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Mare Fair 2023 Survey Results

By Twifag
Created: 2023-10-31 02:06:08
Updated: 2023-10-31 03:58:42
Expiry: Never
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  1. >MARE FAIR 2023 POST-CON SURVEY RESULTS
  2. The time has finally come, the survey is over, let's see what everypony thought.
  3. First, we had 245 responses. If each of those was from an actual attendee, that'd be over 45% response rate.
  4.  
  5. >Did Mare Fair meet your expectations?
  6. 214 (87%) chose 5 meaning Hell Yeah!
  7. 25 (10%) chose 4
  8. 5 (2%) chose 3
  9. 1 (0%) chose 2
  10. 0 chose 1 meaning No
  11.  
  12. >How did you hear about Mare Fair?
  13. This was multiple choice and custom responses were allowed, so I'll give the top 5 responses here:
  14. 144 (59%) chose 4channel.org/mlp/
  15. 116 (48%) chose From a Friend :)
  16. 55 (23%) chose Discord group
  17. 21 (9%) chose Twitter Dot Com
  18. 8 (3%) chose Mastodon (pone.social)
  19.  
  20. >Was this your first pony con?
  21. We had a huge turnout from first-time congoers!
  22. 157 (64%) said No
  23. 88 (36%) said Yes
  24.  
  25. >How old are you?
  26. 227 (93%) said 21-63
  27. 14 (6%) said 18-20
  28. 4 (2%) said Ancient
  29.  
  30. >What State / Country did you come from?
  31. I'm going to post the responses that got at least 6, then I'll also post some anons who came from pretty far away:
  32. 57 (23%) from Florida
  33. 16 (7%) from Texas
  34. 13 (5%) from California
  35. 11 (5%) from North Carolina
  36. 8 (3%) from Canada
  37. 8 (3%) from Georgia
  38. 8 (3%) were too pussy to list their state and just said United States
  39. 8 (3%) from Virginia
  40.  
  41. Foreigners (besides Canada lol):
  42. 5 (2%) from Australia
  43. 4 (2%) from UK
  44. 2 (1%) from South Korea
  45. 2 (1%) from Sweden
  46. 1 (0%) from Austria (hi wolvan)
  47. 1 (0%) from Brazil
  48. 1 (0%) from Germany
  49. 1 (0%) from Estonia
  50. 1 (0%) from Philippines
  51.  
  52. props to the 5 crazy Aussie cunts for traveling over 10k miles for mares
  53.  
  54. >Did you Fly or Drive?
  55. 131 (54%) said Fly
  56. 101 (41%) said Drive
  57. 12 others gave some other response
  58.  
  59. >REGISTRATION
  60. >Around what time did you check in at Registration?
  61. 160 (65%) said Thursday evening
  62. 61 (25%) said Friday morning
  63. 16 (7%) said Friday afternoon
  64. 7 (3%) said Saturday morning
  65. 1 (0%) said Saturday afternoon
  66.  
  67. >What type of badge did you purchase?
  68. 148 (60%) said Fairgoer
  69. 55 (22%) said Mare Supporter
  70. 21 (9%) said Mare Enthusiast
  71. 15 (6%) said Mare Enjoyer
  72. 3 (1%) said Mare Connoisseur
  73. 2 (1%) said they got a free badge (staff, musician, charity, etc.)
  74. 1 (0%) said Mare Aficionado
  75.  
  76. >How satisfied were you with the value you received for your badge?
  77. 196 (80%) chose 5 meaning Very Satisfied
  78. 41 (17%) chose 4
  79. 7 (3%) chose 3
  80. 1 (0%) chose 2
  81. 0 chose 1 meaning Unsatisfied
  82.  
  83. >How many people were in your group?
  84. 83 (34%) said 5+
  85. 76 (31%) said 1
  86. 37 (15%) said 2
  87. 27 (11%) said 4
  88. 20 (8%) said 3
  89.  
  90. >INFO
  91. >Did you use the convention book PDF?
  92. We're going to try and come up with something better if there's another Mare Fair
  93. 161 (66%) said No
  94. 84 (34%) said Yes
  95.  
  96. >How helpful was the con book PDF?
  97. 40 (25%) chose 5 meaning Very Helpful
  98. 39 (24%) chose 4
  99. 61 (37%) chose 3
  100. 7 (4%) chose 2
  101. 16 (10%) chose 1 meaning Not Helpful
  102.  
