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News Credits: 1014 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:09 pm

HASBRO.com has posted a short survey aimed at the Transformers community asking questions on why you collect Transformers.

The 31 question survey seems to get the pulse of the collector and targets what we look for when purchasing our beloved Robots In Disguise.

Let HASBRO know how you feel by doing the survey here.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:16 pm

Strange, only Q1 appears for me.

News Credits: 3 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:35 pm

I hope they post the results, I am curious to see what sort of picture is created of the collective fandom.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:59 pm

Yes, I agree. It would be fun and intresting to see what are the results from this survey Hasbro had created.

Some of the questions had been made somewhat stupid, but that is typical what comes to surveys generally.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:59 pm

Do you need to be a certain demographic to answer the questions or something? Once I got done saying I was a 25-29 year old female and hit submit, it just kicked me to the Hasbro homepage.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:10 pm

I think you have to be like 30 to take the whole survey. I only got Q1 because I'm 11

News Credits: 42 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:22 pm

Links dead for me, is that because im not a Septic?

News Credits: 1 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:26 pm

Looks like you have to answer at least 30-34 and male to take the survey.

...I'm sorry, doesn't that kind of defeat the point of a survey if you don't let all of the demographics who buy your products answer the survey? I could see cutting out anyone less than the age of "I can comprehend and answer questions", but other than that...

*cheats and answers the survey in the wrong demographic anyway* :-P

News Credits: 462 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:38 pm

Jeysie wrote:Looks like you have to answer at least 30-34 and male to take the survey.

I'm 18 and I was able to take the survey (without lying about my age).

[zero-kaiser's YouTube Channel] · Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:48 pm

im 23 and i think i got the whole survey.. i didnt note how many questions total, but it was quite through..

admittedly it did take a few F5's to get the survey to load..

i would also like to see some form of results from this to, it would be most interresting indeed!

News Credits: 1 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:55 pm

After a bit of tinkering, it's at least a 18-24 year old male (answering "female" kicks you out no matter the age).

I still stand by my comment.

News Credits: 3 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:01 pm

Jeysie wrote:Do you need to be a certain demographic to answer the questions or something? Once I got done saying I was a 25-29 year old female and hit submit, it just kicked me to the Hasbro homepage.

Bizarre. Random sexism.
In the words of Homer Simpson: "I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are."

News Credits: 1 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:28 pm

I've got slow internet at the moment (trust me to use up my broadband bandwidth in a week. Damn NZ. No unlimited broadband. Nooooooooooooo). This is ridiculously slow loading though. And from what everyone is saying... WTF?! I mean, is the whole survey not meant to be about diversity? Honestly... I mean, I can understand blocking off 10 year olds and under because they are little kids who are usually biased about these things - usually. However... at the very least, 13 and up, no matter what gender (sexist Hasbro. There's nothing extremely wrong with that but in the long run, there is because they won't get quite the same results although I guess they don't want it ruined by people trying to make it bad). Oh well. I'll post again if this ever loads and I can do it. Damn you, Hasbro, for choosing a non-HTML/PHP survey system. :sad:

News Credits: 97 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:54 pm

I'm 25 and male, my survey had 29 questions.
Maybe the reason it's kicking the females is Hasbro doesn't care what you buy, it just wants to know how many chicks buy TFs period. I dunno. Still weird sexism, might not even be Hasbro, maybe it's just the script code. Random sexist AI?

News Credits: 3647 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:13 pm

Hasbro's Transformers Survey wrote: Which Transformers fan-site or community are you a registered member of? (PLEASE SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Tformers.com

Cybertron.ca

Seibertron.com

TFW2005.com

AllSpark.com

Unicron.com

Transformers Collector's Club

News Credits: 3647 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:21 pm

I sent a message to Hasbro's director of marketing and their PR firm to let them know about the problems some of you are experiencing with the survey. Hopefully they'll open it up to all of the demographics. I imagine it's just a technical error.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:31 pm

Savage wrote:I'm 25 and male, my survey had 29 questions.
Maybe the reason it's kicking the females is Hasbro doesn't care what you buy, it just wants to know how many chicks buy TFs period. I dunno. Still weird sexism, might not even be Hasbro, maybe it's just the script code. Random sexist AI?

A random, sexist AI script... How intriguing.

I still can't access the survey. I've tried it in Safari and IE but still no luck. I've refreshed so many times that it's not funny and all it says is "Please wait while the survey loads" which is rubbish because it is definitely not loading (according to the status bar on the bottom of my internet browsers).

Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:35 pm

Thanks for looking into it!

I hope it’s just a technical issue, if it’s not and they just don’t care about female input I’d be rightfully upset.

News Credits: 3647 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:03 pm

Zeonic_Miko wrote:Thanks for looking into it!

I hope it’s just a technical issue, if it’s not and they just don’t care about female input I’d be rightfully upset.

