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At Gonzo Tech we have a thirst for knowledge. With your help we’d like to push the boundaries of our understanding of the average forum user. How old is the average forum user? Where does he live? How long does he play games for? Oh, and lots of other useless junk… sorry, important sociological information.
It’s simple. We’ve put together a portfolio of questions that get right to the user’s core. You answer the questions honestly (don’t worry, your information will be kept private and only passed on to the highest bidder) and the Gonzo Tech lab bunnies will collate the results and deliver a profile of the typical Special Reserve poster.
Without further ado…
PERSONAL
1. Male or Female?
2. Age?
3. Where do you live?
a) North East England
b) North West England
c) The Midlands
d) South West England
e) South East England
f) Scotland
g) Wales
h) N. Ireland
i) Eire
j) Other
4. And do you live…
a) with parents
b) in Uni digs
c) in wour own place
d) where you lay your head, that’s your home
5. Occupation – what best describes your 9-5?
a) Full-time job
b) School, A-Levels
c) School, GCSE or “lower”
d) College, GNVQ, HND or the like
e) Uni – big, smart, grown up degree.
FORUM LIFE
1. How long have you been here?
2. And how many posts have you made?
3. On average, how long would you spend on the forums in a day?
4. How many other forums do you regularly post on?
GAMING LIFE
1. Out of the current “Big Three”, which of the consoles do you own?
2. And how many games do you own for these three?
3. How many hours do you play games on average each week?
4. On average, how often would you BUY a game? (GAD doesn’t count)
5. How best describes you views on games pricing?
a) Too expensive.
b) About right.
c) I’m thick, I want to pay more.
6. Everyone has a favourite, declare your fanboy-ism:
a) PS2
b) Gamecube
c) XBox
d) PC
7. What’s your favourite console game from this generation?
a) Mario Sunshine
b) Metroid
c) Super Monkey Ball ½
d) MGS 2
e) FFX
f) GTA3
g) Halo
h) Splinter Cell
i) Other
8. What’s your favourite game of all time?
9. What was your first gaming machine?
ONLINE GAMING
1. Simply, have you ever played on-line? (yes/no)
2. Are you excited about console on-line gaming? (yes/no)
3. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription to play an MMORPG on-line?
a) Free – I’m well cheap and don’t understand how these things work.
b) about £5
c) about £10
d) about £15
4. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription to other types of on-line games?
a) Free
b) about £5
c) about £10
d) about £15
5. Have you already bought, or intend to buy in the near future, a console gaming internet starter kit? (yes/no)
6. What do you currently use to access the internet?
a) 33k or slower modem
b) 56k modem
c) ISDN
d) ADSL
e) Cable
7. Is their a broadband service in your area (or announced for the near future)? (yes/no)
GENERAL
1. Coffee or tea?
2. War on Iraq – yes or no?
3. Hair – long or short?
4. Girls – blond, brunette, redhead or are you just grateful for anything?
5. Music – burn or buy?
6. Do you play a musical instrument?
7. How many books have you read this year?
8. How often would you go to the cinema?
a) More than once a week
b) Once a week
c) Two or three times a month
d) Once a month
e) Less
9. Pub, club or gig?
10. If you were to write a questionnaire, what question would you put here?
Get as many people to answer as possible and results will be posted sometime on Monday. Keep your answers brief, to the point and try and answer everything. I’m hoping there’ll be quite a few to get through, so want to keep the task as straight forward as possible!
It’s simple. We’ve put together a portfolio of questions that get right to the user’s core. You answer the questions honestly (don’t worry, your information will be kept private and only passed on to the highest bidder) and the Gonzo Tech lab bunnies will collate the results and deliver a profile of the typical Special Reserve poster.
