Seeking many opinions on events in Gujarat
5th Jan 1999
Bad Rajiv @hotmail.com
Folks
I just got on to this list and am enjoying reading the discussions.
Thank you for having this list and thank you to all the folks who write.
I wanted to know if it would be acceptable for me to send the list an
html questionnaire. I live in Gujarat and wanted to get everyone's
opinions on what had been happening here.
Is this okay to do? And how would one send a an html questionnaire in a
manner that would facilitate easy replying for everyone? My concern is
to get responses in a format that would allow me to collate and share
the results with the government folks here who ought to be more
sensitive to publicopinion but don't seem have to have access to enough.
7th Jan 1999
Vani Murarka @manaskriti.com
Firstly, it is really to be appreciated that you first asked as to what
would be acceptable as every public gathering has its unwritten norms
and preferences.
You are most welcome to post the questionnaire but please post the
questionnaire in plain text to Interact Inn. Reasons given below, if
anyone is interested.
In general, it is best not to post html mails on mailing lists as
everyone is using different mail clients and many are unable to read
the mails and reply to mails. For those whose mail clients do not
support html mails, the mail simply looks like untidy gibberish. HTML
mails in public areas are basically not appreciated.
You could prepare the questionnaire in plain text - that way one is
sure that everyone can read and reply.
If html is necessary, you could put it up on a webpage and request
everyone on the mailing list to go to the webpage and respond. The
advantage here is - it will be possible to store the responses in a
systematic manner automatically - but it will require programming. The
disadvantages:
1. There are several members who do not have access to the web - they
will be unable to respond even if they want to
2. Amongst those who can, a much smaller number will respond as they
have to GO to the questionnaire, instead of the questionnaire coming to
them
3. Irrespective of how simply you do it, you will have to apply some
technology/programming to catch the reponse when the visitor presses
the submit button.
Regards
Vani
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8th Jan 1999
Arup A. Bhanja @cal.vsnl.net.in
Yes. I second that. If you have a form, even a primitive one send it to this
list and have some simple interactive buttons like a [ ] (empty space to
fill) against your questionnaire topics. The reader can place an X to give
his/her idea in that white space.
Please do go ahead and post it if you have anything like that. I spent some
time in Ahmedabad myself and would like to see the results too. You should
make it a point to post the survey results on the list too.
Regards,
Arup Bhanja,
Calcutta, INDIA.