I can assure you that Hasbro wants feedback from female fans as well.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:10 pm

I think with the current economic situation, Hasbro is going to try and funnel their money to an ad campaign and product that is more specialized and I suspect this survey is one way of deciding where to focus for maximum effect.

News Credits: 3 · Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:25 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Hasbro's Transformers Survey wrote: Which Transformers fan-site or community are you a registered member of? (PLEASE SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Tformers.com

Cybertron.ca

Seibertron.com

TFW2005.com

AllSpark.com

Unicron.com

Transformers Collector's Club

There, Ryan, ya see? Your efforts are being acknowledged!
:APPLAUSE:

Of course I put Seibertron.com and the TFCC (being the only two I'm with).

Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:03 am

So I went there and started off honest.

Q1: Age: 25-29

Q2: Gender: Female

Q3: Thanks for your help

Tried it again -

Q1: Age: 25-29

Q2: Gender: Male

Q3: Do you collect Transformers toys?

:-x

Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:23 am

These are just the questions from the survey, for those who can't access it. It is interesting to know what Hasbro wants to know about us.

Q1 Age

Q2 Gender

Q3Do you collect Transformers toys?

Q4Approximately, how long have you been collecting Transformers toys?

Q5Did you start your Transformers Collection after seeing the Transformers Movie?

Q6What prompted you to begin collecting Transformers toys?

Q7Which of the following Transformers toy lines do you collect?

Q8Which of the following "non-converting" Transformers toy segments do you currently own?

Q9How interested are you in purchasing each of the "non-converting" Transformers toy segments?

Q10When making your Transformers toy purchase selection, what is more important?

Q11Please read the two statements below and select the one statement that best describes how you collect Transformes toys.

Q12Do you generally purchase for yourself more than one of each Transformers toy?

Q14Do you display your Transformers toys in the package, display your Transformers toys out of the package, and/or put your Transformers Toys in storage?

Q15How important are the following characteristics of the Transformers packaging to you?

Q15How often do you purchase Transformers toys for yourself?

Q17How do you learn about new Transformers toys?

Q18Where do you purchase most of your "new" Transformers toys?

Q19Have you ever purchased any Transformers products from Hasbrotoyshop.com

Q20Approximately how much do you spend annually on all Transfomers toys?

Q22Approximately how much do you spend annually on your Transformers collections other than toys?

Q23How often do you visit the Hasbro Transformers website?

Q24What is the primary reason you visit the Hasbro Transformers Website?

Q25Are you a registered member of any Transformers fan-site or community?

Q26Which Transformers fan-site or community are you a registered member of?

Q27Please indicate the region you live in?

Q28What state do you live in?

Q29Do you have any children 18 years or younger living in your household?

News Credits: 1 · Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:44 am

I finally got in. FINALLY. So, I'm 14. I selected 13-15. Thanks for your help! No good. Tried again. The next one. Same thing. Then, 18-24, it worked. Entered male (kind of obvious) and now it works. Damn you, Hasbro. We should sue Hasbro for no good reason and then Seibertron.com will be able to buy all of it's members a full Henkei set. As if.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:00 am

ponycorn wrote:These are just the questions from the survey, for those who can't access it. It is interesting to know what Hasbro wants to know about us.

Q1 Age

Q2 Gender

Q3Do you collect Transformers toys?

Q4Approximately, how long have you been collecting Transformers toys?

Q5Did you start your Transformers Collection after seeing the Transformers Movie?

Q6What prompted you to begin collecting Transformers toys?

Q7Which of the following Transformers toy lines do you collect?

Q8Which of the following "non-converting" Transformers toy segments do you currently own?

Q9How interested are you in purchasing each of the "non-converting" Transformers toy segments?

Q10When making your Transformers toy purchase selection, what is more important?

Q11Please read the two statements below and select the one statement that best describes how you collect Transformes toys.

Q12Do you generally purchase for yourself more than one of each Transformers toy?

Q14Do you display your Transformers toys in the package, display your Transformers toys out of the package, and/or put your Transformers Toys in storage?

Q15How important are the following characteristics of the Transformers packaging to you?

Q15How often do you purchase Transformers toys for yourself?

Q17How do you learn about new Transformers toys?

Q18Where do you purchase most of your "new" Transformers toys?

Q19Have you ever purchased any Transformers products from Hasbrotoyshop.com

Q20Approximately how much do you spend annually on all Transfomers toys?

Q22Approximately how much do you spend annually on your Transformers collections other than toys?

Q23How often do you visit the Hasbro Transformers website?

Q24What is the primary reason you visit the Hasbro Transformers Website?

Q25Are you a registered member of any Transformers fan-site or community?

Q26Which Transformers fan-site or community are you a registered member of?

Q27Please indicate the region you live in?

Q28What state do you live in?

Q29Do you have any children 18 years or younger living in your household?

I went yes (since I am 14... so yea, I lied about my age to get INTO the survey) and then it gives you two more questions:

30) What age are the children? (or something like that)
31) Do any of the children 18 years or younger living in household collect and/or play with Transformers?