Anybody else get a DU PM from SurveyResearch2008?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

Entitled:
"Concerned About Conflict at Democratic Underground?"

[uppityperson]

1. Nobody loves me. You are the one mom loved the best.

No, what?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

3. Claim to be 3 students & that the survey is approved by Admins.

Got a @pitt.edu addy.
Seems like Skinner should/would have mentioned something like this.

[No Passaran]

2. hmm..

Maybe they thought you were...

ah..forget it

[Blondiegrrl]

4. Nope. I never get PMs from anyone but Skinner.

And even then they're standard form-letter PMs.

I feel so unloved ... :cry:

[carnie_sf]

56. Same here

:hurts:

[Fleshdancer]

5. not me

It seems like Skinner would say something about this instead of just approving particular members to receive PM's from this group.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

7. I agree. I aint doing it until I hear from Admin.

Says survey will take 15 minutes, asks about age, gender, participation level, political orientation, plus my views of relationships at DU.
Says email them before asking Skinner about it. Not very
malevolent feeling, but ...

[janx]

16. Email them before asking Skinner about it?

Wouldn't any reputable polling people have gone to Skinner first themselves? :shrug:

[cliffordu]

6. Sigh. Jilted again.....

[A-Schwarzenegger]

8. Nobody else?

:shrug:

[last1standing]

9. I got one.

But I had planned on waiting to hear from the admins before filling it in.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

12. Thanks. Lemme know if/when you hear, & I'll do the same.

[Trajan]

10. You're asking the wrong people ....

You need to escalate this to DU moderator or administrator level ...

[A-Schwarzenegger]

11. I already did. And I'm also doing this.

[Raine]

13. I got one

I'm hesitant about taking it, at this point I'm not planning on doing it. I'll wait and see what others think/do. :yoiks:

[regnaD kciN]

14. Not me...should I be "concerned" about it?

:shrug:

[Hokie]

15. Nope, didn't get one

Sounds fishy to me.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

17. Skinner says this survey IS LEGIT if anybody gets a PM.

Legit & permitted.

[Sidney J Mussburger]

18. I took it

At the end it says not to post about the details of it. So I won't.

[DeadManInc]

19. I got one.

[bicentennial_baby]

20. Got it

Just now

[Skinner]

21. Yes, I gave them permission to solicit participants for a research project.

I might have chosen a different title for the PM, but yes it is legit.

[uppityperson]

26. Thanks Skinner, I just got one also. Perhaps post something about it?

Stickie or something since there are quite a few topics and I would ask first if I hadn't seen this. Thanks.

[Faygo Kid]

28. You SOB. I have depended on you since 2002. This has been my home.

And now you pull this on us, and on me, with an illiterate explanation, at a place I expected you to protect us.

I have backed you, fought for you, fought for us, for thousands of posts. And now you do this.

Enjoy your 30 pieces of silver. Goddammit, I can't believe you pulled this on us, and you know I've been a backer, and a donor.

I shall miss DU. Go ahead and ban me. You will be doing both of us a favor.

[mtnsnake]

35. Yikes, isn't that a bit strong? What's the big deal

It's a survey and it's not mandatory or anything, is it? :shrug:

[Faygo Kid]

39. It's crap. It's illiterate. It's beneath DU. And it's junk.

Go for it, if you like. Nothing like this has ever appeared here before, and we were not prepped for this garbage in any way, shape or form.

No, it's not too strong.

[uppityperson]

42. You don't like the survey, don't participate. This sounds like people ranting against the googleads

or whatever they are that I have blocked. Or complaining about links people put in their sig lines. Those are voluntary also.

I agree that Skinner should have made an announcement first, and have sent a message asking him to do so now. I also think you should contact him since you feel so strongly about it, rather than posting an insulting post.

My recommendations.

[uppityperson]

37. It is a voluntary survey. I don't see what the problem is. What did they pull? What?

You don't have to take it. What did they pull? Seriously. What? Allowed someone to join DU to ask if people wanted to take a survey? What is the problem? This is a serious question, am trying to understand. Thanks.

