Lesbian Health Survey- Can you help this PhD Student?? PLEASE!!

[Admin]

All,

I don't want to see this discussion devolve into a thing where the site is now responsible for the behavior of one or two members.

The person who posted the survey did email me and ask for permission to post it. I was bombed with work stuff that day and did not answer the email.

Allowing people access to the site who want to use this community as part of a case study, surveys, or Doctoral studies is a very gray area for us. On one hand, I think it's important for the voices of our community to be heard. On another hand, we simply to not have time to validate every single survey request that comes across my desk (and there have been about 30 since we started this site).

Since this survey was posted before I had a chance to look it over, I left it up to the members to decide if they want to participate in it or not since we're all adults and capable of making our own decisions. If you feel that this survey is something that you want to participate in, then do it. If you think it's bunk, then don't.

Bottom line for me is that anyone posting a survey where they ask this community for input needs to be aware that we are a very smart bunch and will probably be asking questions. I think it's responsible of Hokie to hang around and answer those questions.

What I am asking of all of you at this time is to cut the personal swipes and nastiness out. Ask questions, have the discussion, or provide info but don't stoop to ugly behavior with one another.

Thanks,
Admin

[Nina]

I wonder if it makes sense for there to be a vetting committee for surveys?...
since there have been 30 requests since you started the site, it seems that it's an ongoing and active aspect of the planet...maybe there could be some members to whom the requests can be sent...these members can have decided upon the criteria to be used when deciding if the surveys are legit, and seem to fit the planet population...

if this survey request had been submitted to the admin, and the student didn't hear anything back, I wonder how she made the decision to go ahead and post the survey?...it just seems that if someone believes it's correct to ask permission/approval not getting a response doesn't (in my view) read as an okay to go ahead and post the survey...

I wouldn't participate in the survey for a number of reasons, so maybe I shouldn't say anything...there might be surveys in which I would consider participating, but not until (or if) I could be assured of their veracity...I have learned a great deal about the survey development process from reading comments made here, and I appreciate what I've read...

[SuperFemme]

adele learned new acronyms today. IRB and KABB.

neither have anything to do with public transit or irritable bowel.

it's been a productive day and now i can rest.

[Lynn]

Took the survey. Hope it's helpful. I also found that some of the questions lacked appropriate answers, and leaving them blank wasn't an option. I'm wondering how the data can be interpreted with any reliability when the information isn't valid (by which I mean the truth). Also wonder how helpful it is to base conclusions on how a person "appears" rather than on how a person identifies. Some of the cultural biases of the writer seem to be reflected in the way questions were worded. But. I'm no expert. I like taking surveys and I sincerely hope that this endeavor provides useful information.