I took one look at the first page of that survey & know why I'm leery about filling it out, as much as I support the cause - asks for name, address, & e-mail, without any indication of how that info will be used or stored.
I'm not entirely against entering personal info online - if they're going to use it to check that I'm a Seattle resident, then I'd be fine with it & wouldn't want to invalidate my survey by telling them I'm Donald Duck. But if not ... dunno. Wish I could make it to the hearing, I guess.
Maybe one reason folks won't fill out the survey is that it requires you to enter a full name and address...I don't know if I need the mayor's office knowing my nightlife habits
The name and address stuff is probably so they can be sure suburbanite non-citizens don't fill it out, cause they're the ones whining for more cops downtown.
I don't give away my address or email address online without some kind of explanation of why it's necessary or at least a privacy policy explaining how they plan to manage the information.
Even the bullshit Dex "opt-out" form had a privacy policy link that explained that Dex reserved the right to sell your contact information. If Dex can disclose their dickbaggery so clearly, I'm sure the city can manage to make a promise that they're not going to employ my email address. And seriously, why is my email address required in the first place?
The shindig at the Hunter-Gatherer is another thing.
Cienna - to add to your comments, I've been at several community meetings where normally more conservative business and neighborhood types you'd expect might oppose this initiative actually fully support it. It's been getting pretty great community support so, far. Even on the Seattle Times poll, over 75% of people support the extended service hours part of the proposal. And the more people hear about it the more they seem to support it. Even the SPD is supporting it. I'm pretty sure the LCB is going to see the sort of community support they need to.
I'm not entirely against entering personal info online - if they're going to use it to check that I'm a Seattle resident, then I'd be fine with it & wouldn't want to invalidate my survey by telling them I'm Donald Duck. But if not ... dunno. Wish I could make it to the hearing, I guess.
Even the bullshit Dex "opt-out" form had a privacy policy link that explained that Dex reserved the right to sell your contact information. If Dex can disclose their dickbaggery so clearly, I'm sure the city can manage to make a promise that they're not going to employ my email address. And seriously, why is my email address required in the first place?
The shindig at the Hunter-Gatherer is another thing.
"Safety concerns discourage me from going out, and affect my decisions about which neighborhoods to go out in"
Safety concerns affect my decisions about which neighborhood to go out in, but they don't discourage me from going out in MY neighborhood.
Kind of strange. Maybe it's a familiarity breeds contempt effect?