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As a core contributor of some very popular github projects, I get a ton of emails from researchers wanting me to fill out surveys. It would be nice if it was so
by vjeux 8y ago
As a core contributor of some very popular github projects, I get a ton of emails from researchers wanting me to fill out surveys. It would be nice if it was somehow centralized instead of a lot of independent people trying to do the same work over and over.
- jolmg 8y agoThere is the plus that, if they all arrive at the same results, that gives greater confidence in the conclusion. Redundancy also has its good side.
- fundamental 8y agoWith respect to community surveys, I think they can be a good thing, but they're annoying when it looks like the author is on a fishing trip rather than trying to identify the answers to a few new specific questions. Usually my off-the-cuff response is "What are you trying to understand which isn't already discussed heavily?". New areas of research and some small amount of redundant work is fine, but too often everyone covers the same base without aiming to take a deeper dive on something new.