| 1. Why are you a member of 4hv.org? | |
| Participate in hobby, learn, help others | 62 |
| Learn from more experienced members | 19 |
| Nothing else like it around | 11 |
| Reading, lurking | 6 |
| Finding fellow hobbyists, networking | 4 |
| 2. If you could change, remove, or add one thing to make 4hv.org more interesting or useful, what would it be? | |
| No changes desired, no opinion | 29 |
| Additional forums, subforums | 9 |
| Improve, expand, integrate Wiki | 7 |
| More members | 7 |
| New or more useful front page | 7 |
| Improved search engine, better archive management | 6 |
| Schematics, how-to section | 6 |
| Digest, RSS feed | 5 |
| Improve layout | 4 |
| Contests, competitions, with prizes | 3 |
| Disable captcha on login | 3 |
| Moderation of poor, off-topic, or rule-breaking posts | 3 |
| 4hv journal with user articles | 2 |
| Add a useful links section | 2 |
| Get 4rf.org running for ham radio | 2 |
| High voltage image gallery, possibly with prints for sale | 2 |
| Math rendering tools | 2 |
| Projects pages | 2 |
| Add a FAQ section | 1 |
| Add introduction forum | 1 |
| Add sale and trade board | 1 |
| Additional safety information | 1 |
| Categorized YouTube gallery | 1 |
| Community eBay store | 1 |
| Different forum software | 1 |
| Fewer members that are of higher quality | 1 |
| Help section for forum software | 1 |
| Integrated chatroom | 1 |
| Larger profile, room for biographical information | 1 |
| Mobile version of 4hv | 1 |
| More tolerance of newbies | 1 |
| Put archives on DVD, sell for fundraising | 1 |
| Reinstate application process | 1 |
| Removal of old for sale posts | 1 |
| Remove EMP topic | 1 |
| Suggestion box | 1 |
| Voice chat on Skype, or similar | 1 |
| 3. If you are not currently participating in developing the wiki, why not? What could be done to get you to start? | |
| Don't think I am knowledgeable, experienced enough | 37 |
| Insufficient time to contribute | 25 |
| Not prominent, easy to ignore, forget | 9 |
| Already contributing | 8 |
| Don't know how | 7 |
| Not interested | 6 |
| Not sure where to start | 5 |
| Redundant, other sources of information exist | 4 |
| 4. Do we need more moderators, to ensure an even balance of power? Or do we need fewer moderators who spend more time on the forum? | |
| No changes desired, no opinion | 86 |
| Fewer moderators, more time | 9 |
| More moderators | 7 |
| 5. What do you think you can contribute to help improve 4hv.org? | |
| Experience, posts, help newbies | 41 |
| Nothing, don't know | 21 |
| Add to Wiki | 16 |
| Projects | 7 |
| Experience, once I get some | 4 |
| Moderation | 4 |
| Coding, website help | 3 |
| Wherever needed | 3 |
| Answer this poll | 2 |
| Donations | 2 |
| Schematics | 1 |
| 6. What annoys you most about 4hv.org? | |
| Nothing, no opinion | 33 |
| Poor ratio of high quality to low quality posts, posting new topics on already answered questions | 16 |
| Flames, rude behavior by members | 10 |
| Inefficient layout | 9 |
| Forum software does not work well | 8 |
| Inactivity in some sections | 5 |
| Stale front page | 5 |
| Rules too strict, too numerous | 4 |
| Captcha on login | 3 |
| Poor search engine, archive management | 3 |
| Pseudoscience threads | 2 |
| Cliques | 1 |
| Hostile moderators | 1 |
| Hostility towards the moderators | 1 |
| Information posted without credit to source | 1 |
| Not enough active professionals | 1 |
| Participation on the forum for financial gain | 1 |
| Poor behavior in chat room | 1 |
| 7. What do you think the purpose of 4hv.org is? What should it be? | |
| Sharing and discussion | 48 |
| Advancement of science, technology, hobby | 17 |
| Finding fellow hobbyists, networking | 16 |
| Knowledge base, Wiki | 12 |
| Showcasing projects | 7 |