Without further ado…
PERSONAL
1. Male or Female?
2. Age?
3. Where do you live?
a) North East England
b) North West England
c) The Midlands
d) South West England
e) South East England
f) Scotland
g) Wales
h) N. Ireland
i) Eire
j) Other
4. And do you live…
a) with parents
b) in Uni digs
c) in wour own place
d) where you lay your head, that’s your home
5. Occupation – what best describes your 9-5?
a) Full-time job
b) School, A-Levels
c) School, GCSE or “lower”
d) College, GNVQ, HND or the like
e) Uni – big, smart, grown up degree.
FORUM LIFE
1. How long have you been here?
2. And how many posts have you made?
3. On average, how long would you spend on the forums in a day?
4. How many other forums do you regularly post on?
GAMING LIFE
1. Out of the current “Big Three”, which of the consoles do you own?
2. And how many games do you own for these three?
3. How many hours do you play games on average each week?
4. On average, how often would you BUY a game? (GAD doesn’t count)
5. How best describes you views on games pricing?
a) Too expensive.
b) About right.
c) I’m thick, I want to pay more.
6. Everyone has a favourite, declare your fanboy-ism:
a) PS2
b) Gamecube
c) XBox
d) PC
7. What’s your favourite console game from this generation?
a) Mario Sunshine
b) Metroid
c) Super Monkey Ball ½
d) MGS 2
e) FFX
f) GTA3
g) Halo
h) Splinter Cell
i) Other
8. What’s your favourite game of all time?
9. What was your first gaming machine?
ONLINE GAMING
1. Simply, have you ever played on-line? (yes/no)
2. Are you excited about console on-line gaming? (yes/no)
3. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription to play an MMORPG on-line?
a) Free – I’m well cheap and don’t understand how these things work.
b) about £5
c) about £10
d) about £15
4. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription to other types of on-line games?
a) Free
b) about £5
c) about £10
d) about £15
5. Have you already bought, or intend to buy in the near future, a console gaming internet starter kit? (yes/no)
6. What do you currently use to access the internet?
a) 33k or slower modem
b) 56k modem
c) ISDN
d) ADSL
e) Cable
7. Is their a broadband service in your area (or announced for the near future)? (yes/no)
GENERAL
1. Coffee or tea?
2. War on Iraq – yes or no?
3. Hair – long or short?
4. Girls – blond, brunette, redhead or are you just grateful for anything?
5. Music – burn or buy?
6. Do you play a musical instrument?
7. How many books have you read this year?
8. How often would you go to the cinema?
a) More than once a week
b) Once a week
c) Two or three times a month
d) Once a month
e) Less
9. Pub, club or gig?
10. If you were to write a questionnaire, what question would you put here?
Get as many people to answer as possible and results will be posted sometime on Monday. Keep your answers brief, to the point and try and answer everything. I’m hoping there’ll be quite a few to get through, so want to keep the task as straight forward as possible!
Page:
> 1. Male or Female?
Female
>
> 2. Age?
23
>
> 3. Where do you live?
>
> a) North East England
>
> 4. And do you live…
> c) in wour own place
> 5. Occupation – what best describes your 9-5?
>
> a) Full-time job
> FORUM LIFE
>
> 1. How long have you been here?
>
304 days
> 2. And how many posts have you made?
3665
>
> 3. On average, how long would you spend on the forums in a day?
3 hours
>
> 4. How many other forums do you regularly post on?
None
>
> GAMING LIFE
>
> 1. Out of the current “Big Three”, which of the consoles do you own?
PS2
GameCube
>
> 2. And how many games do you own for these three?
GC 12
PS2 37
>
> 3. How many hours do you play games on average each week?
~20
>
> 4. On average, how often would you BUY a game? (GAD doesn’t count)
once a week
>
> 5. How best describes you views on games pricing?
>
> a) Too expensive.
>
> 6. Everyone has a favourite, declare your fanboy-ism:
> b) Gamecube
>
> 7. What’s your favourite console game from this generation?
>
> e) FFX
>
> 8. What’s your favourite game of all time?
FF7
>
> 9. What was your first gaming machine?
