Surveyor II: The Australian Outback
This survey was taken from March 13th-17th - three months after the first survey. But its been a busy few months, and so here we are again by popular demand (honest!). A total of 21 people filled it out, and again, maybe you can guess who they were from their answers....
Purple text are the questions, red text are the winners, white text are the runners up. Green text is my commentary.
1. Which country do you live in at the moment?
USA - 14
Australia - 4
Canada - 1
New Zealand - 1
Scotland - 1
2. Why did you first come to the chatrooms?
To chat Star Trek/Looking for Star Trek info - 7
Curiousity, try something new - 7
No reason, just happened to find it - 2
To keep in touch with friends online - 1
A real life friend/family member told me about it - 1
I was young, I was stupid, I didn't know what I was in for! - 1
Star Trek sim orgs - 1
Sex! - 1
(Thats suprising, who would have though a person going to www.startrek.com would have been looking for Star Trek info? :D)
3. How often do you visit chat?
Daily - 9
Weekly - 3
Few times a day - 2
Few times a week - 2
Ocassionally - 2
Hardly ever nowadays - 2
Monthly - 1
(Looks like our chat schedules have changed since the last survey, when the winner was overwhelmingly 'few times a day'. This means we're not as enthusiastic as we once were perhaps, or maybe we don't admit how much time we spend online :D)
4. Can you name a song which you can listen to over and over again without getting bored?
"My Heart will Go On" by Celine Dion (Titanic) - 2
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - 1
"Have you ever" by Brandy - 1
"Blue Skies" by Bryan Duncan - 1
"Pooh Corner" by Kenny Logins - 1
"Principles of Lust" by Enigma - 1
"Nutbush" by Tina and Ike Turner - 1
"Everybody wants to Rule the World" - 1
"Breaking the Girl" by Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1
"Angel" by the Eurythmics - 1
"Don't Stop Believing" by Journey - 1
"Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen - 1
"Esperanza" by Enrique Iglesias - 1
"You make me sick" by Pink - 1
"The Way that you Love Me" by Faith Hill - 1
"Amazed" by Lone Star - 1
"YYZ" by Rush - 1
Any song by Robbie Williams - 1
Unanswered - 2
(Looks like 'Titanic' has another award to add to its list....lol)
5. Can you name a movie which you can watch over and over again without getting bored?
Any Star Trek film - 2
Armageddon - 2
Chicken Run - 1
The Blues Brothers - 1
Rear Window - 1
Eraser - 1
October Sky - 1
Soldier - 1
The Emerald Forest - 1
The Matrix - 1
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - 1
Star Wars: Episode One - 1
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 1
Star Trek: First Contact - 1
Any Laurel and Hardy film - 1
I get bored with all eventually/Unanswered - 4
(Well, taking a look at the two winners, it appears movies we watch without getting bored are either a movie about peace and hope for the future, or one where everyone dies, :D)
6. Which TV show/movie makes you laugh the most?
The Simpsons - 3
Rugrats - 1
3rd Rock from the Sun - 1
Home Improvement - 1
Sgt. Pain - 1
Seinfeld - 1
I Love Lucy - 1
Red Dwarf - 1
That 70s Show - 1
Everybody Loves Raymond - 1
Changing Rooms - 1
Will and Grace - 1
South Park - 1
Who's Line is it Anyway? - 1
Wayne's World - 1
The Grinch - 1
Star Trek TOS - 1
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 1
Whats a TV?/Unanswered - 1
7. What is your favourite book? (preferably not Where's Waldo :D)
The Bible - 2
The Third Day the Frost by John Marsden - 1
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck - 1
Ripley's Believe it or Not - 1
Here on Gilligan's Isle by Russell Johnson - 1
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - 1
Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton - 1
L'Écume des Jours by the author Boris Vian
Pope Joan - 1
Pilgramage to Hell by James Axler - 1
Hind's Feet on High Places - 1
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - 1
Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien - 1
Q-Squared by Peter David - 1
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe series - 1
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - 1
Any Clive Cussler book - 1
Unanswered - 2
(It seems our winning favourite book is one of the oldest. Great books are always great I suppose. However, I suppose most people have obscure favourite books to their own liking, and maybe one or two.)
8. What is your favourite/most necessary food?
Chocolate - 4
Pizza! - 3
Anything potato - 2
Pasta - 2
Ice cream - 2
Italian food - 2
Beef - 1
Cheeseburger - 1
Scotch pies - 1
Lasagna - 1
Thai curry - 1
None - 1
9. Who is the best male character on Star Trek??
Spock - 4
Data - 3
Will Riker - 3
Jean-Luc Picard - 2
Ben Sisko - 2
Q - 2
James Kirk - 1
Worf - 1
The Doctor (EMH) - 1
Julian Bashir - 1
Scotty - 1
(Hands off girls! This one has already been taken! (for the next 7 years at least :D))
10. Who is the best female character on Star Trek??
Jadzia Dax - 5
BElanna Torres - 3
Deanna Troi - 3
Kira Nerys - 2
Dr. Crusher - 2
Seven of Nine - 1
Tasha Yar - 1
Kathryn Janeway - 1
Miss Q - 1
Uhura - 1
11. Lets say, there is a "Survivor 3: The Chatrooms", where everyone in #CR'sbar has to spend 40 days online (gasp!). Who do you think would win/not be voted off?
