I'm not so concerned it'll fall into the hands of some group that hates poly folk. What I'm concerned about is someone who actually cares about poly folk taking the results from this thing seriously when it neither protects its subjects nor offers real information. After all, it's intended to be used in exactly that fashion (from the survey: "The results will be going to the Kinsey Institute and made available to CARAS and any other academic group or organization for the purposes of directing the focus of their research.").
If that line isn't enough to convince you this isn't simple curiosity, here are some comments made by the author: "I accepted feedback from researchers and academics during the review stage before the survey was posted" (source); "Yes I consulted other people, including members of the Kinsey Institute and CARAS" (source). That crosses the line from casual to serious, certainly enough to warrant, at the very least, some basic protections for those subjects such as immediate destruction of data upon request and name(s) and professional contact information of anyone gathering data (i.e. those who will take responsibility for what happens with the data).
FWIW, I would be totally fine with someone tossing together a poll/survey and asking people to answer purely out of curiosity or personal edification. I see that sort of thing all the time and participate in them pretty frequently just for fun. I hope I've demonstrated that this particular survey is nothing like those casual questions.
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If that line isn't enough to convince you this isn't simple curiosity, here are some comments made by the author: "I accepted feedback from researchers and academics during the review stage before the survey was posted" (source); "Yes I consulted other people, including members of the Kinsey Institute and CARAS" (source). That crosses the line from casual to serious, certainly enough to warrant, at the very least, some basic protections for those subjects such as immediate destruction of data upon request and name(s) and professional contact information of anyone gathering data (i.e. those who will take responsibility for what happens with the data).
FWIW, I would be totally fine with someone tossing together a poll/survey and asking people to answer purely out of curiosity or personal edification. I see that sort of thing all the time and participate in them pretty frequently just for fun. I hope I've demonstrated that this particular survey is nothing like those casual questions.