Commadore +4
(or Gamegear, if you want the console)
>
> ONLINE GAMING
>
> 1. Simply, have you ever played on-line? (yes/no)
No
>
> 2. Are you excited about console on-line gaming? (yes/no)
No
>
> 3. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription
> to play an MMORPG on-line?
> a) Free – I’m well cheap and don’t understand how these things work.
>
> 4. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription
> to other types of on-line games?
>
> a) Free
> 5. Have you already bought, or intend to buy in the near future, a
> console gaming internet starter kit? (yes/no)
No
>
> 6. What do you currently use to access the internet?
> b) 56k modem
> 7. Is their a broadband service in your area (or announced for the
> near future)? (yes/no)
Yes
>
> GENERAL
>
> 1. Coffee or tea?
Coffee
>
> 2. War on Iraq – yes or no?
I don't knoe enough of the facts to make a judgement
>
> 3. Hair – long or short?
Long
>
> 4. Girls – blond, brunette, redhead or are you just grateful for
> anything?
>
Um. I would prefer a Man please
> 5. Music – burn or buy?
Buy
>
> 6. Do you play a musical instrument?
Not any more
>
> 7. How many books have you read this year?
about 20
>
> 8. How often would you go to the cinema?
> e) Less
>
> 9. Pub, club or gig?
Pub
>
> 10. If you were to write a questionnaire, what question would you put
> here?
How would you describe yourself in three words.
Female
>
> 2. Age?
23
>
> 3. Where do you live?
>
> a) North East England
>
> 4. And do you live…
> c) in wour own place
> 5. Occupation – what best describes your 9-5?
>
> a) Full-time job
> FORUM LIFE
>
> 1. How long have you been here?
>
304 days
> 2. And how many posts have you made?
3665
>
> 3. On average, how long would you spend on the forums in a day?
3 hours
>
> 4. How many other forums do you regularly post on?
None
>
> GAMING LIFE
>
> 1. Out of the current “Big Three”, which of the consoles do you own?
PS2
GameCube
>
> 2. And how many games do you own for these three?
GC 12
PS2 37
>
> 3. How many hours do you play games on average each week?
~20
>
> 4. On average, how often would you BUY a game? (GAD doesn’t count)
once a week
>
> 5. How best describes you views on games pricing?
>
> a) Too expensive.
>
> 6. Everyone has a favourite, declare your fanboy-ism:
> b) Gamecube
>
> 7. What’s your favourite console game from this generation?
>
> e) FFX
>
> 8. What’s your favourite game of all time?
FF7
>
> 9. What was your first gaming machine?
Commadore +4
(or Gamegear, if you want the console)
>
> ONLINE GAMING
>
> 1. Simply, have you ever played on-line? (yes/no)
No
>
> 2. Are you excited about console on-line gaming? (yes/no)
No
>
> 3. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription
> to play an MMORPG on-line?
> a) Free – I’m well cheap and don’t understand how these things work.
>
> 4. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription
> to other types of on-line games?
>
> a) Free
> 5. Have you already bought, or intend to buy in the near future, a
> console gaming internet starter kit? (yes/no)
No
>
> 6. What do you currently use to access the internet?
> b) 56k modem
> 7. Is their a broadband service in your area (or announced for the
> near future)? (yes/no)
Yes
>
> GENERAL
>
> 1. Coffee or tea?
Coffee
>
> 2. War on Iraq – yes or no?
I don't knoe enough of the facts to make a judgement
>
> 3. Hair – long or short?
Long
>
> 4. Girls – blond, brunette, redhead or are you just grateful for
> anything?
>
Um. I would prefer a Man please
> 5. Music – burn or buy?
Buy
>
> 6. Do you play a musical instrument?
Not any more
>
> 7. How many books have you read this year?
about 20
>
> 8. How often would you go to the cinema?
> e) Less
>
> 9. Pub, club or gig?
Pub
>
> 10. If you were to write a questionnaire, what question would you put
> here?
How would you describe yourself in three words.
