I am surveying the members of The Session as part of my postgraduate study into Community Folk Heritage. The survey is part of a comparison of The Session with another online musical community, Mudcat (www.mudcat.org).
If you would like to help me learn more about The Session, who The Sessioners are and why they like to be involved in this wonderful online phenomenon, follow this link:
bellamy - it might we worth stating (via this thread) where and when session members will be able view the results of your research and its associated survey.
If you type a lot on a page of the survey, press Next before you go and get a coffee or you might lose it like I just did (previous saved pages were still there)
Wow. Even in the midst of the deepest economic crisis in decades, society still manages enough surplus production to either pay for or finance someone to study the differences between the Mustard boards and Mudcat as part of a POSTGRADUATE project!
The miracle of capitalism at work!
Surely this is a sign that our civilization is in decline.
Surely the end times are at hand.
And what rough beast, his hour come round at last, slouches towards Monaghan to be born?
A bit of an assumption there, jwvansteenwyk, no? Graduate school is rarely a free ride. If you think the area of study is superfluous, then that is your opinion. I'm not certain why you're airing it here, unless you want to advertise yourself as either "clever" or a jerk.
Many thanks to all of those who have completed the survey so far. The count has just passed 400 (running roughly 40% The Session visitors).
I plan at this stage to leave the survey online and accessible for a month, closing it down on the 3rd of March.
I appreciate all of the various perspectives people are bringing to the survey, and will endeavour to incorporate at least the spirit of all the various contributions into my analysis, comparing these two communities.
Great to hear from you, John. Done your survey. Best wishes to Nicole. It was always a pleasure to hear you- I know Nick loved sound engineering you guys!
Yes, graduate school is rarely a free ride. It's also rarely paid for in cash, but we may presume so here, if you like.
Either way, society has still generated sufficient surplus capital to send someone to graduate school to study the difference between Mudcat and TheSession.org
The fact that we presume that it's the student's capital (IF he's paying cash) is not relevant. Here we have an actor allocating scarce capital to the endeavor, because to this actor, revealed preferences indicate that this is the highest and best use of available capital, for this actor. NTTATWWT. It's just humorous, if you've ever studied economics.
Speaking of which, that reminds me of the time I was playing in a sesh next to this incredibly gorgeous fiddle player. Turned out she was an economist. I asked for her phone number. She gave me an estimate.
Please excuse the repost of this message, but I am trying to maintain some balance with Mudcat. (Every time someone responds to a discussion thread on Mudcat, the thread goes to the top of the list. As that does not happen on the The Session, I will need to repost every week or so to ensure the survey thread stays visible.)
Thanks to all of those who have responded so far. I have received over 500 responses from the 2 groups. As discussed earlier, I will be posting an anonymised summary of results sometime in March. I plan to keep the survey open until early March. Many tnanks to all of those who have responded so far.
The Session Survey
I am surveying the members of The Session as part of my postgraduate study into Community Folk Heritage. The survey is part of a comparison of The Session with another online musical community, Mudcat (www.mudcat.org).
If you would like to help me learn more about The Session, who The Sessioners are and why they like to be involved in this wonderful online phenomenon, follow this link:
It's a quick and painless survey. Chip in, the results should be interesting.
Thanks John for the opportunity to opine about our participation here. I've said it before, but for those of us who live far from the centers of this tradition, the mustard board is a tremendous daily connection to the Irish trad community. The real people behind the screen names can and often do become fast friends and even face-to-face session mates.
When you click on the 'Discussions' link it opens on the 'New' tab & displays the 10 most recent discussions.
The 2nd tab { 'Comments' } will display the 10 most recent responses ~ bumping session-style.
The Session Survey
The Session Survey
I am surveying the members of The Session as part of my postgraduate study into Community Folk Heritage. The survey is part of a comparison of The Session with another online musical community, Mudcat (www.mudcat.org).
If you would like to help me learn more about The Session, who The Sessioners are and why they like to be involved in this wonderful online phenomenon, follow this link:
Online Musical Communities Survey -
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ExinMxKT1djo5yPEnmhd8g_3d_3d
Unless you choose otherwise, your contribution will be anonymous.
If you'd like to know more before taking part, please email me.
With thanks,
John Thompson
(PS. I cleared this thread with Jeremy prior to posting)
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by bellamy
Re: The Session Survey
John I have enjoyed some of your Cloudstreet stuff and I think you played in our session in Freo a few years ago.
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by Donough
Re: The Session Survey
I'm usually highly suspicious of surveys, and usually refuse to have anything to to with them.
However, this one seems OK, and its worth noting that personal details are optional.
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by Mix O'Lydian
Re: The Session Survey
bellamy - it might we worth stating (via this thread) where and when session members will be able view the results of your research and its associated survey.
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by Mix O'Lydian
Re: The Session Survey
Once completed (early March), I will collate and post an anonymous version of the results.
Many thanks to all who have clicked through.
John
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by bellamy
Re: The Session Survey
If you type a lot on a page of the survey, press Next before you go and get a coffee or you might lose it like I just did (previous saved pages were still there)
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by RichardB
Re: The Session Survey
A fairly painless survey. I did the survey from hell last week
on the planning of bicycle routes; thought it would never end.
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by Hup
Re: The Session Survey
Hey John!
Anything for another red-head!
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by davydd
Re: The Session Survey
Done and done. Good luck with your studies.
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by SWFL Fiddler
Re: The Session Survey
...what SWFL said...
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by tomw
Re: The Session Survey
Done. Good luck with the research!
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by DrSilverSpear
Re: The Session Survey
Done & good luck
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by Fishmonger
Re: 54 to 8!
Hopefully more of us have completed the survey than have said - otherwise Mudcat's way ahead of us!
