EN Census – survey closed

 

 

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Wow… the chinchillas are overwhelmed.  Our second ever EN Census ended with over 1200 entries.  We are humbled!  Thank you so much to all who participated; it has been so inspiring and educational reading your responses.  We’re still sorting through the piles of data, and it may take a couple weeks to crunch all the exact numbers, but here’s what we’ve learned so far:

 

-There is a huge diversity among readers; it truly is a Nation.  From all over the country, from all over the globe.  It’s almost a perfect bell curve representing the sport of eventing, at all levels.  Most riders are in the training/prelim area, but there are an equal number of readers competing at BN or Advanced… and plenty who don’t even compete at all, but just enjoy following the sport.  It’s awesome that one little website can mean something to so many people.

 

-The vast majority of those who responded are very pleased with the site as it is.  Event coverage was one of the most popular highlights, as well as rider profiles and interviews.  Many people said they enjoyed the diversity of the site; a place to get news and entertainment all in one place.  That is our goal, so we are proud to keep going in that direction.  We want to encourage readers to think and smile all at the same time. 

 

-There was a loud plea for Sunday Jog-Up to return.  I admit I loved doing it, but it consumed a massive amount of time and labor to produce it every week.  Jog-Up will be back, but perhaps on a monthly basis.

 

-Lots of love for Samantha’s posts and wonderful photos.  However, many expressed concern that the high-volume media makes the site difficult to load.  We are aware of this, and working on solutions.  We may be structuring photo-loaded posts a bit differently, linking them to an additional page instead of on the home site.

 

-There were other technical suggestions for the site, which were very helpful.  We are looking into a major/minor site overhaul in the near future, to help the site run more smoothly and be easier to navigate.  We promise the bones of the site will stay intact — everything you know and love will stay the same, but better.

 

-Grammar Police:  we hear you.  I’m doing my best to personally proofread each post before it is published.  Several commented that it’s (<– notice! Proper usage!) getting better, so I hope you will notice continued improvement.  However, I admit I don’t get to read the nightly post until about 8am, so late-night induced errors may go uncorrected for a time.  We’re all guilty of occasional typos, so we hope you will forgive us of our errors.  We will correct them as promptly as possible.

 

-And hats.  Lots of requests for more hats.  John is currently teaching the chinchillas the finer points of embroidery, so we hope to get the assembly line in full production soon.  Also, there is a rumor about EN shirts…when they become available you’ll be the first to know!  

 

There were many other warm-fuzzy feelings and productive comments (more Canada!).  We greatly appreciate your kind words, and take all your suggestions and criticism to heart.  We want the site to be the best it can possibly be, and your guidance helps us get there.  In a few weeks, we’ll have the total Census breakdown and road map to insanity. 

Thanks for reading, and Go Eventing!

 

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