  103. >Did you use the digital schedule?
  104. 226 (92%) said Yes
  105. 19 (8%) said No
  106.  
  107. >How helpful was the digital schedule?
  108. 132 (56%) chose 5 meaning Very Helpful
  109. 66 (28%) chose 4
  110. 27 (11%) chose 3
  111. 6 (3%) chose 2
  112. 6 (3%) chose 1 meaning Not Helpful
  113.  
  114. >Did you use our Twitter/X page?
  115. 165 (67%) said No
  116. 80 (33%) said Yes
  117.  
  118. >How helpful was our Twitter / X page?
  119. 26 (17%) chose 5 meaning Very Helpful
  120. 26 (17%) chose 4
  121. 78 (50%) chose 3
  122. 10 (7%) chose 2
  123. 15 (10%) chose 1 meaning Not Helpful
  124.  
  125. >What information did you find to be most useful?
  126. Top responses:
  127. 108 (76%) said Schedule
  128. 6 (4%) said Map
  129. 5 (4%) said Panel descriptions
  130. 4 (3%) said Fellow congoers
  131. 4 (3%) said Website
  132.  
  133. >What information (if any) did you feel was missing?
  134. The commonalities here were problems with the schedule, maps of the con area and the venue, more information on the venue, and making everything more easily accessible on mobile devices
  135. Top responses:
  136. 27 (22%) said None
  137. 13 (11%) said Map
  138. 12 (10%) said Physical con book
  139. 11 (9%) said Venue address/information
  140. 10 (8%) said Easier to use/read schedule
  141. 7 (6%) said Party/meetup information
  142. 6 (5%) said Authoratative schedule
  143. 4 (3%) said Better PR/social media presence
  144. 4 (3%) said Concert schedule
  145. 4 (3%) said Digital map
  146.  
  147. >Which website did you prefer?
  148. 131 (54%) said marefair.org
  149. 114 (47%) said marefair.horse
  150.  
  151. >VOLUNTEERS
  152. >How helpful did you find our volunteer staff?
  153. 162 (68%) chose 5 meaning Very Helpful
  154. 63 (27%) chose 4
  155. 12 (5%) chose 3
  156. 0 chose 2
  157. 0 chose 1 meaning Not at all helpful
  158.  
  159. >How friendly did you find our volunteer staff?
  160. 183 (77%) chose 5 meaning Very friendly
  161. 43 (18%) chose 4
  162. 12 (5%) chose 3
  163. 0 chose 2
  164. 0 chose 1 meaning Not friendly at all
  165.  
  166. >Who were helpful staff members?
  167. msp to provide
  168.  
  169. >What were negative staff interactions?
  170. msp to provide
  171.  
  172. >VIPS & COMMUNITY GUESTS
  173. >How important are VIPs to you?
  174. 17 (7%) chose 5 meaning Super Important
  175. 38 (16%) chose 4
  176. 92 (38%) chose 3
  177. 42 (18%) chose 2
  178. 51 (21%) chose 1 meaning Not Important
  179.  
  180. >How important are Community Guests to you?
  181. 38 (16%) chose 5 meaning Super Important
  182. 69 (29%) chose 4
  183. 58 (24%) chose 3
  184. 38 (16%) chose 2
  185. 36 (15%) chose 1 meaning Not Important
  186.  
  187. >If you could invite ONE VIP guest, which VIP would you want to see?
  188. Top responses were:
  189. 23 (18%) said MA Larson
  190. 16 (12%) said Lauren Faust
  191. 10 (8%) said Tabitha St. Germain
  192. 5 (4%) said Andrea Libman
  193. 5 (4%) said Prince Whateverer (who isn't a VIP but a Community Guest so...)
  194.  
  195. >Which Community Guests would you like to see at Mare Fair?
  196. Top responses were:
  197. 9 (7%) said AnonTheAnon
  198. 5 (4%) said Batsy
  199. 5 (4%) said Anonymous
  200. 4 (3%) said BGM
  201. 4 (3%) said Alumx
  202.  
  203. >CONCERT
  204. >Did you attend the concert?
  205. 160 (65%) said Yes
  206. 85 (35%) said No
  207.  
  208. >Tell us your thoughts about the presentation of the concert
  209. msp to provide
  210.  
  211. >Suggestions for our concert next year (if there is one)
  212. msp to provide
  213.  
