Statistic-Dime 2020 MicroWiki General Survey - An Overview

 The results have been released for the 2020 installation of the MicroWiki General Survey.

The MicroWiki General Survey is an annual survey held in November which asks for micronationalist's opinions and demographics, with questions relating to the year it takes place. It is held by Zarel Smith of Statistic-Dime.

The survey, which officially opened on 4 November and closed on 15 November eleven days later, reached a record 63 responses, up from the 2019 survey which had 34 respondents, indicating a 85 percent increase from last year. This makes it Smith's second-largest survey ever he was involved in, and the largest survey he solely conducted, as well as the largest survey conducted by Statistic-Dime.

Despite him solely creating it, it was extensively advertised by fellow community members, namely Logan Ross—whom had previously worked with Smith in the 19th MicroWiki Influence Survey—Daniel Roscoe—owner of Roscoe Statistics—and Cristian Dobrev of Plushunia, commonly known as Cristi.

Here are the full results, unaltered:

Note: five responses detected as "spam" were removed alongside one duplicate answer.

How long have you been on the MicroWiki community?

* Under 2 weeks: 1 (1.6%)

* 1 month: 5 (7.9%)

* 3 months: 5 (7.9%)

* 6 months: 8 (12.7%)

* 9 months: 2 (3.2%)

* 1 year: 23 (20.6%)

* 2 years: 12 (19%)

* 3 years: 6 (9.5%)

* 4 years: 1 (1.6%)

* 5 years and above: 10 (15.9%)

Do you spend more time on the MicroWiki discord server or MicroWiki?

* Discord: 27 (42.9%)

* MicroWiki: 23 (36.5%)

* Not sure: 13 (20.6%)

Do you use the MicroWiki forums?

* Yes: 13 (20.6%)

* No: 41 (65.1%)

* The what?: 9 (14.3%)

What is your opinion on the Grand Unified Micronational?

* Strongly positive: 6 (9.5%)

* Positive: 21 (33.3%)

* Negative: 16 (25.4%)

* Strongly negative: 6 (9.5%)

* No opinion: 14 (22.2%)

What is your opinion on the Cupertino Alliance?

* Strongly positive: 24 (38.1%)

* Positive: 16 (25.4%)

* Negative: 3 (4.8%)

* Strongly negative: 6 (9.5%)

* No opinion: 14 (22.2%)

Have you heard of Dime Micronationalist of the Month?

* Yes: 33 (52.4%)

* Yes, but never voted: 14 (22.2%)

* No: 16 (25.4%)

On a scale of 1–10, (0 being simulationist and 10 being secessionist) how secessionist is your micronation?

* 1: 3 (4.8%)

* 2: 3 (4.8%)

* 3: 9 (14%)

* 4: 3 (4.8%)

* 5: 8 (12.7%)

* 6: 7 (11.1%)

* 7: 9 (14.3%)

* 8: 16 (25.4%)

* 9: 3 (4.8%)

* 10: 2 (3.2%)

How do you think the media represents micronationalism?

* Correctly: 6 (9.5%)

* Incorrectly: 19 (30.2%)

* A bit of both: 34 (54%)

* Don't know: 4 (6.3%)

What do you think of micronational warfare?

* It is cringeworthy: 28 (44.4%)

* It can be real, but the majority of the time it is silly: 27 (42.9%)

* It is real but has little consequences: 3 (4.8%)

* It is real and severe: 0 (0.0%)

* Custom responses: 5 (7.9%)

    * "It's f***ing embarrassing"

    * "Nah let me know in the dm what that is?"

    * "cringe microwars (such as almendria) are still microwars, but most if not all microwar has little to no consequences"

    * "It makes me cringe, but civil conflict are okay at times"

    * "Micronational Warfare is often unnecessary but in certain cases it can be real, however, the consequences vary"

Do you think MicroWiki@Discord has worsened since last year?

* Yes: 39 (61.9%)

* No: 5 (7.9%)

* Don't know: 15 (23.8%)

* Custom responses: 4 (6.4%)

    * "I’ve only been here for a few weeks and it’s gotten worse. But hopefully the new changes will make things better."

    * "It has been cringe since it’s beginnings"

    * "yes, but it rebounded"

    * "i havent been in it long enough to tell"

Which of these conventions have you heard of?

* Wrythe Convention: 54 (84.1%)

* La Salle Convention: 38 (60.3%)

* Edgbaston Convention: 36 (57.1%)

* Augusta Accord: 34 (53.9%)

* Arundel Convention: 15 (23.8%)

* Halcyon Convention: 14 (22.2%)

(note: one response was removed after the respondent noted in the remakes section that he had ho heard of any of the conventions listed.)

Remakes/feedback:

There were thirty answers left in the remarks/feedback section, most of them jokes. Notable positive remakes:

* "Nah it’s very cool "

* "Your surveys are really cool my friend."

* "I feel this is a good way to show the community’s opinion."

* "Cool form"

* "Someone finally made a survey I actually felt was worthy to fully fill out. Good show!"

Following the release of these results, Zarel Smith announced; "I am filled with pure joy to see it has become my largest solo survey ever - the first goal was forty, than fifty, and now it has reached sixty-three responses! With this, however, have made sure to double check for any poll rigging, fake votes, bots or duplicates, and I am now satisfied with the results which have been left over from the checks. I hope this may be important in aiding the community, MicroWiki administration, researchers and even fellow statisticians in better understanding the community's demographics and opinions, and especially how they have been effected and changed since last year. I could not have done this without the help from micronationalists advertising the survey and sharing it around, namely Logan Ross, Daniel Roscoe, Cristi, and many, many others. I hope to conduct more in the future, as well as the third annual installation for the General Survey next November."

So, how does it compare with the 2019 survey?

The 2019 MicroWiki General Survey has held between 9–11 November, and had 34 respondents.

Here are some questions we compared with Smith's commentary:

Do you spend more time on the MicroWiki discord server or MicroWiki?

2020:

* Discord: 27 (42.9%)

* MicroWiki: 23 (36.5%)

* Not sure: 13 (20.6%)

2019:

* Discord 19 (55.9%)

* MicroWiki 9 (26.5%)

* Not sure 6 (17.6%)

"People tended to spend less time on MicroWiki@Discord as opposed to MicroWiki in 2020, likely due to all the controversies of it."

Do you use the MicroWiki forums?

2020:

* Yes: 13 (20.6%)

* No: 41 (65.1%)

* The what?: 9 (14.3%)

2019:

* Yes 7 (20.6%)

* No 19 (55.9%)

* The what? 8 (23.5%)

“Although how many people use the forums as not really changed, it seems to have become more well-known at least, probably thanks to the largely unsuccessful revitalisation attempts.«

How do you think the media represents micronationalism?

2020:

* Correctly: 6 (9.5%)

* Incorrectly: 19 (30.2%)

* A bit of both: 34 (54%)

* Don't know: 4 (6.3%)

2019:

* Correctly 2 (5.9%)

* Incorrectly 4 (11.8%)

* A bit of both 12 (35.3%)

* Don't know 16 (47.1%)

"What can I say? Perhaps people were just not sure about it back in 2019.«

Have you heard of Dime Micronationalist of the Month?

2020:

* Yes: 33 (52.4%)

* Yes, but never voted: 14 (22.2%)

* No: 16 (25.4%)

2019:

* Yes 17 (50%)

* Yes, but never voted 8 (23.5%)

* No 9 (26.5%)

"Slightly more people have heard of it and also voted, though not as much as I was hoping for."