Mudcat Survey

Subject: Mudcat Survey
From: cloudstreet
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 02:55 AM

I am surveying the members of Mudcat as part of my postgraduate study into Community Folk Heritage. The survey is part of a comparison of Mudcat with another online musical community, The Session (www.thesession.org).

If you would like to help me learn more about Mudcat, who catters are and why they like to be involved in this wonderful online phenomenon, follow this link:

Online Musical Communities Survey

Unless you choose otherwise, your contribution will be anonymous.

If you'd like to know more before taking part, please email me at [e-mail].

With thanks,

John Thompson
(PS. I cleared this thread with Max prior to posting)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Barry Finn
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 03:17 AM

Done, good luck John

Barry

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Rasener
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 03:20 AM

Done

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 03:46 AM

I dood it too...

I'll clear it up meself then...


LTS

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: SteveMansfield
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 03:55 AM

Done. Look forward to seeing the digest of the results!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Little Robyn
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:16 AM

Done.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: mouldy
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:20 AM

All done

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: cloudstreet
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:26 AM

I'll be posting an anonymous summary of the results in March.

Thanks everyone

John

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Suegorgeous
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:31 AM

Done - but can I point out a small error? Q.11 reads "If you answered "yes" to question 9.... "

I'm pretty sure this should say "question 10". Might confuse some people!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Arnie
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:32 AM

I'm a sucker for these surveys - however, the format is very easy to complete(well I suppose it had to be!)and it only takes 5 mins to complete. When I went to Uni in the '70's I don't recall hearing of degrees in Community Folk Heritage. At that time, this
would have involved much time visiting bars and pubs in order to meet folkies and gather material - wonder if a grant was available?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: gnomad
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:37 AM

Mine is in. Oddly I had not really reflected on some of those questions before, I'll be interested to see the outcome.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: cloudstreet
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:46 AM

Thanks, Suegorgeous.
I've fixed that glitch.
John

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: The Barden of England
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:47 AM

Done it too.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: GUEST,doc.tom
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 04:48 AM

Done. Be interested in the results, too.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: GUEST,Ghirotondo at work (cookieless)
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:09 AM

Done.
Lanfranco.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:09 AM

Yes, it's an interesting survey with good questions, and I'll be keen to see the results.

I hope everybody will take the few minutes necessary to fill it in - it's easy and non-intrusive. Online cyber-communities are something new in society, and this sort of analysis could be quite useful.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: bubblyrat
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:19 AM

Done. Be interesting to see the results !!
                     
                         Roger Vaughan Mills

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Will Fly
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:33 AM

Fecit.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: My guru always said
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:35 AM

Done, very interesting! Thanks John!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:35 AM

Finished.
Scooby

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: freda underhill
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:37 AM

finished - good luck with your research John!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: TheSnail
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:45 AM

Sorry to be picky John but I'm a bit confused by Q. 12. Yes, I do have a "real-world" community in folk music but it doesn't meet the same needs as the online musical community. Yes or No?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Zen
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:47 AM

Have completed.

Zen

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Colin Randall
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 05:50 AM

Also regarding "real world" communities, I would have welcomed a chance to expand on my No. I happen to be living where there are few if any opportunities but in other circumstances, eg back in London or Paris instead of being in the UAE, it would be different.

Or maybe it's just my fault for being a temporary expat.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: cloudstreet
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 06:06 AM

HI Colin and Mr Snail.

First of all, Mr Snail. I'm really after a "no" in your case. I'm investigating whether there are "real-world" groups that take the place of the online experience.

With respect to both, I'm happy to receive some expansion of your experiences by email, if you're prepared to offer them. If you'd like to remain anonymous, just make that clear in the email and I will even delete your identifying info and just store the body of the email for the purposes of the paper.

Email to [e-mail]

Thanks again for taking the time to consider the survey.

John

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: MartinRyan
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 06:49 AM

Done

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: TheSnail
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 06:57 AM

Thanks John. Done.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 07:05 AM

Done too

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 07:26 AM

Just one thing, I have several "real world musical" communities, three morris teams, a dedicated song club, a choir, three music sessions plus other less frequent associations. It gets a bit difficult to decide how to answer how often I meet them!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: A Wandering Minstrel
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 07:43 AM

faite

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Dave Earl
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 07:53 AM

Done.

Dave

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: GUEST,Black Hawk on works pc
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 07:56 AM

Done - interesting to see results!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 08:11 AM

me too!

I'll be very interested to see what you make of all the surveys & what Graham makes of your research!

sandra

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 08:26 AM

Done

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Beer
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 08:29 AM

Done as well.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Leadfingers
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 08:45 AM

Done - I would be interested in how many Catters respond , and the International Spread .

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Trevor
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 08:48 AM

Me too.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: bobad
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 08:56 AM

Diddit.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Mooh
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 09:08 AM

Completed. Good luck and all that.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Nick
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 09:11 AM

Done

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Mark Clark
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 09:49 AM

fini

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: sharyn
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 10:04 AM

I did it,

A little feedback for you, John. On surveys, it is very helpful to have an "Other" category and space for explanations in every question because surveys don't reflect the subtleties of real life. For instancem use patterns (How often do you visit the site?). Well, sometimes I don't visit for several months at a time and then I will have a lot of questions about something and visit several times a day for awhile. Not being able to check multiple answers or comment renders my answer useless because whatever I choose from the list is inaccurate.

Other than that, it was pretty painless

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Abdul The Bul Bul
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 10:11 AM

who could refuse?
........and why they would may make this thread more than a list.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: RTim
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 10:17 AM

Completed as requested - Good Luck.

Tim Radford

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 10:45 AM

Done.

Best of luck

Khatt

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 10:53 AM

Interesting. I look forward to the conclusions, too.

Done. One comment: I know we all know, but it might be better, at the beginning, to note it is the Mudcat "Cafe." (I know I am being pedantic!:-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: Nancy King
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 11:00 AM

All done. Interesting...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: frogprince
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 11:14 AM

Done, though I suspect some of my answers as a non-musician may not be germaine.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 11:19 AM

Done.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Survey
From: quokka
Date: 04 Feb 09 - 11:21 AM

Thanks for this, John. I would love to see the results. I will PM you...and maybe catch up around Curtin?

Cheers,

Quokka