I think the survey had some good insights so I wouldn’t say it was a waste of time, but I would agree that it might not be worth the time, stress, resources to do third party surveys. I would much rather see informal surveys here on the fedora forums at regular intervals (every 2-3 months) to see where the community is and how we all feel about certain things. It should be open to everyone with a fedora account in good standing that meets trust level 1 and has had an acount for at least 90 days.
I must also agree with bookwar…the name ‘fedora verified’ will unfortunately automatically drive people away from engaging with the survey 
…maybe something more like this:
“Creation of the Contributor Badge: Come decide what counts as a contribution! Vote Today~!”
Then on the actual forum page you can clarify that: this is a non-binding vote, meaning that all decision-making will go through the normal processes and procedures. Your vote helps to better inform the council on important decision-making.