Happy New Year, Transcribers of Reddit! Do you have any resolutions or ToR-related goals for 2020? Did anything particularly awesome happen last year? Put your monthly and yearly highlights in this thread! Here is the one from last month.
Once again, thank you so much for everyone who participated in our annual December survey! The mod team uses your feedback to make improvements to the subreddit and learn how we can improve. While we mull over the data from the feedback portion, here are the responses we collected from sections 2 and 3 of the survey, demographics and the fun stuff!
How did you find Transcribers of Reddit?
31 responses, 100% response rate
27 (87.1%): Saw a transcription in another subreddit
3 (9.7%): Recommended by another user
1 (3.2%): Can't remember
If you found us through one of our transcriptions, which subreddit was it in?
27 responses, 87% response rate
13 (48.1%): I don't remember
3 (11.1%): r/antiMLM
2 (7.4%): r/iamverybadass, r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns
1 (3.7%): r/comedyhomicide, r/DnDGreentext, r/engrish, r/me_irl, r/NiceGirls, r/NotHowDrugsWork, r/therewasanattempt
How many transcriptions have you completed?
31 responses, 100% response rate
13 (41.9%): 0-50
6 (19.4%): 51-100
4 (12.9%): 101-250
2 (6.5%): 251-500, 501-1000, 1001-2500, 2501+
Do you use the Discord?
31 responses, 100% response rate
19 (61.3%): Yes
9 (29%): No
3 (9.7%): I have in the past, but no longer do
What are you favorite subreddits to transcribe?
30 responses, 97% response rate
Top ~10~ 14:
TIE: r/BoneAppleTea, r/thatHappened (12 votes)
r/ihavesex (11 votes)
TIE: r/quityourbullshit, r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns (10 votes)
r/iamverybadass (9 votes)
TIE: r/oldpeoplefacebook, r/ProgrammerHumor (8 votes)
TIE: r/DnDGreentext, r/me_irl, r/Nicegirls, r/NobodyAsked, r/ScottishPeopleTwitter, r/suicidebywords (7 votes)
Do you follow us on Twitter?
31 responses, 100% response rate
23 (74.2%): No (pssst, we're @grafeas!)
8 (25.8%): Yes
Why do you transcribe for us?
25 responses, 81% response rate
Top highlights:
If I have to procrastinate on the internet then blind/partially sighted people should have to as well
Because I think it's a worthwhile use for my time to help help people with visual impairment and other disabilities that benefit from transcriptions. I also nice and appreciate that there is no minimum requirement on number of transcriptions anyone needs to do within a period of time, as my time is sometimes quite limited and I may not be able to do any transcribing for a while, but still want to come back once I have time available again.
I like typing and repetitive activities. It also encourages me to look at posts I otherwise wouldn't as I rarely look at anything but the popular stuff on my homepage.
I wanted a way to volunteer. I can do this and not leave the house.
To feel like I'm not ENTIRELY wasting my time when browsing on reddit. And of course for the sweet sweet internet points.
What country are you from?
25 responses, 81% response rate
20 (80%): USA
2 (8%): Germany
1 (4%): UK, Ireland, Scotland
Number of ways people wrote "USA": 9
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Tell us a (safe for work) joke
17 responses, 55% response rate
Top highlights:
How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb? None – It’s a hardware problem
The only thing flat-earthers have to fear is sphere itself.
What do you call a famous turtle? A shellebrity
Two factory workers are talking. The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off." The man replies, "And how would you do that?" The woman says, "Just wait and see." She then hangs upside down from the ceiling. The boss comes in and says, "What are you doing?" The woman replies, "I'm a light bulb." The boss then says, "You've been working so much that you've gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off." The man starts to follow her and the boss says, "Where are you going?" The man says, "I'm going home, too. I can't work in the dark."
What is your favorite drink?
31 responses, 100% response rate
10 (32.2%): Tea
7 (22.6%): Water
6 (19.5%): Coffee, Soda/pop
2 (6.5%): Juice
How are you most likely to misspell "claim?"
30 responses, 97% response rate
12 (40%): clam, cliam
6 (20%): clain
0: ciam
What is your favorite winter holiday?
27 responses, 87% response rate
15 (55.5%): Christmas
2 (7.4%): New Years, Winter Solstice, Vernal Equinox, St. Nicholas Day
1 (3.7%): Candlenights, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving
Toilet paper over or under?
30 responses, 97% response rate
29 (96.7%): Over (pull forward to dispense)
1 (3.3%): Under (pull backwards to dispense)