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===General===
===General===
# Your name and position?
# What is your name and position?
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##Blank text box
# Your company or organization?
# Your company or organization?
##Blank text box
#Can we contact you via email if we have further questions?
#''We'll only use this information to contact you regarding this particular survey.''
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#How did you find out about MediaWiki?
#How did you find out about MediaWiki?
##Multiple choice list
##Multiple choice list
###Google
###Search Engine
###Word of mouth
###Word of mouth
###Youtube Video
###Online Video (Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.)
###Mediawiki.org
###Mediawiki.org
#What is the biggest reason you use MediaWiki?
##Wikimedia or MediaWiki related events (Wikimania, Hackathons, SMWCons, etc.)
#Why do you use MediaWiki?
##Blank text box
##Blank text box
#How long have you been using MediaWiki?
#How long have you been using MediaWiki?
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###3-5 years
###3-5 years
###5+ years
###5+ years
# What are your current activities?
# What is your current involvement in the MediaWiki community?
# Do you make contributions to the MediaWiki communities?
##Do you make contributions to the MediaWiki communities?
##Check all that apply.
###Check all that apply.
###Yes, I contribute feedback and bug reports
###Yes, I contribute feedback and bug reports
###Yes, I help with documentation
###Yes, I help with documentation
###
###Yes, I contribute patches and bug fixes
Are you involved?
###Yes, I contribute extensions
#Do they contribute code, patches, bugs
#Why do you contribute or, if you do not contribute, why not?
##Why or why not?
##Blank text box
#What do they find useful about the software?
#What do they find most useful about MediaWiki?
#What would they like to see improved?
##Blank text box
# What would you like to see in MediaWiki?
#What would they like to see improved in MediaWiki?
##Blank text box
# What would you like to see improved in the MediaWiki community (communication, extensions, code quality, events, etc.)
##Blank text box
# We're striving to increase the participation of non-WMF MW users. What do you think is the biggest barrier to participation?
# We're striving to increase the participation of non-WMF MW users. What do you think is the biggest barrier to participation?
##Blank text box


(''please add more ideas to the list above'')


==Quantitate Questions ==
==Quantitate Questions ==
*How many MediaWiki sites do you manage?
#How many MediaWiki sites do you manage?
*How frequently do you update?
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*How many extensions do you use?
#How frequently do you update your MediaWiki installations and extensions? (average if you host multiple wikis)
*How many extensions have you created or contributed to?
##Multiple choice
*What version are you currently using? (Special:Version)
###Monthly
###Every 3 months
###Every 6 months
###Once a year
###Multiple years between updates
###I haven't updated since I installed MediaWiki
#How many extensions do you use?
##Blank text box (number only)
#How many extensions have you created or contributed to?
##Blank text box
#What version are you currently using? (Special:Version) (1.19, 1.26wmf14)
##Blank text box
 
(''please add more ideas to the list above'')


[[User:Richard_Heigl/HalloWelt|see an example for a response]]
[[User:Richard_Heigl/HalloWelt|see an example for a response]]

Revision as of 14:10, 29 June 2015

As part of MediaWiki_Usage_Report_for_Wikimania_2015 we'd like to gather some information from existing MediaWiki users to help us understand their experiences using MediaWiki.


Goals

Help better understand the community of MediaWiki users.

  • How they're using the software (updates, versions, extensions)
  • Why they do/do not contribute.

Potential Questions

General

  1. What is your name and position?
    1. Blank text box
  2. Your company or organization?
    1. Blank text box
  3. Can we contact you via email if we have further questions?
  4. We'll only use this information to contact you regarding this particular survey.
    1. Blank text box

Qualitative Questions

  1. What are you using MediaWiki for?
    1. Blank text box
  2. How did you find out about MediaWiki?
    1. Multiple choice list
      1. Search Engine
      2. Word of mouth
      3. Online Video (Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.)
      4. Mediawiki.org
    2. Wikimedia or MediaWiki related events (Wikimania, Hackathons, SMWCons, etc.)
  3. Why do you use MediaWiki?
    1. Blank text box
  4. How long have you been using MediaWiki?
    1. Multiple choice list
      1. Less than 6 months
      2. 1-2 years
      3. 3-5 years
      4. 5+ years
  5. What is your current involvement in the MediaWiki community?
    1. Do you make contributions to the MediaWiki communities?
      1. Check all that apply.
      2. Yes, I contribute feedback and bug reports
      3. Yes, I help with documentation
      4. Yes, I contribute patches and bug fixes
      5. Yes, I contribute extensions
  6. Why do you contribute or, if you do not contribute, why not?
    1. Blank text box
  7. What do they find most useful about MediaWiki?
    1. Blank text box
  8. What would they like to see improved in MediaWiki?
    1. Blank text box
  9. What would you like to see improved in the MediaWiki community (communication, extensions, code quality, events, etc.)
    1. Blank text box
  10. We're striving to increase the participation of non-WMF MW users. What do you think is the biggest barrier to participation?
    1. Blank text box


Quantitate Questions

  1. How many MediaWiki sites do you manage?
    1. Blank text box
  2. How frequently do you update your MediaWiki installations and extensions? (average if you host multiple wikis)
    1. Multiple choice
      1. Monthly
      2. Every 3 months
      3. Every 6 months
      4. Once a year
      5. Multiple years between updates
      6. I haven't updated since I installed MediaWiki
  3. How many extensions do you use?
    1. Blank text box (number only)
  4. How many extensions have you created or contributed to?
    1. Blank text box
  5. What version are you currently using? (Special:Version) (1.19, 1.26wmf14)
    1. Blank text box

(please add more ideas to the list above)

see an example for a response

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