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well if ya got one from yussul_shetuannath@hotmail.com last time and i know ya did cuz i sent it, i downloaded the second one part 2 finished it ages ago but not gunna participate in it this time decided not to send it bck so if on that tracking thing ur expectin one bck from this direction again, dnt sweat it cuz wont be one,
peace n chicken greese
Elek

For those who identify with real, living, modern, sanguinary, or psi vampirism:
Please take the time to read the following letter completely and give serious consideration to downloading, completing, and returning the VEWRS & AVEWRS real vampirism research surveys to response@vampiresurvey.com. We value your assistance in this important study and have included updated information on the current status of our research below.

Regional Demographics For Your Area:

5 Responses As Of December 1, 2006 From Nevada

Members Of The Real Vampire Community;

By now most everyone is aware of the Vampire & Energy Work Research Survey (VEWRS) & the Advanced Vampirism & Energy Work Research Survey (AVEWRS) that have been integral components to a soon to be year long study of those who identify themselves as real (psi/sang), living, or modern vampires conducted by fellow members of the Community. We would like to thank everyone for their participation up to this point & take the time to update everyone on the progress & current status of this project. There are less than thirty days remaining until we begin the lengthy analysis process of this study. We have high research standards to which we strive to adhere & therefore request that you complete your VEWRS & AVEWRS surveys as soon as possible & e-mail them to response@vampiresurvey.com. We will accept surveys through March 31, 2007 while we're engaged in the correlation, data entry, & analysis phase, however, please attempt to complete your submissions as soon as possible. We have received 228 digital responses of the VEWRS since March 22, 2006 & 75 digital responses of the AVEWRS since August 1, 2006. In addition we mailed VEWRS & AVEWRS surveys to over 200 postal addresses & have received 48 printed copies as of December 20, 2006. We would greatly appreciate a reciprocation of participation on the part of those who requested printed copies & were mailed surveys in good faith with the understanding that they would be completed & returned. To date, the total cost incurred for this study is over $2,850 & the analysis & interpretation phases will last well into late 2007. We're fully aware many of you have waited to see how this study progressed, the follow-through on commitments, the attention span & sincerity of the researchers, & the scope of participation before sending in your responses. We hope thus far we have shown a commitment on our part that would warrant your participation in this study; be it whether you are adamant or lackadaisical as to the final outcome or overall spirit of the project. Please realize that without actual participation from a diverse cross section of our Community such arguments or postulations for the future are futile, counterproductive, & moreover hypocritical. We sincerely appreciate every moment you spend taking these surveys, value each word written, & every question or conceptual critique & clarification you provide. The Community ultimately determines the outcome & quality of information received in this study; thus justifying calls to those who have been instrumental in the formation, mentorship, teaching, and overall leadership of the Community to step forward & convey their mature & insightful perspectives through the framework of these surveys. We appreciate the fact that these surveys are being used as resource, teaching, & self-reflective tools, however, to be of particular value in this study they need to be returned. For the latest information, updated response statistics, & to download a copy of both surveys visit the web site below:

http://www.vampiresur...

For the latest US State & Global response charts visit:

http://www.vampiresur...

We know these surveys are long and take hours to complete but doing so helps more than you could ever realize. During the five cumulative months & many sleepless nights we spent drafting these surveys we knew that asking a generally paranoid, sometimes closed, & diverse community such as ours to answer 988 detailed questions regarding vampirism & their personal lives would be a long shot & be interpreted by many as an ambitiously foolish venture. However, we knew that in order for any meaningful research to ever be conducted on this Community it would be necessary to transition past the standard superficial topical & redundant lines of questioning from forum polling, 25 or 50 question surveys released in small pockets of the Community, & other attempts that were heavily inclusive of the lifestylers & enthusiasts as a result poor targeting & distribution methods. Sitting back ten months after the release of the first survey we can now breathe a sigh of relief as the long shot seems to have paid off & responses continue to come into us on an almost daily basis. We've already gathered 132,150+ cumulative question answers & hundreds of pages of mini-essays from those in the Community giving specific responses to how they individually view, interpret, relate, & identify with vampirism - the anthropological, psychological, sociological, parapsychological, & general qualitative research value of these responses are immeasurable. Just because we have attained enough responses on the VEWRS for statistical variation it would be a travesty to stop the process short of giving everyone an opportunity to have their voices heard - please seize upon this chance to complete BOTH surveys & submit them - subsequently increasing the quality & sample size of this study. Additionally, please encourage others on forums, groups, ezboards, e-lists, meetups, & within your local Community to participate in this unprecedented study of real vampirism. We realize many individuals are busy with family, work, & life in general & also are aware many transition in & out of the online Community & this is why we rely on you to inform these individuals of this study. Trust us, down the road you will be disappointed at not haven taken this opportunity to have your individual free response answers on the personal meaning of vampirism to you, community, paths, beliefs, awakening, & general ethics be considered in the analysis. It is very difficult being from the United States & effectively contacting the real vampire community in Europe & abroad. We desire a strong international response & can't accomplish this without the continued assistance from those who are members of international forums or reside in countries other than the United States. If those who meet this criteria would assist us in reposting this information in their own respective countries Community sites & in their native language we would be appreciative. By request we have made use of professional translation software to roughly translate the VEWRS & AVEWRS into Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, & Russian. We realize these translations are not without flaw & not the same quality as human translation, therefore, if at all possible please attempt to complete these surveys in English with free response & essay sections in the language of your choice; as we have individuals who speak most of these languages on staff.

