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Compiling this data was not as hard as I expected, let's go through the data and the shiny graphs!

Age of Beeple

Most are above 24! Seems we got an older average age compared to a lot of social media. It would be interesting to see how many came here with experiences from independent forums before Reddit.

Where Beeple reside

This one's a big graph. Though we can notice most people are from the US. Would be nice to see more countries represented though a big part of it likely has to do with language. (You will need to open the big graph in another tab, it's too big to show properly.)

Gender identity of Beeple

So, as expected, mostly men. However, less than expected which is nice to see. There should be outreach to at least equalize this.

Sexual orientation of Beeple

This is kinda surprising. It seems we managed to get a lot more LGBTQ+ people than expected considering most of you all come from Reddit - so this is nice to see. This is most likely because of our focus on a safe space.

Whiteness of Beeple

As expected, mostly white which is unfortunate. I think there's outreach to be done in that regard as well.

Neurodivergence of Beeple

We seem to have a really surprising amount of neurodivergent people! Definitely nice to see.

Beeple with disabilities

I.. have no idea how to interpret this data so I'll just say, shiny graph.

Beeple's awareness of the Fediverse

Most knew about the fediverse but still a good 20% had not heard about it so glad to see you all managed to find your way here!

How Beeple have been dealing with Beehaw

It seems most people feel relatively confident in their ability to use Beehaw and most people seem to enjoy it. That makes me really happy to see. Feels rewarding, feels good.

Conclusion

I wanna thank everyone for the feedback about the survey and its questions - we'll do better next time! I'm glad we did this survey because it shows the areas to work on in terms of outreach! Thank you all for your participation!

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[–] kalanggam@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Thank you for the awesome shiny charts, Lion πŸ₯Ήβ€οΈ

Also thanks to everyone who filled out the survey, it's great to know who's around and to see that most Beeple seem to be having a good time!

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[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I absolutely spent time on forums both before and after Reddit's rise. Including there was a forum that was effectively a role playing game world in webforum format. It was pretty dope. I also was doing telnet to muds long after it was cool.

[–] rancidity9480@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I tried to start a silly forum-based role playing game once. I wanted the entire board to just be classified ads for and by superheroes and villains. From the mundane to the spectacular. It's an idea that still makes me laugh at the possibilities.

[–] JinxLuckless@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Oh hey, nice! For you & other people into roleplay online and such (and especially telnet to MUDs/MUSHes), check out [https://aresmush.com/](Ares MUSH) which is a pretty modern take on telnet roleplay. You can even roleplay on the website, or you can connect with telnet clients (which is what I've always preferred). It's really moved telnet roleplay up to at least the 2010s era. ;)

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[–] goryramsy@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As expected, mostly white which is unfortunate.

Well, as the graph shows before, it's also mostly U.S-based. Those are really good diversity numbers if you factor that into mind. Like, way better than expected.

[–] Lionir@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just checked 2020 US census data (https://data.census.gov/table?g=010XX00US&d=DEC+Demographic+Profile) and that's unfortunately not true unless I'm reading the data wrong. It says that people who identify as White form around 61.6% of people in the US.

[–] goryramsy@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/08/improved-race-ethnicity-measures-reveal-united-states-population-much-more-multiracial.html

It's 71.5, as of 2020. Also, if you take into account that most of our users are technical and online, then that number probably increases given the digital divide. Of course, this could all be negated by that very large "prefer not to say" percentage.

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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice breakdown of users. I'm happy to see there are a number of people in my age group. I often feel like an outlier (pretty sure I'm the oldest person/token grandpa in two of my discord servers haha)

[–] trekz@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Hey nothing wrong with that! The best wine gets better with age. 🀌

[–] chloyster@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for posting the results! Glad to be a part of this community 😊

[–] nlm@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Looks good!

Beeple has got to be the official term for us going forward!

Nice to see a pretty diverse crowd in here! A bit US health perhaps but that's too be expected. Doing my bit to represent the tiny percentages of other places :D

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Always love me some data porn. Thanks for this!

[–] karce@wizanons.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Very interesting! Thanks for running the survey and sharing the results.

[–] liminalDeluge@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Can we get a transcript/archived copy of the survey questions? Not the answers people provided, but just what questions were and the answers available to select from. Also an image transcription of the graphs would be helpful; the text in the images is difficult to read on Jerboa.

I'm curious where the decision to separate nonbinary and genderfluid into different categories came from. In the various queer communities I'm in, genderfluidity is considered to fall under the nonbinary umbrella, so breaking it out as a separate option while not breaking out other nonbinary identities looks a little odd to me.

I would be interested in knowing the trans/cis demographics as well; if, for all we know, Beehaw has equals numbers of trans men to cis men, this survey wouldn't reveal that or any other notable proportions.

I also want to include myself as another person who found the white/non-white question a bit uncomfortable. If it had asked me about being a person of color or some other phrasing, I wouldn't have blinked, but there is something unpleasant about being asked where I stand in a racial dichotomy as a biracial person. I don't know a better way to phrase the question that still captures the intent, though.

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[–] alottachairs@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Cool Demographics! How should outreach be done?

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you happen to find yourself in diverse spaces you could tell people about the space. But otherwise, we're open to suggestions!

One thought that's already occurred is more dedicated efforts to grow communities that are useful to minority individuals or may attract them to use this site.

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[–] wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for pulling this together, looks like it's generated some interesting discussion off the back of it (which, as a data analyst, is definitely considered a win).

[–] Cowbob45@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

A los otros 4 weyes de México un cordial saludo 🫑.

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