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BasilMarket Census Results

Thanks for submitting a [url=http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG1PX282S0RFQXRkTXZpUmROT3dJLVE6MQ#gid=0]census/survey[/url] in the previous [url=http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/2440551]thread[/url] for those who did so. 98 Basilers participated, so here are the results!

[header]Note: Any inappropriate content has been filtered out and will not be shown in the results.[/header]
[header]The results format reads like this: choice | how many votes | percent voted.[/header]
[header]The majority vote is bolded.[/header]

[header2]What's your Basil username?[/header2]
43 out of 98 people submitted the census with their Basil ID.

[header2]Age Group[/header2]
10 and under: 3, 3%
11~14: 10, 10%
[b]15~18: 55, 56%[/b]
19~21: 26, 28%
22 and over: 4, 4%

[header2]Current Education[/header2]
Elementary School: 1, 1%
Middle School: 8, 8%
[b]High School: 51, 52%[/b]
College: 32, 33%
College Graduate: 3, 3%
Drop-out: 3, 3%

[header2]Ethnic Group[/header2]
[b]Asian: 52, 53%[/b]
White: 22, 23%
African: 3, 3%
Indian: 3, 3%
Hispanic: 8, 8%
Pacific Islander: 0, 0%
Native American: 0, 0%
Other: 10, 10%

"Other" answers included included: "Mixed," "Iranian."

[header2]Political Affiliation[/header2]
Republican: 4, 4%
Democrat: 28, 29%
[b]Independent: 34, 35%[/b]
Socialist/Anarchist/Communist: 8, 8%
Other: 24, 24%

"Other" answers included included: "None," "neutral," "Don't know," "Green," "Nada. and i'm in australia," "Australian Labour Party," "All politicians are liars,"

[header2]How often do you post on Basil?[/header2]
[b]Frequently (10+ posts a day): 37, 38%[/b]
Regularly (a few posts every few days): 34, 35%
Seldom (a few posts every week or more): 17, 17%
Lurker (almost never): 10, 10%

[header2]Besides Basil, how many other forums do you use?[/header2]
[b]None: 32, 33%[/b]
One: 28, 29%
Two: 21, 21%
Three: 7, 7%
Four or more: 10, 10%

[header2]How satisfied are you with the Basil community?[/header2]
It's amazing; Basil couldn't be any better: 1, 1%
I love Basil: 3, 3%
I'm quite fond of Basil: 17, 17%
[b]Eh, the site's alright: 47, 48%[/b]
Below average: 10, 10%
Basil is pretty bad: 3, 3%
Why do I even bother posting anymore: 17, 17%

[header2]Do you consider yourself well-known on Basil?[/header2]
SUPER E-PEEN ON BASIL! TOP HELPER EVERY WEEK!: 5, 5%
Many Basilers know me: 13, 13%
Average: 26, 27%
Not that many Basilers know me: 22, 22%
[b]I'm unpopular: 32, 33%[/b]

[header2]When did you start using Basil?[/header2]
2005/2006: 25, 26%
[b]2007/2008: 31, 32%[/b]
2009/2010: 29, 30%
2011: 10, 10%
2012: 3, 3%

[header2]Which hellhole do you affiliate yourself with?[/header2]
9gag: 11, 11%
4ch4n: 17, 17%
reddit: 10 10%
funnyjunk: 1, 1%
[b]None of these: 59, 60%[/b]

[header2]On a scale of 1 to 10, how do you like the way BasilMarket is run?[/header2]
1: 7, 7%
2: 6, 6%
3: 4, 4%
[b]4: 20, 20%[/b]
5: 16, 16%
6: 17 , 17%
7: 12 , 13%
8: 12 , 12%
9: 2, 2%
10: 1, 1%

[header2]I am a:[/header2]
[b]Windows user: 81, 83%[/b]
Mac OS user: 7, 7%
Linux user: 2, 2%
Other: 8, 8%

"Other" answers included: "All of the above," "Mac OS and Windows," "Wut," "I Steal my mexicans neighbour wi fi," "what."

[header2]Which thread topic do you hate the most?[/header2]
[b]Religion: 36, 37%[/b]
Politics: 8, 8%
Relationship problems: 15, 15%
Post your picture threads: 3, 3%
Rate me threads: 17, 17%
Other: 19, 19%

"Other" answers included: "I luv dem all", "Threads of repeated topics and threads where TS knows the answer to his own question," "Can't decide between relationship threads or rate me threads," "I harbor intensely negative feelings for "parody" threads that attempt to incite laughter by unnecessarily substituting a few words in illogical and frankly, not intuitive, locations. The aforementioned category of threads rarely ever contains material worth humorous merit," "Bronies, god they should all die," "whatever lunakid posts bc that guy says the most retarded things," "Threads with angry Asians in it," "games/movies," "Anime related," "All of the above," "Religion, Gayness, Rap, Dubstep, Girl Advice," "Bad troll threads," "Stupid ones, so the majority of the ones listed above and posted daily. Not to mention does god dam annoying anime recomendation threads. Also ones where people just say "It's just basil" as if it didn't matter if they acted stupid or not and act like they were acting when they were really just stupid. Not to mention those people who don't actually know trolling or how to troll and assume they're trolls, friggin try hards. For that "What are you" question, I just chose what I was closer to, I think," "Idk."

