Sailing Demographics
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
URL: http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13216
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Topic: Sailing Demographics
Posted By: turnturtle
Subject: Sailing Demographics
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 1:49pm
Here’s some membership stats for the Facebook classified group myself and 3 other forum members manage....nearly 25,000 members now, so a fairly good representation of the facebook engaging UK dinghy scene: |
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Posted By: H2
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 1:53pm
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Interesting - I do wonder if the 55 and up groups are affected by a lower level of on-line / FB usage as I would have expected to see that older cohort more represented. ------------- H2 #115 (sold) H2 145 OK 2082 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 2:22pm
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I guess if FB lives that long, we shall see the bubble getting older, just as with actual sailing ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 2:31pm
This would be my assumption too. I was however pleasantly surprised by the gender demographic.... especially given the tendendency for blokes to be a bit more into kit whorish behaviour when it comes to buying sh*t for their activities.
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Posted By: H2
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 2:51pm
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BTW - have to ask what is "Custom" when it comes to gender? ------------- H2 #115 (sold) H2 145 OK 2082 |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 3:03pm
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There is a setting in Facebook to decline your gender I guess... anyway, let’s not get iGRF started on those who don’t subscribe to polarised views of sexuality and gender.... there’s a Hamlet quote about protesting, and it doesn’t involve little red flags. |
Posted By: H2
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 3:07pm
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OH ok that makes sense - was just a weird way for FB to refer to someone who had opted for anything by M or F!! ------------- H2 #115 (sold) H2 145 OK 2082 |
Posted By: Dangerousday
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 3:20pm
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Which group? As I'm looking for a boat. And a kit whore..
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Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 3:35pm
| https://m.facebook.com/groups/dinghies/" rel="nofollow - https://m.facebook.com/groups/dinghies/ |
Posted By: Soreknees
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 5:19pm
| How many people add the correct age, sex etc when they join groups online ? |
Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 5:35pm
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Can't imagine many lie about those things, I mean why bother? OTOH using my real name online is a different matter..... ------------- Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
Posted By: Old Timer
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 7:11pm
I’d expect the opposite. Facebook is for oldies, yoof are all on Instagram.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 7:49pm
| I don’t remember telling Facebook my age or gender? |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 8:21pm
| You have to give a DOB to sign up, hence those annoying reminders that some bloke you possibly went to school with who friend requested you back in 2007 is now Turing 40. not sure on Gender for new sign up... it’s probably therr |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 8:25pm
| Think I made my DoB up... |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 19 Nov 18 at 8:47pm
Me too... but we’re a bit special 
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Posted By: blueboy
Date Posted: 21 Nov 18 at 6:44am
Because intrusive questions designed to target advertising deserve to be treated with contempt. Don't give your date of birth to anyone who doesn't really need it, it is one of the pieces of information that aid identity theft.
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Posted By: ttc546
Date Posted: 21 Nov 18 at 7:24am
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I am a GDPR IT Project Manager. If a company does not have a valid reason for requesting your DoB, then they could be in breach of the regulations. Unfortunately, in this case, it's FB, so age related marketing would potentially apply, so not in breach. However, worth noting if other companies request your DoB ------------- |
Posted By: lionel rigby
Date Posted: 21 Nov 18 at 8:49am
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DOB? Hmmmm! That's why I keep getting adverts for funeral plans. ------------- Golden Oldie |
Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 21 Nov 18 at 9:12am
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Facebook has an age policy - I think minimum age is 14.
There are likely to be vast swathes of millennials on there who signed up at 11 and made themselves a few years older. Less likely to happen for Generation Z - or certainly the younger end of it.... they typically think facebook is lame and for Granparents |
Posted By: Jamie600
Date Posted: 21 Nov 18 at 1:06pm
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I had this exact argument with a train conductor when filling out a form when I forgot my season ticket. I refused to give my dob as it was not relevant, they only needed to know I was over 18 as opposed to needing a child ticket. ------------- RS600 1001 |