> PERSONAL
>
> 1. Male or Female?
Male
> 2. Age?
21
> 3. Where do you live?
> h) N. Ireland
> 4. And do you live…
> a) with parents
> 5. Occupation – what best describes your 9-5?
> e) Uni – big, smart, grown up degree.
> FORUM LIFE
> 1. How long have you been here?
622 Days
> 2. And how many posts have you made?
1200
> 3. On average, how long would you spend on the forums in a day?
About an hour maybe
> 4. How many other forums do you regularly post on?
One
> GAMING LIFE
> 1. Out of the current “Big Three”, which of the consoles do you own?
All three
> 2. And how many games do you own for these three?
About 40
> 3. How many hours do you play games on average each week?
ten or twelve
> 4. On average, how often would you BUY a game? (GAD doesn’t count)
Once a fortnight or so, averaged out
> 5. How best describes you views on games pricing?
> b) About right.
> 6. Everyone has a favourite, declare your fanboy-ism:
> b) Gamecube
> 7. What’s your favourite console game from this generation?
> f) GTA3
> 8. What’s your favourite game of all time?
Mario 64
> 9. What was your first gaming machine?
A spectrum
> ONLINE GAMING
> 1. Simply, have you ever played on-line? (yes/no)
Yes
> 2. Are you excited about console on-line gaming? (yes/no)
Yes
> 3. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription
> to play an MMORPG on-line?
> c) about £10
> 4. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription
> to other types of on-line games?
> b) about £5
> 5. Have you already bought, or intend to buy in the near future, a
> console gaming internet starter kit? (yes/no)
No - no broadband :(
> 6. What do you currently use to access the internet?
> b) 56k modem
> 7. Is their a broadband service in your area (or announced for the
> near future)? (yes/no)
Nope
> GENERAL
> 1. Coffee or tea?
Coffee
> 2. War on Iraq – yes or no?
Yes, just about.
> 3. Hair – long or short?
Getting longer again
> 4. Girls – blond, brunette, redhead or are you just grateful for
> anything?
Redhead
> 5. Music – burn or buy?
Buy, cheapscates.
> 6. Do you play a musical instrument?
Yup, piano, bass, guitar, decks (turtabilism is a music art when done properly... so maybe I should remove it from my list...)
> 7. How many books have you read this year?
Ermmmm... for fun about five or six. Including degree stuff, about 20.
> 8. How often would you go to the cinema?
> b) Once a week
> 9. Pub, club or gig?
Ohhh.... pub.
> 10. If you were to write a questionnaire, what question would you put
> here?
That one... seeing I wrote it.
>
> 1. Male or Female?
Male
> 2. Age?
21
> 3. Where do you live?
> h) N. Ireland
> 4. And do you live…
> a) with parents
> 5. Occupation – what best describes your 9-5?
> e) Uni – big, smart, grown up degree.
> FORUM LIFE
> 1. How long have you been here?
622 Days
> 2. And how many posts have you made?
1200
> 3. On average, how long would you spend on the forums in a day?
About an hour maybe
> 4. How many other forums do you regularly post on?
One
> GAMING LIFE
> 1. Out of the current “Big Three”, which of the consoles do you own?
All three
> 2. And how many games do you own for these three?
About 40
> 3. How many hours do you play games on average each week?
ten or twelve
> 4. On average, how often would you BUY a game? (GAD doesn’t count)
Once a fortnight or so, averaged out
> 5. How best describes you views on games pricing?
> b) About right.
> 6. Everyone has a favourite, declare your fanboy-ism:
> b) Gamecube
> 7. What’s your favourite console game from this generation?
> f) GTA3
> 8. What’s your favourite game of all time?
Mario 64
> 9. What was your first gaming machine?
A spectrum
> ONLINE GAMING
> 1. Simply, have you ever played on-line? (yes/no)
Yes
> 2. Are you excited about console on-line gaming? (yes/no)
Yes
> 3. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription
> to play an MMORPG on-line?
