Languages & Fandom - A Poll
2009-05-08 12:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rodolian's fault. And the fault of the anonymous person who so generously gifted me with two months of paid time (&hearts). This is also a follow-up post to my last post about fandom and language, in a way. It's also my first poll, so please tell me what I could have done better.Note: For the purpose of this poll, I won't define "fandom" or "(language) fandom". I'll leave that up to you.
What language(s) do you use to participate in fandom?
English
259 (100.0%)
German
33 (12.7%)
French
18 (6.9%)
Italian
4 (1.5%)
Dutch
2 (0.8%)
Japanese
13 (5.0%)
Chinese
3 (1.2%)
Spanish
20 (7.7%)
Finnish
0 (0.0%)
Swedish
5 (1.9%)
Russian
8 (3.1%)
Czech
1 (0.4%)
Portuguese
2 (0.8%)
Norwegian
3 (1.2%)
Polish
1 (0.4%)
Hungarian
1 (0.4%)
Turkish
0 (0.0%)
Korean
1 (0.4%)
Greek
0 (0.0%)
Filipino
1 (0.4%)
Indonesian
1 (0.4%)
Hebrew
1 (0.4%)
Danish
4 (1.5%)
Arabic
0 (0.0%)
Other (please specify in the comments)
4 (1.5%)
What language(s) do you use to write and translate fic?
English
208 (95.4%)
German
22 (10.1%)
French
9 (4.1%)
Italian
2 (0.9%)
Dutch
2 (0.9%)
Japanese
7 (3.2%)
Chinese
3 (1.4%)
Spanish
15 (6.9%)
Finnish
1 (0.5%)
Swedish
0 (0.0%)
Russian
8 (3.7%)
Czech
1 (0.5%)
Portuguese
2 (0.9%)
Norwegian
0 (0.0%)
Polish
0 (0.0%)
Hungarian
0 (0.0%)
Turkish
0 (0.0%)
Korean
0 (0.0%)
Greek
1 (0.5%)
Filipino
0 (0.0%)
Indonesian
0 (0.0%)
Hebrew
1 (0.5%)
Danish
2 (0.9%)
Arabic
0 (0.0%)
Other (please specify in the comments)
5 (2.3%)
What language(s) did and do you use to read fic and/or follow canon?
English
259 (100.0%)
German
37 (14.3%)
French
31 (12.0%)
Italian
7 (2.7%)
Dutch
1 (0.4%)
Japanese
28 (10.8%)
Chinese
5 (1.9%)
Spanish
22 (8.5%)
Finnish
3 (1.2%)
Swedish
5 (1.9%)
Russian
11 (4.2%)
Czech
2 (0.8%)
Portuguese
3 (1.2%)
Norwegian
4 (1.5%)
Polish
2 (0.8%)
Hungarian
2 (0.8%)
Turkish
0 (0.0%)
Korean
0 (0.0%)
Greek
0 (0.0%)
Filipino
2 (0.8%)
Indonesian
0 (0.0%)
Hebrew
1 (0.4%)
Danish
7 (2.7%)
Arabic
0 (0.0%)
Other (please specify in the comments)
1 (0.4%)
What languages do you use to read/write meta?
English
249 (97.6%)
German
20 (7.8%)
French
6 (2.4%)
Italian
1 (0.4%)
Dutch
1 (0.4%)
Japanese
3 (1.2%)
Chinese
1 (0.4%)
Spanish
14 (5.5%)
Finnish
2 (0.8%)
Swedish
2 (0.8%)
Russian
7 (2.7%)
Czech
1 (0.4%)
Portuguese
0 (0.0%)
Norwegian
1 (0.4%)
Polish
1 (0.4%)
Hungarian
1 (0.4%)
Turkish
0 (0.0%)
Korean
0 (0.0%)
Greek
1 (0.4%)
Filipino
0 (0.0%)
Indonesian
0 (0.0%)
Hebrew
1 (0.4%)
Danish
1 (0.4%)
Arabic
0 (0.0%)
Other (please specify in the comments)
2 (0.8%)
What is your first language (two or three if you were raised bi- or trilingual)?
