> How would you suggest he obtained a large enough random sample?

With voluntary participation you can't, no matter what you do.  That's 
why a census generally is not voluntary.

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Christoph Hormann
http://www.imagico.de/