> c) about £10
> 4. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription
> to other types of on-line games?
> b) about £5
> 5. Have you already bought, or intend to buy in the near future, a
> console gaming internet starter kit? (yes/no)
No - no broadband :(
> 6. What do you currently use to access the internet?
> b) 56k modem
> 7. Is their a broadband service in your area (or announced for the
> near future)? (yes/no)
Nope
> GENERAL
> 1. Coffee or tea?
Coffee
> 2. War on Iraq – yes or no?
Yes, just about.
> 3. Hair – long or short?
Getting longer again
> 4. Girls – blond, brunette, redhead or are you just grateful for
> anything?
Redhead
> 5. Music – burn or buy?
Buy, cheapscates.
> 6. Do you play a musical instrument?
Yup, piano, bass, guitar, decks (turtabilism is a music art when done properly... so maybe I should remove it from my list...)
> 7. How many books have you read this year?
Ermmmm... for fun about five or six. Including degree stuff, about 20.
> 8. How often would you go to the cinema?
> b) Once a week
> 9. Pub, club or gig?
Ohhh.... pub.
> 10. If you were to write a questionnaire, what question would you put
> here?
That one... seeing I wrote it.
At Gonzo Tech we have a thirst for knowledge. With your help we’d like to push the boundaries of our understanding of the average forum user. How old is the average forum user? Where does he live? How long does he play games for? Oh, and lots of other useless junk… sorry, important sociological information.
It’s simple. We’ve put together a portfolio of questions that get right to the user’s core. You answer the questions honestly (don’t worry, your information will be kept private and only passed on to the highest bidder) and the Gonzo Tech lab bunnies will collate the results and deliver a profile of the typical Special Reserve poster.
Without further ado…
PERSONAL
1. Male or Female?
2. Age?
3. Where do you live?
a) North East England
b) North West England
c) The Midlands
d) South West England
e) South East England
f) Scotland
g) Wales
h) N. Ireland
i) Eire
j) Other
4. And do you live…
a) with parents
b) in Uni digs
c) in wour own place
d) where you lay your head, that’s your home
5. Occupation – what best describes your 9-5?
a) Full-time job
b) School, A-Levels
c) School, GCSE or “lower”
d) College, GNVQ, HND or the like
e) Uni – big, smart, grown up degree.
FORUM LIFE
1. How long have you been here?
2. And how many posts have you made?
3. On average, how long would you spend on the forums in a day?
4. How many other forums do you regularly post on?
GAMING LIFE
1. Out of the current “Big Three”, which of the consoles do you own?
2. And how many games do you own for these three?
3. How many hours do you play games on average each week?
4. On average, how often would you BUY a game? (GAD doesn’t count)
5. How best describes you views on games pricing?
a) Too expensive.
b) About right.
c) I’m thick, I want to pay more.
6. Everyone has a favourite, declare your fanboy-ism:
a) PS2
b) Gamecube
c) XBox
d) PC
7. What’s your favourite console game from this generation?
a) Mario Sunshine
b) Metroid
c) Super Monkey Ball ½
d) MGS 2
e) FFX
f) GTA3
g) Halo
h) Splinter Cell
i) Other
8. What’s your favourite game of all time?
9. What was your first gaming machine?
ONLINE GAMING
1. Simply, have you ever played on-line? (yes/no)
2. Are you excited about console on-line gaming? (yes/no)
3. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription to play an MMORPG on-line?
a) Free – I’m well cheap and don’t understand how these things work.
b) about £5
c) about £10
d) about £15
4. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription to other types of on-line games?