[Sidney J Mussburger]

41. I'm very confused about some of these responses

It seemed pretty harmless to me.

[nini]

40. LOL

Your reaction is ridiculous.

Don't partake if you don't want to.

:eyes:

[vanderBeth]

44. !

For fuck's sake

[Quixote1818]

50. This has been your home? Time to move out and get a job son. nt

[A-Schwarzenegger]

51. Psychotic overreaction.

When in doubt, freak out!

[plaintiff]

32. You were punked by some moronic fucking jackoff.

:eyes:

[uppityperson]

38. What? I miss your point. nt

[plaintiff]

43. Obviously.

...

[uppityperson]

49. OK, we've established that. Now, would you care to explain to me, enlighten me?

Serious question. But if you'd care to just snark rather than talking, whatever.

[plaintiff]

52. Hey, I don't know what you personally think about that 'survey'...I think it was made up by

a fucking idiot and he or she or they or it snookered Skinner into thinking it was something worthwhile. It was not.

[uppityperson]

53. Thank you for your answer. I guess you took it then.

I did also. I made as much sense as others I've taken elsewhere, some questions leading, some without a good answer.

It was voluntary though, so no one has to take it. That is my point. Have you written to Skinner directly about it? PM him from his reply in this thread (think it is this thread). I did since I have questions also.

[plaintiff]

63. Yes I did because I was just curious to see what all the fuss was about.

And no I didn't bother David with it...I figured he has enough on his plate without my petulant complaint. :D

[lonestarnot]

34. Why did you do this?

[sniffa]

66. Oh the pain! How could you!?

:cry:

[rug]

22. Thank you for your concern.

[Breeze54]

23. Yes....

but I can't do it right now. I'm to tired. I may get to it on Wednesday.

I'm moving for the next 3 days and Tuesday is the Election and I'm holding signs at the polling place. ;)

[Raine]

24. I took it

I don't see a problem with it.

[mtnsnake]

25. Yeah, I got it

I'll probably do it when I get up first thing tomorrow at the crack of noon!

[babylonsister]

27. Yep. I haven't responded yet. nt

[quakerboy]

29. Nope. Aparently I need to be more contentious.

[Occam Bandage]

30. Now I feel unloved.

[bigwillq]

31. Nope (nt)

[dennis4868]

33. i got it also...

[HughMoran]

not yet

:shrug:

[HughMoran]

36. not yet

:shrug:

[Myrina]

45. Discussion about it in GD -- it IS legit.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4351711

[Motown_Johnny]

46. Yes, I took the poll... and as a final comment I said that the poll might brand them as a troll

[Dinger]

47. I Got One

didn't reply though

[Quixote1818]

48. I got one. nt

[CreekDog]

54. They PM'ed me asking for the genders of various DU posters

:shrug:










(ps-not really :evilgrin: )

[A-Schwarzenegger]

58. Hilarious.

Not really.

[CreekDog]

60. hey!

it's an inside joke. someone from the lounge will be along shortly to mock me. :P

[uppityperson]

61. what did you tell them about me?

[CreekDog]

62. i said you were male

:shrug:

turtlensue scolded me to check profiles but i always forget. i just go by how the screenname sounds. :shrug:

[uppityperson]

64. I was going to be uppityb* but decided to not promote my B*yness.

so went with "person". And yes, I am one of several b*s in my family, though am Queen Dog in my house.

[ladywnch]

55. No, but I did get called by a McCain push pull from them filled with 'facts'

about Obama, Fannie/Freddie, Pelosi, Congress.....

[progressivebydesign]

57. Legit. and we're not supposed to discuss it if we do the survey. n/t

[book_worm]

59. Yep.

[elifino]

65. I got it, filled it out, no big deal

[graywarrior]

67. Yes, I did not respond due to suspicion

[A-Schwarzenegger]

68. SKINNER'S POST ON THIS ISSUE::::

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4352449

[tekisui]

69. I got it.

I followed the link to the survey. They know a good deal about DU. I didn't participate, just checked it out. And deleted my PM from them. Not interested.