Add an “other” option, then make a copy of the political question for THIS survey only, minus the “other” option, and ask “What would you have selected if “other” was not present?”
You can compare the results of the second question to past surveys and the first question to future surveys and therefore have a sense of whether LessWrong has moved in a particular direction.
Or, alternately, add a question below the political question saying:
“If you’d had an “other” option on the politics question, would you have used it?”
Hmmm. But if we were to reword your question to something like: “How would you describe your political views if different from the above?” (three words) then that would make everyone happy.
Except Yvain who would have to figure out how to display those results. That might annoy him.
If Yvain won’t want to display all the results, then I think you’re right with a “none of the above” question. Otherwise I’d rather see a box where you can fill it in how you want.
Political question solution:
Add an “other” option, then make a copy of the political question for THIS survey only, minus the “other” option, and ask “What would you have selected if “other” was not present?”
You can compare the results of the second question to past surveys and the first question to future surveys and therefore have a sense of whether LessWrong has moved in a particular direction.
Or, alternately, add a question below the political question saying:
“If you’d had an “other” option on the politics question, would you have used it?”
Or “is there any political label with which you identify more than with any of the five above”?
Hmm I like this one better. (:
OTOH, I’ve changed my mind and now like yours better—but I’d replace “other” with “none of the above”.
Really? Why?
Maybe there are people who don’t identify with any political label at all, so not even “other” would be an accurate answer for them.
Hmmm. But if we were to reword your question to something like: “How would you describe your political views if different from the above?” (three words) then that would make everyone happy.
Except Yvain who would have to figure out how to display those results. That might annoy him.
If Yvain won’t want to display all the results, then I think you’re right with a “none of the above” question. Otherwise I’d rather see a box where you can fill it in how you want.
Yep. Let’s not be the last straw that makes Yvain freak out and never open the survey! ;-)