Troubleshooting: If for any reason you are unable to open, view, save to file, or otherwise fill out any portion of the VEWRS & AVEWRS due to computer system or program limitations please utilize the HTML or digital text-only copy of the surveys hyperlinked in the Troubleshooting section on the main site underneath the file downloads. The primary format of the VEWRS & AVEWRS is MSWord, however, they can be opened in most major word processing applications & if the form check boxes are not present you may place a X or delete the non-applicable choices per question.

Important: IF YOU COMPLETED THE VEWRS (1st SURVEY) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU ALSO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE AVEWRS (2nd SURVEY) IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO; AS THEY WILL BE CORRELATED TOGETHER!

Each individual response from the VEWRS & the first section of the AVEWRS will be correlated and/or linked where applicable in various permutations to highlight both similar & dissimilar trends among responses & written responses grouped & interpreted accordingly. Responses will not simply be tallied without intensive cross-correlation & interpretation of written responses. In order for detailed anthropological, psychological, or phenomenological research to be properly conducted on a community a foundation must first be established & this is one of the primary purposes of this research study. To be able to firmly grasp & understand the elements of this Community, there needs to be an exploration into the shared commonalities, differences, & developing trends in a concise & centralized format. These surveys ask what could be construed as personal information of a non-identifiable nature; as we strip all responses from envelopes, e-mails, etc. to ensure privacy protection. If for any reason you do not feel comfortable providing certain demographic data we suggest you only provide your current residence & place of birth to the nearest major metropolitan city & give the month & year of your birthday; entering 0 or - for the day. In addition, please read the Ethics & Privacy sections of the surveys. We take this extremely seriously & adhere to the strict conduct outlined therein without exception. We are interested in how you experience the vampiric condition more so than we are the details of your personal life & will continue to value your privacy & anonymity above all else. While the demographic data collected is an integral part of the quantitative statistical analysis, the qualitative free response oriented data speaks to the heart of this study.

If there are questions on the surveys that do not provide adequate choices and/or that you disagree with, then utilize the "Other", free response, or even the margins to indicate such. We welcome you to write any & all information you would like to see covered in this study as well as open to any constructive criticism leveled on the part of those who have chosen to participate. If you feel the need to provide clarification to your answers let us assure you everything that is written does not go unnoticed & will be taken into account in the analysis. Instead of criticizing aspects of the surveys that you disagree with, take the power into your own hands to explain to us why in your responses. Those thought provoking arguments will be printed as a matter of record alongside the conclusions & interpretations - this study is a living & dynamic document for the entire Community & this is why it is so important to draw from diverse viewpoints. When the results are published in late 2007 we would hope that you would not choose to engage in Monday morning quarterbacking if you did not at least choose to partake or attempt to fully read & understand the scope of this study in the first place. This is not a census or basic data graphing project that will result in mere orphaned percentages & graphs. Please write as much information as you would like on these surveys; expressing your opinions, experiences, & knowledge of what vampirism means to you.

