06-20-2006, 04:19 PM
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#1 | | Admin
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| Lab Rats Needed for Fencing Study at Summer Nationals
Win a gift certificate from fencing.net!
If you are an epee fencer competing in Division I, I-A, II and/or III at Summer Nationals, you could win a gift certificate for $10, $25 or $50 from fencing.net.
Stop by the table next to the registration table during registration on the day of your event and fill out some questionnaires. Everything is completely confidential; no contact information will be taken.
There will be free snacks and additional prizes too!
Information is being collected for a Masters Thesis by Elizabeth Athanas, a grad student at Georgia Southern University. This study has USFA and IRB approval. For more information, contact airathanas @ yahoo.com or call (912) 678-1717. | 
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06-20-2006, 04:48 PM
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#2 | | Have Blazer, Will Travel
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| I realized I was excluded when I saw "you are an epee fencer", but "lab rats" probably should have told me the same thing.  | |
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06-20-2006, 04:55 PM
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| Can I pre-register as a volunteer rat on askFRED? | |
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06-20-2006, 05:12 PM
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#4 | | I am a man... A MEGA MAN!
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| sweet, I'm in!
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06-20-2006, 05:14 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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| What, no Vets? | 
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06-20-2006, 05:28 PM
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| Cool, I am in. What is the study about?
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06-21-2006, 07:41 AM
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#7 | | Senior Member
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| Sure, sign me up. | |
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06-21-2006, 08:16 AM
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#8 | | Fencing Expert
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Originally Posted by Craig If you are an epee fencer competing in Division I, I-A, II and/or III at Summer Nationals, you could win a gift certificate for $10, $25 or $50 from fencing.net. | Am I correct in assuming that people who are epee fencers but not fencing epee at Summer Nationals are exlcuded? :)
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06-21-2006, 08:39 AM
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#9 | | I am a man... A MEGA MAN!
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Originally Posted by oiuyt Am I correct in assuming that people who are epee fencers but not fencing epee at Summer Nationals are exlcuded? 
-B | Only on the condition that their first and last names begin with the same letter.
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06-21-2006, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Craig Everything is completely confidential; no contact information will be taken. | So how will you contact the winner then?  | |
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06-21-2006, 12:17 PM
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It'll be fine.
Really.
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06-21-2006, 01:03 PM
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#12 | | Have Blazer, Will Travel
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06-21-2006, 01:06 PM
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| I won't be there, but if she needs the data I'd be happy to fill it out via email.
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06-21-2006, 02:29 PM
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#14 | | Admin
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Originally Posted by RITFencing I won't be there, but if she needs the data I'd be happy to fill it out via email. | You can ask her, but I believe the study is based on people fencing in that particular weapon on that day.
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06-21-2006, 02:30 PM
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#15 | | Admin
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Originally Posted by Fechter1 So how will you contact the winner then? | The NSA does that for us. | |
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06-21-2006, 02:38 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Craig The NSA does that for us. |  Nice one.
But seriously, while I do not doubt that a mechanism for selection/notification exists, I would like more info.
(Not that it's going to affect my participation)
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06-21-2006, 02:39 PM
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#17 | | Admin
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Originally Posted by Fechter1 Nice one.
But seriously, while I do not dout that a mechanism for selection/notification exists, I would like more info.
(Not that it's going to affect my participation) | See the first post in the thread for who to contact. Fencing.Net is merely donating the incentive, not handling how said incentive is distributed.
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06-23-2006, 01:26 PM
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Hey all! I'm glad people want to help out!
I'm going to have people fill out raffle tickets with their contact info, and once the drawing is done, then I'm going to shred the rest of the tickets. The surveys themselves don't ask for any names, addresses, etc...
The study trying to find out what causes fencers to be nervous at competitions. My guess is that it's different according to your level of fear of failure, what division you compete in, and how long you've been fencing. vets fence at all levels of fencing, but the division are divided out. I want to capure how you feel before you compete, so the surveys MUST be filled out before you compete on the day of your event. There is no preregistration, but I will try to post it on askfred.net. Good idea! Any other questions/concerns?
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06-23-2006, 04:29 PM
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| Would folks be able to see the results of your study? 'Cause that'd be cool. | |
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06-24-2006, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig Win a gift certificate from fencing.net!
If you are an epee fencer competing in Division I, I-A, II and/or III at Summer Nationals, you could win a gift certificate for $10, $25 or $50 from fencing.net. | What if you're fencing in two of the events? Does that mean you can sign up twice?
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