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Hi All,

Firstly, thank you so much to everyone who has already completed my survey, and for all the positive comments. It's great to have so many insightful responses!

However, I am still in need of some more participants. I would really appreciate it, if you haven't taken part already, if you could spend just 10 minutes of your time sharing your experiences and views on dolls. The survey is entirely anonymous, and all questions are optional. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Many thanks in advance for your help,

Alex

Survey: https://s.surveyplanet.com/HkE-YAnVz

piss off, survey guy

SynthetikReality95 wrote:piss off, survey guy

What did he do to deserve such a comment?

because they prey on us, because doll hate is trendy rn.. Take everything outta context and manipulate things. Everyone has an agenda, and sadly these days it's all anti-doll. Even if Alex here swore on his life that he wasn't anti-doll, you still can't trust anybody with a media affiliation or doing "research". Snakes, all of em. Have you read any of the articles out there, all of it makes us out to be the devil.

So yeah, if he gets a doll and is in the same boat as us, then sure, we welcome him as brother... but otherwise, piss off. Nothin here for you. Go write some tabloid libel about something else and leave us decent folk to our business.

I would report every post he makes, but the mods are probably in his pocket, getting some kinda kickback >:( only reason i can see our community letting "researchers" around... man it sure has changed since '16. Going straight to shit, just like our country.

At least the questions in this survey are more neutral than the last one by "Sian_E"; although I think surveys given to such a limited set of people would provide virtually no useful insight to that group. I might be more willing to take it if there was full disclosure of the researcher such:

• Researcher's full name
  Researcher's sex/gender
  Researcher's location of residence (city would be sufficient)
  Who is financing the research, how much has been spent on it thus far, and how much is planned to be spent
  What is the scope of the research
  Who will review the data of the research (the names of those entities, who pays them, etc)
  etc, etc, etc...

It's like all these researches just want to take and not give; as SynthetikReality95 mentioned, such behavior is generally indicative of malicious intent. If you plan to conduct research on the populous and report on the results thereof, why should your own identity, the identities of those you work with, and the intentions of all involved be hidden behind a veil?

You have yet to earn my trust, alexresearch: would you and "Sian_E" happen to know each other?

Does anyone here feel that I am being overly cautious?

filling out a survey without knowing its purpose is like singing a blank check..

terran wrote:At least the questions in this survey are more neutral than the last one by "Sian_E"; although I think surveys given to such a limited set of people would provide virtually no useful insight to that group. I might be more willing to take it if there was full disclosure of the researcher such:

• Researcher's full name
  Researcher's sex/gender
  Researcher's location of residence (city would be sufficient)
  Who is financing the research, how much has been spent on it thus far, and how much is planned to be spent
  What is the scope of the research
  Who will review the data of the research (the names of those entities, who pays them, etc)
  etc, etc, etc...

It's like all these researches just want to take and not give; as SynthetikReality95 mentioned, such behavior is generally indicative of malicious intent. If you plan to conduct research on the populous and report on the results thereof, why should your own identity, the identities of those you work with, and the intentions of all involved be hidden behind a veil?

You have yet to earn my trust, alexresearch: would you and "Sian_E" happen to know each other?

Does anyone here feel that I am being overly cautious?

I don't think you're being overly cautious at all. It's actually quite unethical to conduct social science research WITHOUT disclosing all that stuff. I won't even click the link because I have no idea who this person is or their research objectives or even their institutional affiliation.

To OP: If you're a legitimate researcher, you should have no problem sharing this information with us. Be forthcoming. Otherwise, please leave. You are not welcome here.

SynthetikReality95 wrote:because they prey on us, because doll hate is trendy rn.. Take everything outta context and manipulate things. Everyone has an agenda, and sadly these days it's all anti-doll. Even if Alex here swore on his life that he wasn't anti-doll, you still can't trust anybody with a media affiliation or doing "research". Snakes, all of em. Have you read any of the articles out there, all of it makes us out to be the devil.

So yeah, if he gets a doll and is in the same boat as us, then sure, we welcome him as brother... but otherwise, piss off. Nothin here for you. Go write some tabloid libel about something else and leave us decent folk to our business.

I would report every post he makes, but the mods are probably in his pocket, getting some kinda kickback >:( only reason i can see our community letting "researchers" around... man it sure has changed since '16. Going straight to shit, just like our country.

I can understand being suspicious, but if this person really was an undercover journalist wanting to write a smear piece on doll owners, then you're only giving them ammunition...

More background on this survey in these links...

https://www.dollforum.com/forum/viewtop ... 41&t=97817

https://www.dollforum.com/forum/viewtop ... 41&t=97561

As you can see, one of the more discussed topics there has been moderated extensively, so to avoid the same, lets try to stay on topic (including me No gun debate survey comparisons Anung ), and be mindful of the RoCs for fellow members, irrespective of their classification, as rules are for everyone.

Anung

Neither of those links include relevant information that is required, by modern social science ethics, to be given to populations subject to academic research. I don’t mean to be unwelcoming to potential researchers but again, I must ask that basic information regarding the scope of the research, the intended product of the research, and the parties responsible for the research be provided. This is not only for the safety and sanity of our community but also to ensure that the researcher and the research are in line with ethical standards and practices.

Sorry, couldn't resist

Hi All,

Thanks for your comments, and feedback, I’ve taken the time to read them all.

Before being able to post and be a member of TDF, administrators confirmed my affiliation to a University, and were provided with confirmations that all my research has been accepted by the board of ethics. Naturally, for data protection reasons, this information is not allowed to be publicly distributed, much like TDF members themselves are advised to remain mostly anonymous.

I am in no way affiliated with any other researcher in the forum, and the decision to partake in any particular piece of research is entirely up to the individual member. As my research states, please only participate if you feel comfortable to do so, and comment on topics you feel able to and are willing.

While I understand some people may not feel comfortable partaking in research, I have been encouraged by the much larger number of people who have taken the time to complete the survey. Many of these individuals have messaged to say how positive they found the experience, and were pleased to have the opportunity to share their views in an unbiased, non-media, academic environment.

Please be assured I conducted a great deal of research before designing the questionnaire, and it was intended to be a respectful and measured approach to discovering more about doll communities. As you can see from the questionnaire, my research focuses heavily on intimacy and the benefits of doll relationships, and simply aims to gain an honest insight into this aspect of doll culture.

Please only partake if you feel comfortable doing so, and I’d once again like to thank everyone who has already been incredibly supportive of the research.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to message to me.

Best wishes,

Alex

Results link?
I for one, would like to know how it trends. Call it a morbid curiosity.

I don't know Anung, but I think your gun debate was the best part of the whole thing. It puts the issue in perspective by comparing it with another hot button topic.

Why isn't the University affiliation and the PI identified?