Over the past two months, staff has run a community survey to get a better idea of our audience and the demographics that we serve. These are the detailed results of that survey — there were two fill-in forms for specific complaints/suggestions about the site and staff that we will not be publicly releasing, but rest assured we are definitely taking them into consideration. But without further ado, the Wanderers' Library 2021 Community Survey Results!
Note: Fill-in form answers with a number of results less than 1% each have been collated under "Various others".
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1. What is your age?
223 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.1% (36) |
| 15-19 | 51.1% (114) |
| 20-29 | 24.7% (55) |
| 30-39 | 4.5% (10) |
| 40-49 | 1.8% (4) |
| 50+ | 1.8% (4) |
2. What gender do you identify as?
226 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| Male | 69% (156) |
| Female | 11.1% (25) |
| Non-binary | 8.4% (19) |
| Genderfluid | 2.7% (6) |
| Agender | 1.8% (4) |
| Other | 1.8% (4) |
| Prefer not to say | 5.3% (12) |
3. What is your primary language?
224 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| English | 65.6% (147) |
| French | 1.8% (4) |
| German | 2.7% (6) |
| Italian | 1.3% (3) |
| Japanese | 1.8% (4) |
| Polish | 3.6% (8) |
| Russian | 3.6% (8) |
| Spanish | 3.1% (7) |
| Portuguese | 2.7% (6) |
| Czech | 2.2% (5) |
| Romanian | 1.3% (3) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 1.3 (3) |
| Various others | 7.2% (20) |
4. Are you a member of our sister site, the SCP Wiki?
222 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| Yes | 72.1% (160) |
| No | 27.9% (62) |
5. Where did you hear about the Wanderers' Library?
225 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| The SCP Wiki | 83.1% (187) |
| 0.9% (2) | |
| 0.9% (2) | |
| YouTube | 5.3% (12) |
| Accidental search result | 3.1% (7) |
| Various others | 6% (15) |
6. How often do you visit the Library?
218 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| Every day or multiple times a day | 18.3% (40) |
| Once every 2-3 days | 22.5% (49) |
| Once a week | 20.6% (45) |
| Once a month | 19.3% (42) |
| Once every 2-3 months | 8.3% (18) |
| Less than once every 6 months | 11% (24) |
7. What do you do on the Wanderers' Library?
222 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| Read articles | 97.3% (216) |
| Vote on articles | 37.8% (84) |
| Write articles | 26.6% (59) |
| Comment on articles | 19.4% (43) |
| Translate articles | 4.1% (9) |
| Engage in chat | 17.6% (39) |
8. Do you engage with the Library offsite? If so, where?
219 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| 18.3% (40) | |
| Discord | 38.8% (85) |
| 9.1% (20) | |
| TVTropes | 2.7% (6) |
| N/A | 49.3% (108) |
| Various others | 4% (8) |
10. If you dislike things about the site, which category would they best fit into?
92 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
|---|---|
| Site navigation | 46.7% (43) |
| Theme and visuals | 17.4% (16) |
| Voting system | 19.6% (18) |
| Article content | 12% (11) |
| Hosting | 15.2% (14) |
| Community engagement | 19.6% (18) |
11. How well do you think Library staff are doing their jobs?
208 responses
| Option | Percent (Amount) |
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| 1 (Horrible) | 1% (2) |
| 2 (Poorly) | 0% (0) |
| 3 (Okay) | 7.2% (15) |
| 4 (Good) | 49.5% (103) |
| 5 (Fantastic) | 42.3% (88) |
A very big and sincere thank you from staff to all those who participated. We have a way better image of the WL Community as it stands now, and plan to make the appropriate changes to address that. Hope to see you again next year!
— ROUNDERHOUSE