a) Free
b) about £5
c) about £10
d) about £15
5. Have you already bought, or intend to buy in the near future, a console gaming internet starter kit? (yes/no)
6. What do you currently use to access the internet?
a) 33k or slower modem
b) 56k modem
c) ISDN
d) ADSL
e) Cable
7. Is their a broadband service in your area (or announced for the near future)? (yes/no)
GENERAL
1. Coffee or tea?
2. War on Iraq – yes or no?
3. Hair – long or short?
4. Girls – blond, brunette, redhead or are you just grateful for anything?
5. Music – burn or buy?
6. Do you play a musical instrument?
7. How many books have you read this year?
8. How often would you go to the cinema?
a) More than once a week
b) Once a week
c) Two or three times a month
d) Once a month
e) Less
9. Pub, club or gig?
10. If you were to write a questionnaire, what question would you put here?
Get as many people to answer as possible and results will be posted sometime on Monday. Keep your answers brief, to the point and try and answer everything. I’m hoping there’ll be quite a few to get through, so want to keep the task as straight forward as possible!
It’s simple. We’ve put together a portfolio of questions that get right to the user’s core. You answer the questions honestly (don’t worry, your information will be kept private and only passed on to the highest bidder) and the Gonzo Tech lab bunnies will collate the results and deliver a profile of the typical Special Reserve poster.
Without further ado…
PERSONAL
1. Male or Female?
2. Age?
3. Where do you live?
a) North East England
b) North West England
c) The Midlands
d) South West England
e) South East England
f) Scotland
g) Wales
h) N. Ireland
i) Eire
j) Other
4. And do you live…
a) with parents
b) in Uni digs
c) in wour own place
d) where you lay your head, that’s your home
5. Occupation – what best describes your 9-5?
a) Full-time job
b) School, A-Levels
c) School, GCSE or “lower”
d) College, GNVQ, HND or the like
e) Uni – big, smart, grown up degree.
FORUM LIFE
1. How long have you been here?
2. And how many posts have you made?
3. On average, how long would you spend on the forums in a day?
4. How many other forums do you regularly post on?
GAMING LIFE
1. Out of the current “Big Three”, which of the consoles do you own?
2. And how many games do you own for these three?
3. How many hours do you play games on average each week?
4. On average, how often would you BUY a game? (GAD doesn’t count)
5. How best describes you views on games pricing?
a) Too expensive.
b) About right.
c) I’m thick, I want to pay more.
6. Everyone has a favourite, declare your fanboy-ism:
a) PS2
b) Gamecube
c) XBox
d) PC
7. What’s your favourite console game from this generation?
a) Mario Sunshine
b) Metroid
c) Super Monkey Ball ½
d) MGS 2
e) FFX
f) GTA3
g) Halo
h) Splinter Cell
i) Other
8. What’s your favourite game of all time?
9. What was your first gaming machine?
ONLINE GAMING
1. Simply, have you ever played on-line? (yes/no)
2. Are you excited about console on-line gaming? (yes/no)
3. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription to play an MMORPG on-line?
a) Free – I’m well cheap and don’t understand how these things work.
b) about £5
c) about £10
d) about £15
4. What do you think would be a fair price for a monthly subscription to other types of on-line games?
a) Free
b) about £5
c) about £10
d) about £15
5. Have you already bought, or intend to buy in the near future, a console gaming internet starter kit? (yes/no)
6. What do you currently use to access the internet?
a) 33k or slower modem
b) 56k modem
c) ISDN
d) ADSL
e) Cable
7. Is their a broadband service in your area (or announced for the near future)? (yes/no)
GENERAL
1. Coffee or tea?
2. War on Iraq – yes or no?
3. Hair – long or short?
4. Girls – blond, brunette, redhead or are you just grateful for anything?
5. Music – burn or buy?
6. Do you play a musical instrument?
7. How many books have you read this year?
8. How often would you go to the cinema?
a) More than once a week
b) Once a week
c) Two or three times a month
d) Once a month
e) Less
9. Pub, club or gig?
10. If you were to write a questionnaire, what question would you put here?
Get as many people to answer as possible and results will be posted sometime on Monday. Keep your answers brief, to the point and try and answer everything. I’m hoping there’ll be quite a few to get through, so want to keep the task as straight forward as possible!
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