  214. >Which musicians were you excited to see?
  215. 107 (67%) said Vultraz
  216. 83 (52%) said ElectroKaplosion
  217. 82 (51%) said Radiarc
  218. 61 (38%) said DJ Weiner Schnitzel
  219. 48 (30%) said popstonia
  220. 46 (29%) said MetalCorePony
  221. 46 (29%) said Sound Bandit
  222. 45 (28%) said CanterSoft
  223. 43 (27%) said MCMIAG
  224. 42 (26%) said DJ SleepyHooves
  225. 33 (21%) said Shuffle
  226. 33 (21%) said Vale & FL0
  227.  
  228. >Do you have any feedback on our musician selection?
  229. msp to provide
  230.  
  231. >If you could invite ONE musicial act to perform at our next concert, who would it be?
  232. Top responses were:
  233. 17 (18%) said PrinceWhateverer
  234. 13 (14%) said BGM
  235. 7 (7%) said 4EverFreeBrony
  236. 6 (6%) said Vultraz
  237. 3 (3%) said AlgoAtAll
  238.  
  239. >PANELS & EVENTS
  240. >What was your favorite panel?
  241. Top responses were:
  242. 24 (13%) said Wetbrain!: Extra Spicy Edition
  243. 15 (8%) said Numget Panel
  244. 12 (7%) said Watching Paint Dry
  245. 11 (6%) said Antithology - The Florida Mare Cometh
  246. 10 (5%) said Stranger Than Fimfiction
  247.  
  248. >What was your least favorite panel?
  249. Top responses were:
  250. 7 (10%) said Cult of Mare
  251. 7 (10%) said Erotic Examinations
  252. 5 (7%) said Ponyville Party Pack (18+)
  253. 5 (7%) said Stallion Stable
  254. 5 (7%) said Trixie Appreciation Panel
  255. 5 (7%) said Wetbrain!: Extra Spicy Edition
  256.  
  257. >What was the comfiest panel?
  258. Top responses were:
  259. 14 (9%) said Watching Paint Dry
  260. 11 (7%) said MLP and TF2: A History Lesson on Intertwined Subcultures
  261. 10 (6%) said Pony Video Nostalgia Hour
  262. 10 (6%) said Sketchbook Swap!
  263. 9 (6%) said Free Hugs!
  264. 9 (6%) said Numget Panel
  265.  
  266. >Overall, how satisfied were you with the panels/events offered?
  267. 121 (52%) chose 5 meaning Very Satisfied
  268. 87 (37%) chose 4
  269. 25 (11%) chose 3
  270. 2 (1%) chose 2
  271. 0 chose 1 meaning Unsatisfied
  272.  
  273. >Overall, how satisfied were you with the amount of panels/events offered?
  274. 126 (54%) chose 5 meaning Very Satisfied
  275. 74 (32%) chose 4
  276. 30 (13%) chose 3
  277. 5 (2%) chose 2
  278. 0 chose 1 meaning Unsatisfied
  279.  
  280. >Aside from the charity auction, what was your favorite charity event that you attended or participated in?
  281. 68 (45%) said Wetbrain
  282. 63 (42%) said Spaghetti and Tendie Dinner
  283. 19 (13%) said Mareperitif
  284.  
  285. >Did you attend the Spaghetti & Tendie Dinner?
  286. 174 (73%) said No
  287. 63 (27%) said Yes
  288.  
  289. >Did the price of the Spaghetti & Tendie Dinner seem reasonable?
  290. 138 (87%) said Yes
  291. 20 (13%) said No
  292.  
  293. >Vendor Stalls
  294. >Did you visit the Vendor Stalls?
  295. 244 (100%) said Yes
  296. 1 (0%) said No
  297.  
  298. >Did you purchase anything in the Vendor Stalls?
  299. 236 (96%) said Yes
  300. 8 (3%) said No
  301. 1 (0%) said Didn't go lol
  302.  
  303. >Which vendors did you enjoy seeing?
  304. Top responses were:
  305. 70 (17%) said fannytastical
  306. 64 (15%) said Dr. Anonymous T. Anonymous's and Jargwell Prescott III's House of Equine Thingamabobs
  307. 50 (12%) said snowpity.shop
  308. 42 (10%) said AZGchip plushies
  309. 34 (8%) said All of them
  310. 25 (6%) said misstwipietwins
  311. 25 (6%) said Pony Express Patches
  312. 18 (4%) said Sigil Ponies
  313. 17 (4%) said Rocket's Equine Outpost
  314. 14 (3%) said Taurson's Cafe
  315. 12 (3%) said Fallen Oak Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation
  316. 10 (2%) said Floral's Garden of Mares
  317. 10 (2%) said Mare Fair Musicians (mostly with respect to Vultraz)
  318. 8 (2%) said welderanon & co.
