The #GamerGate Survey is Delayed Until January

I am sorry.

There are multiple reasons for the delay.

* It is taking longer to get through people’s sign-ups. This is largely because I did not use a form. It’s also because for each person it’s a judgement call. Is this person a GamerGate supporter? Does this Tweet or post on Reddit support GamerGate or should I find another to make sure?

* The big reason is because I want to collaborate with some people on the survey itself. That is going to take some time.

* This delay means I might be able to get close to 1,000 people and that I will probably be able to send out more confirmations and verifications. A lot of people have been asking for confirmations and I might send out a note to everyone who made it once I get through all the sign-ups.

* It was a tight window to make the survey date because of the holidays. It would have to be ready on December 14 or 15 in order to give people time to complete it. The week after that is Christmas and the week after that is New Year’s, so that forces me to push it back to January — probably January 4.

It all boils down to wanting to get this right, because, as you all know, this survey will come under an extreme amount of scrutiny.

I currently have over 600 people signed-up, and I am still receiving emails and DM’s, so clearly there’s more interest. I am going to open it back up for entry until we fill the 1,000 quota.

If you have signed up, please do not send another DM or email! Also, I’m sorry, but please do not ask if you are in or not. Once I get through the list of people I will let everyone know.

Sign-ups are re-opened! If — and only if — you have not yet signed up, please follow these directions exactly:

Either send an email to SurveyGamerGate@gmail.com or send a Direct Message (DM) to me at https://twitter.com/Brad_Glasgow. In the body of that email or DM, provide your email address. Also provide a link to a post you have made in support of GamerGate. This can be a post you have made on Reddit or Voat or Twitter or anywhere else that you can prove is linked to your account. It only has to be one of those places. Make sure the post you made is older than November, 2015. Provide your username for whichever site you posted your link as proof of your GamerGate support.

If you have already sent me a DM or email to sign up but did not follow those directions, please DO NOT send me another DM or email. I will get through them all, don’t worry.

I very much appreciate everyone’s support on this. You guys have been great so far and I’m sorry if I have been less than clear in my directions and I’m especially sorry for the delay. Many of you have sent kind words with your DM’s and emails and I appreciate them all, though I’m unfortunately unable to respond. I will keep you all updated as best I can through Twitter and KotakuInAction on Reddit.

-Brad