(I'll be done momentarily by they way)
# Posted on February 4th 2009 by airport
Re: The Session Survey
Done
I have a cloud street album too
# Posted on February 5th 2009 by bazouki dave
I would be happy to come to australia to answer any further questions should a ticket be provided
# Posted on February 5th 2009 by bazouki dave
Re: The Session Survey
Done. Best of luck
# Posted on February 5th 2009 by kjay_bc_box
Re: The Session Survey
Wow. Even in the midst of the deepest economic crisis in decades, society still manages enough surplus production to either pay for or finance someone to study the differences between the Mustard boards and Mudcat as part of a POSTGRADUATE project!
The miracle of capitalism at work!
Surely this is a sign that our civilization is in decline.
Surely the end times are at hand.
And what rough beast, his hour come round at last, slouches towards Monaghan to be born?
# Posted on February 5th 2009 by jwvansteenwyk
Re: The Session Survey
A bit of an assumption there, jwvansteenwyk, no? Graduate school is rarely a free ride. If you think the area of study is superfluous, then that is your opinion. I'm not certain why you're airing it here, unless you want to advertise yourself as either "clever" or a jerk.
# Posted on February 5th 2009 by TaoCat
Re: The Session Survey
Many thanks to all of those who have completed the survey so far. The count has just passed 400 (running roughly 40% The Session visitors).
I plan at this stage to leave the survey online and accessible for a month, closing it down on the 3rd of March.
I appreciate all of the various perspectives people are bringing to the survey, and will endeavour to incorporate at least the spirit of all the various contributions into my analysis, comparing these two communities.
John Thompson
# Posted on February 5th 2009 by bellamy
Re: The Session Survey
Great to hear from you, John. Done your survey. Best wishes to Nicole. It was always a pleasure to hear you- I know Nick loved sound engineering you guys!
# Posted on February 5th 2009 by Tarrantella
Re: The Session Survey
I'd rather see the comments made on the survey in full not just a summary or 'analysis'. Should make great reading!
# Posted on February 5th 2009 by gtag
Re: The Session Survey
Yes, graduate school is rarely a free ride. It's also rarely paid for in cash, but we may presume so here, if you like.
Either way, society has still generated sufficient surplus capital to send someone to graduate school to study the difference between Mudcat and TheSession.org
The fact that we presume that it's the student's capital (IF he's paying cash) is not relevant. Here we have an actor allocating scarce capital to the endeavor, because to this actor, revealed preferences indicate that this is the highest and best use of available capital, for this actor. NTTATWWT. It's just humorous, if you've ever studied economics.
Speaking of which, that reminds me of the time I was playing in a sesh next to this incredibly gorgeous fiddle player. Turned out she was an economist. I asked for her phone number. She gave me an estimate.
# Posted on February 6th 2009 by jwvansteenwyk
Re: The Session Survey
Which is to say, TaoCat, you need to go back to taking your irony supplements.
# Posted on February 6th 2009 by jwvansteenwyk
Re: The Session Survey
Good luck with your research project, John.
# Posted on February 6th 2009 by janeh
The Session Survey - 2
Please excuse the repost of this message, but I am trying to maintain some balance with Mudcat. (Every time someone responds to a discussion thread on Mudcat, the thread goes to the top of the list. As that does not happen on the The Session, I will need to repost every week or so to ensure the survey thread stays visible.)
Thanks to all of those who have responded so far. I have received over 500 responses from the 2 groups. As discussed earlier, I will be posting an anonymised summary of results sometime in March. I plan to keep the survey open until early March. Many tnanks to all of those who have responded so far.
The Session Survey
I am surveying the members of The Session as part of my postgraduate study into Community Folk Heritage. The survey is part of a comparison of The Session with another online musical community, Mudcat (www.mudcat.org).
If you would like to help me learn more about The Session, who The Sessioners are and why they like to be involved in this wonderful online phenomenon, follow this link:
Online Musical Communities Survey -
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ExinMxKT1djo5yPEnmhd8g_3d_3d
Unless you choose otherwise, your contribution will be anonymous.
If you'd like to know more before taking part, please email me.
With thanks,
John Thompson
(PS. I cleared this thread with Jeremy prior to posting)
# Posted on February 10th 2009 by bellamy
Re: The Session Survey - 2
Bump.
It's a quick and painless survey. Chip in, the results should be interesting.
Thanks John for the opportunity to opine about our participation here. I've said it before, but for those of us who live far from the centers of this tradition, the mustard board is a tremendous daily connection to the Irish trad community. The real people behind the screen names can and often do become fast friends and even face-to-face session mates.
# Posted on February 10th 2009 by Will Harmon
Re: The Session Survey - 2
When you click on the 'Discussions' link it opens on the 'New' tab & displays the 10 most recent discussions.
The 2nd tab { 'Comments' } will display the 10 most recent responses ~ bumping session-style.
# Posted on February 10th 2009 by Ben Steen
Re: The Session Survey - 2
It's a straightforward, painless survey and John is a lovely person worthy of support!!
(It's OK John - a drink next time I see you will do!!)
# Posted on February 10th 2009 by Tarrantella
Re: The Session Survey - 2
Good survey - now I've completed it, I'm pointing the site at someone I know who needs to do a survey or two.
John, was this done on the free or the paid version? The survey site isn't clear about the limits of the free subscription... could you let me know?
Great questions...
# Posted on February 10th 2009 by Mark Harmer
Re: The Session Survey
Thanks to everyone who responded (296 from the session). The survey is now closed.
Once I've had a chance to assimilate the information, I'll post some of the results to this discussion.
John
# Posted on March 5th 2009 by bellamy