English
137 (53.1%)
German
38 (14.7%)
French
12 (4.7%)
Italian
3 (1.2%)
Dutch
6 (2.3%)
Japanese
1 (0.4%)
Chinese
10 (3.9%)
Spanish
21 (8.1%)
Finnish
5 (1.9%)
Swedish
10 (3.9%)
Russian
8 (3.1%)
Czech
2 (0.8%)
Portuguese
3 (1.2%)
Norwegian
4 (1.6%)
Polish
2 (0.8%)
Hungarian
2 (0.8%)
Turkish
0 (0.0%)
Korean
0 (0.0%)
Greek
1 (0.4%)
Filipino
4 (1.6%)
Indonesian
0 (0.0%)
Hebrew
3 (1.2%)
Danish
9 (3.5%)
Arabic
1 (0.4%)
Other (please specify in the comments)
14 (5.4%)
What languages do you speak/are you able to read/have you learned?
English
228 (89.4%)
German
104 (40.8%)
French
114 (44.7%)
Italian
30 (11.8%)
Dutch
11 (4.3%)
Japanese
38 (14.9%)
Chinese
13 (5.1%)
Spanish
76 (29.8%)
Finnish
6 (2.4%)
Swedish
26 (10.2%)
Russian
20 (7.8%)
Czech
3 (1.2%)
Portuguese
8 (3.1%)
Norwegian
14 (5.5%)
Polish
5 (2.0%)
Hungarian
1 (0.4%)
Turkish
0 (0.0%)
Korean
1 (0.4%)
Greek
3 (1.2%)
Ancient Greek
14 (5.5%)
Latin
46 (18.0%)
Esperanto
1 (0.4%)
Filipino
4 (1.6%)
Indonesian
1 (0.4%)
Hebrew
7 (2.7%)
Danish
17 (6.7%)
Arabic
3 (1.2%)
Other constructed languages (e.g. Klingon - please specify)
1 (0.4%)
Other (please specify)
32 (12.5%)
What was your first fandom (language)?
English
204 (78.8%)
German
26 (10.0%)
French
3 (1.2%)
Italian
0 (0.0%)
Dutch
3 (1.2%)
Japanese
1 (0.4%)
Chinese
0 (0.0%)
Spanish
9 (3.5%)
Finnish
1 (0.4%)
Swedish
2 (0.8%)
Russian
4 (1.5%)
Czech
0 (0.0%)
Portuguese
0 (0.0%)
Norwegian
1 (0.4%)
Polish
2 (0.8%)
Hungarian
1 (0.4%)
Turkish
0 (0.0%)
Korean
0 (0.0%)
Greek
0 (0.0%)
Filipino
0 (0.0%)
Indonesian
0 (0.0%)
Hebrew
0 (0.0%)
Danish
1 (0.4%)
Arabic
0 (0.0%)
Other (please specify in the comments)
1 (0.4%)
What was your first fandom (media)?
TV Series
94 (36.4%)
Movie
15 (5.8%)
Book
87 (33.7%)
RPF
7 (2.7%)
Game
9 (3.5%)
Anime
33 (12.8%)
Cartoon
2 (0.8%)
Musical/Play
2 (0.8%)
Comic
1 (0.4%)
Manga
8 (3.1%)
What was your first fandon (e.g. Harry Potter)
Did you participate in this poll?
PS: I would appreciate it if you would pimp this poll.
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Date: 2009-05-21 10:14 pm (UTC)I'm unhappy with the result, though; I don't think this visualization is very meaningful or compelling. Have a look: Fandom & Languages Graph-- a little outdated, state of early May 21st 09 with 199 participants.
I've been searching for another visualization program, but haven't found anything free and nifty yet. (Basically I'd like to switch the instances of 'languages' and 'questions', but this software only allows 6 different values, so I could not fit the languages in.)