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2023 Skate Guard Reader Survey
Thank you for taking a few minutes out of your day to answer this survey!
1.
Skate Guard is a blog focusing on figure skating history. Which content do you most enjoy? (Select all that apply)
Biographical sketches of well-known skaters
Biographical sketches of lesser known skaters
Reviews and highlights of past competitions, shows and tours
Timelines
Historical results
Video content (e.g. Videos included in blogs of past performances, documentaries, etc.)
Visual content (e.g. Photos included in blogs, illustrations and newspaper clippings)
Contextual stories about eras or specific subjects (e.g. History of skating in certain areas, little known facts or editorials on figures, compulsory dances, how certain trends in skating started and have evolved, etc.)
Top ten lists (e.g. Top ten best performances by a skater, top ten historical firsts, etc.)
2.
How do you learn about new content on the blog?
Visit the site directly regularly
Word of mouth
Other skating websites or forums
Social media
3.
Which social media channels do you follow Skate Guard on?
Facebook - @SkateGuard
Twitter - @SkateGuardBlog
Instagram - @SkateGuard
TikTok - @skatingbooks
Pinterest - @SkateGuard
YouTube - @SkateGuard
Mastodon - @SkateGuardBlog
4.
Have you read any of the following books?
The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating
Technical Merit: A History of Figure Skating Jumps
A Bibliography of Figure Skating
5.
Have you left an honest review for any of the books on Amazon or Goodreads?
Yes
No, but I will consider doing so
No, not interested in leaving book reviews
6.
"Jackson Haines: The Skating King" will be released in November. How interested are you in this book?
Extremely interested
Very interested
Somewhat interested
Not so interested
Not at all interested
7.
Which book format(s) do you prefer?
Hard cover
Paperback
eBook
Audiobook
8.
Are there any skating history topics that you'd like to see covered in future blogs?
9.
Over the past year, several new historical photo collections have been uploaded to Skate Guard's Facebook and Pinterest channels. Tell me who/what you'd like to see more photos of!
10.
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