Thanks for writing this up! It’s very useful to be able to compare this to census data. Did you use the same/similar message for everyone? If so, I’d be interested to see what it was. This sort of thing would also be useful to a/b test to refine it. There is also the option to add people manually, bypassing the need for admin approval; did you contact these people too?
We are considering a/b testing some new questions, and would love suggestions on different phrasing.
How about using different questions from the EA Census? There was already a big community discussion on what suggestions to include on that, on this forum I think.
Thanks for writing this up! It’s very useful to be able to compare this to census data. Did you use the same/similar message for everyone? If so, I’d be interested to see what it was. This sort of thing would also be useful to a/b test to refine it. There is also the option to add people manually, bypassing the need for admin approval; did you contact these people too?
We used:
“Hey, welcome to the Effective Altruism facebook group! If you have a moment, would you mind telling us where you first heard about EA?
Thanks!
Claire
(moderator)”
We are considering a/b testing some new questions, and would love suggestions on different phrasing.
And when someone in the group adds a new member, we still have to approve them. We messaged them as well.
How about using different questions from the EA Census? There was already a big community discussion on what suggestions to include on that, on this forum I think.