There has been some discussion about whether my poll on human sexuality is biased in some way. (RT Pls)
There has been some discussion about whether my poll on human
sexuality is biased in some way. (see the poll here:
http://ping.fm/PnUF3 ) Following is my reply to that discussion... _____
Using an obviously derogatory term, like "homosexual", in a poll
question.. is the BEST example of poll bias I've ever seen. This is exactly one of the reasons I created this poll... Did you point out that my poll has been RT-ed (retweeted, i.e.
re-broadcast) to ALL of Twitter at large...? And that the other poll
was only posted on one guy's blog...? His audience is obviously an extremely selective subset of the public
- whereas Twitter at large represents a much larger, broader, public
sampling. As I have stated many times, I invite you to broadcast the poll
anywhere (public & unbiased) you want to... The more responses we
get, the more the numbers seem to stay the same. Use any Title you want to... I suggest simply: "Please take this anonymous poll: http://ping.fm/PnUF3 RT Pls" If your beef is with the title... CHANGE the title... If your beef is with the sample group... rebroadcast it to a larger
(unbiased!) public... I only ask that you: (1) always include the word "anonymous", to address the fear of
closeted gay/bi people. (2) please try to refrain from using terms generally considered
derogatory, or clinical, like "homosexual", or "faggot", or "queer",
or the shorter version, "homo". (3) distribute in the most public way possible - not to a specialized
mailing list of only southern baptists or anything. If your beef is simply with the results... Deal with it. Please take my anonymous poll, everyone! http://ping.fm/PnUF3 RT Pls"
sexuality is biased in some way. (see the poll here:
http://ping.fm/PnUF3 ) Following is my reply to that discussion... _____
Using an obviously derogatory term, like "homosexual", in a poll
question.. is the BEST example of poll bias I've ever seen. This is exactly one of the reasons I created this poll... Did you point out that my poll has been RT-ed (retweeted, i.e.
re-broadcast) to ALL of Twitter at large...? And that the other poll
was only posted on one guy's blog...? His audience is obviously an extremely selective subset of the public
- whereas Twitter at large represents a much larger, broader, public
sampling. As I have stated many times, I invite you to broadcast the poll
anywhere (public & unbiased) you want to... The more responses we
get, the more the numbers seem to stay the same. Use any Title you want to... I suggest simply: "Please take this anonymous poll: http://ping.fm/PnUF3 RT Pls" If your beef is with the title... CHANGE the title... If your beef is with the sample group... rebroadcast it to a larger
(unbiased!) public... I only ask that you: (1) always include the word "anonymous", to address the fear of
closeted gay/bi people. (2) please try to refrain from using terms generally considered
derogatory, or clinical, like "homosexual", or "faggot", or "queer",
or the shorter version, "homo". (3) distribute in the most public way possible - not to a specialized
mailing list of only southern baptists or anything. If your beef is simply with the results... Deal with it. Please take my anonymous poll, everyone! http://ping.fm/PnUF3 RT Pls"