  319. 6 (1%) said Outlaw Works
  320. 4 (1%) said Waffle Wishes
  321. 4 (1%) said Wintre Arts
  322. 1 (0%) said BABSCon 2024
  323. 1 (0%) said Gobiraptor
  324. 1 (0%) said Variety Custom Guitars
  325.  
  326. >Is there any merch you felt was missing?
  327. msp to provide
  328.  
  329. >END OF DA SURVEY
  330. >How likely are you to come back for a Mare Fair 2024?
  331. 217 (89%) chose 5 meaning Very Likely
  332. 19 (8%) chose 4
  333. 7 (3%) chose 3
  334. 0 chose 2
  335. 2 (1%) chose 1 meaning Unlikely
  336.  
  337. >How likely are you to recommend Mare Fair to your friends?
  338. 205 (84%) chose 5 meaning I already am!
  339. 25 (10%) chose 4
  340. 10 (4%) chose 3
  341. 2 (1%) chose 2
  342. 3 (1%) chose 1 meaning Never Ever
  343.  
  344. >Who was best mascot?
  345. 121 (51%) said Fair Flyer
  346. 105 (44%) said Morning Mimosa
  347. 95 (40%) said Soiree
  348. 64 (27%) said Matinee
  349.  
  350. >Should Mare Fair have a different theme each year?
  351. 182 (76%) said I don't care, I just love mares
  352. 35 (15%) said Yes
  353. 22 (9%) said No
  354.  
  355. >If there's anything else you would like to suggest for any future Mare Fair, please let us know!
  356. msp to provide
  357.  
  358. >BONUS TIME
  359. So, we asked everyone who registered or applied for a panel, vendor, or to be a musician who the best mare was. Here are those results:
  360.  
  361. >Attendee badges
  362. Top responses were:
  363. 56 (10%) said Pinkie Pie
  364. 56 (10%) said Twilight Sparkle
  365. 44 (8%) said Princess Luna
  366. 42 (7%) said Rainbow Dash
  367. 37 (6%) said Fluttershy
  368. 37 (6%) said Rarity
  369. 34 (6%) said Applejack
  370. 28 (5%) said Lyra
  371. 28 (5%) said Trixie
  372. 24 (4%) said Derpy
  373.  
  374. >Vendor applications
  375. Top responses were:
  376. 3 (12%) said Twilight Sparkle
  377. 2 (8%) said Applejack
  378. 2 (8%) said Fluttershy
  379. 2 (8%) said Octavia
  380. 2 (8%) said Rarity
  381. 2 (8%) said Starlight Glimmer
  382.  
  383. >Musician applications
  384. Top responses were:
  385. 3 (13%) said Pinkie Pie
  386. 3 (13%) said Rainbow Dash
  387. 2 (9%) said Minuette
  388. 2 (9%) said Twilight Sparkle
  389.  
  390. >Panel applications
  391. Top responses were:
  392. 19 (23%) said Twilight Sparkle
  393. 7 (8%) said Fluttershy
  394. 7 (8%) said Rarity
  395. 5 (6%) said Rainbow Dash
  396. 4 (5%) said Chrysalis
  397. 3 (4%) said Derpy
  398. 3 (4%) said Lyra
  399. 3 (4%) said Minuette
  400. 3 (4%) said Princess Celestia
  401. 3 (4%) said Princess Luna
  402. 3 (4%) said Starlight Glimmer
  403. 3 (4%) said Sweetie Belle
  404. 3 (4%) said Verity
  405.  
  406. >TOTAL
  407. Top responses were:
  408. 80 (11%) said Twilight Sparkle
  409. 59 (8%) said Pinkie Pie
  410. 50 (7%) said Rainbow Dash
  411. 49 (7%) said Princess Luna
  412. 47 (7%) said Rarity
  413. 46 (7%) said Fluttershy
  414. 38 (5%) said Applejack
  415. 32 (5%) said Lyra
  416. 30 (4%) said Trixie
  417. 28 (4%) said Derpy