Wouldn’t it be better to set the default value for new boolean custom fields to true? I guess that when it’s false, you usually don’t define it (being lazy 
). For me at least, when I create one, 100% of the time it’s to define it as true.
I believe it more important to focus on making the question as clear/simple as possible. Negating the question to change the preferred answer tends to create ugliness like this:
- Do not blow up the world: true/false.
And, which one is default should be a balance between previous behavior and least-harmful behavior.
The ideal default value could be easily identified by querying the database to see the percentages of true and false. If there’s a clear winner, use that as default.
I mostly use the boolean field to clear “Remember me” checkboxes that are checked by default. So your assumption is not true (at least not universally).
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Weird. Isn’t “remember me” supposed to be off by default? (but OK, there are sometimes, some sites that doesn’t follow the best practices)
That said, for your other usages of Boolean fields, are you more often using true or false?
There are no standards. Yahoo, Netflix, and GoDaddy are just a few examples of websites that have the “Remember me” option enabled by default.