Lastly, please take the time to speak directly with your friends, forums, groups, local Houses, gatherings, meetups, etc. to encourage them to complete these surveys & submit them as soon as possible. We are gathering responses from all areas of this Community (online & offline) & ironically individuals who would never speak with one other are banding together for a common purpose to put forth their individual (independent, affiliated, left-hand, right-hand, up, down, or sideways) view of the vampiric condition & Community. It makes no difference of your individual path - Solitary (Ronin), StrigoiVii (OSV), Vampire Church, Temple Of The Vampire (TOV), Kheperian, Sanguinarium, Sekhrian, Order Of The Vampire (TOS), Quinotaur, Cimmerian, Eclipsan, Pranist, etc.; this is a universal study directed towards the specific subset of the vampire subculture that identifies themselves as "real psi, sanguinary, or living vampires" & we are sincerely seeking participation from all paths, orders, & beliefs without the desire to infringe or violate the tenets or private inner teachings of any particular group. Our staff is available to answer questions so don't hesitate to contact us. We sincerely appreciate your participation in this research endeavor & will strive to analyze & treat the responses we receive with the utmost professionalism.

Sincerely,

Vampire Research Staff

research@vampiresurvey.com


The Final Date We Can Accept VEWRS & AVEWRS Submissions Is March 31, 2007

PLEASE DON'T PROCRASTINATE - SET ASIDE TIME TO COMPLETE THESE SURVEYS ASAP!
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT, PARTICIPATION, & ENCOURAGEMENT OF OTHERS!



http://www.vampiresur...

NOTE: We are still accepting VEWRS & AVEWRS survey submissions until March 31, 2007 + 1 Month Grace Period (April 30, 2007). If you identify with real/living/modern - sanguine or psi vampirism and/or energy work/psionics; please download, complete, and e-mail your surveys ASAP!

The following is a preliminary raw data sample release compiled from 334 (309 vampiric) responses to the VEWRS received from March 22, 2006 through February 18, 2007 covering questions 001, 004, 006, 008, 030, 037, 137, 155, 172, 236, 246, 262, & 285 of the VEWRS. Please note questions from the AVEWRS (2nd part of the study) are not included in this preliminary release but will be forthcoming at a later date. Let us stress the point that this data is NOT in final form as this study is still ongoing for another 60+ days, NOR does it represent any correlations with other questions found in this study that will be done in late 2007; ie: Respondent #271 answered X on question 042, Y on question 394, chose option Z on question 643 on the AVEWRS which is unique because it shows a pattern relating to question 488, etc. Hence, drawing anything other than superficial conclusions regarding the representations of the sample received would be ill advised at this time. This preliminary sample release of information is to give everyone in the Community a sense of the scope and importance of their individual participation, NOT to offer analysis or interpretation of these graphs having not completed our research - that aspect will come later this year.

Information regarding this study has been released or distributed to 78 real vampirism or energy work forums, 91 Yahoo groups, 87 MySpace groups, 26 regional Meetup groups, 1,196 individuals on LiveJournal, 1,668 individuals on MySpace, 570 individuals on Yahoo Messenger, 2,567 individuals through direct e-mail, and countless other online and offline groups, Houses, et. al., and individuals throughout the World. There are many behind the scene activities that are never seen as we work to ensure the surveys are presented to the largest possible population of self-identifying sanguine, psi, modern, or living vampires.

We encourage those in positions of leadership or respect who operate forums, sites, groups, Houses, et. al., etc. to notify their members of this study by all appropriate means available and work directly with us to ensure the largest possible response for this Community study. It may be surprising for some to learn not everyone knows of this study - just because it is posted on a forum or on a web site does not mean everyone who is a member pays attention or comes across the post. If you are one of the ones who have been previously been unaware of this soon to be year long study of those who identify themselves as real sanguine, psi, living, or modern vampires and/or energy workers conducted by fellow members of both communities, please visit the web site below for the complete purpose, significance, definitions, ethical, and privacy guidelines governing this study.

Web Site & Download: http://www.vampiresur...

Completed Responses: response@vampiresurvey.com

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2007 + 1 Month Grace Period (Do NOT Procrastinate)

All submissions will generate an auto-response verifying that we have successfully received your survey(s).

Troubleshooting:

If for any reason you can't view either the VEWRS or AVEWRS in MSWord please copy/paste the HTML - Text Only Versions into a word processing program of your choice and complete. See HTML - Text Only Version links below:

http://www.vampiresur...
http://www.vampiresur...

Please understand that BOTH surveys (VEWRS & AVEWRS) need to be completed and returned. The AVEWRS is the concurrent second survey that covers the technical aspects of vampirism, energy work, spirituality, detailed experience, feeding, awakening, coping, identity, etc. background that is NOT covered in the VEWRS. For this reason it is VERY IMPORTANT that those who complete the VEWRS also complete the AVEWRS.

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