Similar questions (used to but might have changed by now) appear on the visa waiver form, asking if you have ever been convicted of treason, Communism, or speeding..
I suppose there are two issues:
1. It excludes the stupid.
2. If you lie, it allows them to punish you more, if found out.
Dr Martin Goldman
Senior Medical Advisor, Forest Laboratories, Europe.
www.forestlabs.com
tel 01322 429355
fax 01322 555469
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Hawking [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: buying from Dell
Would they let you buy it if you answered "Yes"?
MaryH
PS I love the belief in the total honesty of their customers...
In message <[log in to unmask]>,
Simon Child <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Go to www.dell.co.uk.
>
>Select any item, e.g. a usb cable, and put it in your basket.
>
>Proceed to checkout (no need to actually complete checkout, unless you
>really want to buy what you have just put in your basket).
>
>Don't bother filling in the form, just scroll down and see Qu. 4:
>
>* Q4. Will the product(s) be used in connection with weapons of mass
>destruction, i.e. nuclear applications, missile technology, or chemical or
>biological weapons purposes?
>
>Yes No
>
>
>--
>Simon Child
>www.GPUK.net
>www.woodbanksurgery.nhs.uk
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Mary Hawking
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