[header2]Which thread topic do you like the most?[/header2]
Video games: 12, 12%
Anime/cartoons: 13, 13%
Music: 9, 9%
Movies/TV shows: 4, 4%
Art/Literature: 9, 9%
Technology: 1, 1%
[b]None/neutral: 29, 30%[/b]
Other: 21, 21%

"Other" answers included: "arianagrande," "fashion," "I feed on stupidity," "Politucs," "Current events or survey threads," "To be honest, relationship threads. Interesting to see others' views/status/problems with relationships, I like helping people," "I wish I can be useful," "News," ""Guys only"/"Girls only" threads," "geeking out," "troll thread," "Centered on philosophic and politics," "Homework Help," "Rate me threads."

[header2]Boku no ______[/header2]
35 people answered with "Pico."

Other answers included: "?," "yumtoast154," "cute boys doing cute things," "MAX PAYNE," "nani," "Sexual Harassment," "What," "perkele," "DESU DESU DESU," "hito," "wtf," "Pico, TWGOK is better," "pico (I had to google that)," "Im going to shove a knife up your ass," "namae," "ippo," "wassomething," "waifu," "desu," "i'm not falling for that one," "Pico is the masterpiece of the 21st century," "meh," "Idk i'm not Asian," "lolwut," "Pico, obviously!"

[header2]Besides Chat, do you use any other forum sections of BasilMarket?[/header2]
[b]Yes: 57, 58%[/b]
No: 41, 42%

[header2]How often are you suspended on BasilMarket?[/header2]
[b]Never/less than once a year: 41, 42%[/b]
Very seldom (once every 3+ months): 15, 15%
Occasionally (once every 2 months): 23, 23%
Regularly (once every month): 8, 8%
Frequently (more than once a month): 11, 11%

[header2]Are you literate/do you post in correct English?[/header2]
I use elementary-school level English (kindof lik dis): 6, 6%
I'm decent. At least I don't type l1k3 7h15: 17, 17%
[b]I use high-school level English: 53, 54%[/b]
Grammar Nazi tier: 14, 14%
I try my best, but English isn't my first language: 8, 8%

[header2]On Basil, I am a:[/header2]
Helpful poster. I try my best to solve others' problems and make their day a little better: 12, 12%
[b]Average poster. I stay on-topic while discussing things in a thread and try to help with others' problems occasionally: 58, 59%[/b]
Critical poster. I point out others' errors and/or complain: 5, 5%
Troll. I troll Basil: 7, 7%
*hit-poster. I post irrelevant garbage because I can: 16, 16%

[header2]How satisfied are you with the BasilMarket front-page layout?[/header2]
1: 10, 10%
2: 3, 3%
3: 11, 11%
4: 3, 3%
[b]5: 16, 16%[/b]
6: 15, 15%
7: 11, 11%
8: 8, 8%
9: 9, 9%
10: 2, 2%

[header2]How satisfied are you with the BasilMarket forum layout?[/header2]
1: 4, 4%
2: 3, 3%
3: 4, 4%
4: 7, 7%
5: 11, 11%
6: 14, 14%
[b]7: 16, 16%[/b]
8: 13, 13%
9: 12, 12%
10: 7, 7%

[header2]Who is your favorite moderator/sheriff?[/header2]
@AngraMainyu: 8, 8%
@EeveePony: 26, 27%
[b]None/neutral: 45, 46%[/b]

Only the top 3 are choices are listed for obvious reasons.

[header2]How filled is your BasilMarket buddy list?[/header2]
Zero: 23, 23%
[b]1~10: 38, 39%[/b]
11~20: 16, 16%
21~30: 10, 10%
31~40: 1, 1%
40~Max: 10, 10%

[header2]Do you use the meebo bar for IM purposes?[/header2]
Yes: 36, 37%
[b]No: 62, 63%[/b]

[header2]How happy would you be if features such as avatar customization and the Profil3 tab were added back?[/header2]
1: 3, 3%
2: 1, 1%
3: 1, 1%
4: 2, 2%
[b]5: 36, 37%[/b]
6: 7, 7%
7: 6, 6%
8: 8, 8%
9: 2, 2%
10: 32, 33%

[header2]How useful/awesome do you think the "Top Helpers In Last 7 Days (in this forum)" bar is?[/header2]
[b]1: 42, 43%[/b]
2: 4, 4%
3: 10, 10%
4: 9, 9%
5: 17, 17%
6: 7, 7%
7: 2, 2%
8: 0, 0%
9: 0, 0%
10: 3, 3%