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Topic: Research on 3D printer communities

Hello Everyone,

I am a researcher with the University of Texas and I am working on a project about 3D printer communities. I am really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to answer my 15 question survey about why you share knowledge in a community, such as this one. The survey can be found at the address below.

utexas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eIFptklvCEfGRfv

Thank you

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Re: Research on 3D printer communities

Alright!  Did it.

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Re: Research on 3D printer communities

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

It would be really great if some people could also take the survey. It is pretty and would help with my project.

utexas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eIFptklvCEfGRfv

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Re: Research on 3D printer communities

Did the survey yesterday once I saw the post.
But if I may ask, what is the intention or theory behind this survey? Seems more like a business study rather than tech.

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Re: Research on 3D printer communities

OK, I've taken the survey as well.  It's simple enough.

@ Haggadone:
FYI, in the survey you have one question that is repeated twice.
"To Learn from the Experience of others"

You might want to fix that, as well as the spelling in the next question:
"I do so altruistically, I am just want to help others for the sake of helping."

To print or, 3D print, that is the question...
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...and too much time on my hands.

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Re: Research on 3D printer communities

I just did the survey today. It was fun.

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Re: Research on 3D printer communities

Thanks everyone.

The survey is looking at the motivations for why people share information online. While there is clearly some business aspects to it, I am more interested in the community side of it. I am really interested in finding out if people in the 3D printer community share their knowledge for different reasons than people in other communities.