CaptRiker - 4
Zoa - 3
Spot - 2
Selena - 2
ChanServ - 1
IrishFae - 1
Meeka (if she was promoting a trip) - 1
QV - 1
Cetacean - 1
Never seen Survivor/Does idling count?/Unanswered - 4
(Thats weird that I won. Thats like saying the host of Survivor won't be voted off, lol. Spot suggests that to settle this we actually do the Survivor 3, and vote people off every three minutes by speccing them. O' course, then ChanServ would be the winner (she can't be deopped) :D)
12. Which do you think is the most knowledgable chatter?
Selena - 6
Doc^F - 2
CaptRiker - 2
Spot - 2
Darok - 1
SweetDave - 1
QV - 1
Steve^ - 1
Spardak - 1
Tosh - 1
Knowledgable in what?/Unanswered - 2
(Long live the trivia queen, lol)
13. Which chatter uses the most sarcasm?
CaptRiker - 7
defiant - 3
SoloCoyote - 2
Spot - 1
Selena - 1
Cetacean - 1
IrishFae - 1
Aardvark - 1
heeeche - 1
We all have our moments/Unanswered - 3
14. If a chatter was to appear in a movie/TV show, which would it be? And which character would they play?
Selena on "Jeopardy!" - 2
Tosh as Little Tommy Two Two - 1
SweetDave as the Crocodile Hunter - 1
Cetacean as "Flipper" - 1
CaptRiker on "Simpsons Jeopardy" - 1
CaptRiker as Mr Bean - 1
Spot as a Captain on "Star Trek" - 1
QV as a Q evolved from a Vulcan - 1
QV as T'Pau on "Star Trek" - 1
MissQ as the next Miss Q on "Star Trek" - 1
AustinPowers as "Austin Powers" - 1
Vash as Seven of Nine in "Star Trek" - 1
Zoa in "Touched By an Angel" - 1
Everyone on "Survivor 3: The Chatrooms" - 1
Unanswered - 5
(Long live the ....oh, I already used that comment)
15. Is there a chatter you miss seeing in the chats? Who?
Everyone! - 2
SoloCoyote - 2
Deanna888 - 2
Cetacean - 2
Fireangel - 1
Doc^F - 1
CptRyan (Jason) - 1
yar - 1
SweetDave - 1
MsQ - 1
Marleei - 1
terri - 1
shedsister - 1
^VORTEX^ - 1
Unanswered - 3
(This is our first 4-way tie, which shows while its fun to meet and get to know new people, we miss our old friends that, for some reason, we have had to say 'farewell' to)
16. Have you ever met a chatter in real life (whatever that is)? (yes/no)
yes - 13
no - 8
(Looks 13/21 people have gone above and beyond the call of chat duty, :D)
17. Have you ever considered leaving chat?
yes - 14
no - 7
(This is the most interesting of them all! It also equals the most overwhelming vote. This shows our room has had teething problems, diaper problems, terrible two's, toddler training, growing pains, teen rebellion, mid-life crises....we've had it all! lol. But, as chat sometimes pushes you away, your chat friends can hopefully help you out and pull you back, :D)
18. What could you change most about chat?
Nothing! - 4
Moofs/lag etc - 3
No lamers/No people arguing - 3
More people in the rooms when I am, busier - 2
The changing servers/Be back on one server - 2
Link it back to PDE - 1
More open, public - 1
Change it from #CR'sbar to #CR'sfoodrestaurant - 1
The schedules - 1
Less cliqueish - 1
The number of surveys - 1
Myself (I am too shy) - 1
(From this result it appears chat has improved over the past 3 months :) )
19. NOW what do you like best about chat? (lol)
The chatters are the nicest - 7
The people and stories from all over the world - 4
Its a good way to make friends - 3
The chatters are fun, and don't take themselves too serious - 2
The comradery - 1
Chatting - 1
Keeps my phone bill managable - 1
The Message Board - 1
That I am there - 1
20. Can you rate your trivia addiction on a scale of 1-10? 1 being 'never been there', 10 being Selena, lol (be honest!)
10 - 1
9 - 2
7 - 1
6 - 1
5 - 1
4 - 2
3 - 1
2 - 6
1 - 3
0 - 1
-20 - 1
9999999 thonxiesiesiesies :D! - 1
(Good lord, are you jealous yet Selena? There appears to be a Conan wannabe among us! lol)
TY for reading, and remember, 20 out of 21 who voted will be the weakest link.....HELLO! lol