In message <[log in to unmask]>, at 10:15:54 on
Tue, 3 Aug 2004, Tim Wright <[log in to unmask]> writes
>I can legitimately and truthfully
>tick "Single", "Divorced" and "Living with partner" simultaneously.
The old partner (yes, it does happen) or a new one?
>Potential fun on paper forms; potential difficulty on web sites designed so
>that only one answer is permitted ;-)
Amen to that.. (something I trip over many times).
>The designers of such forms need to bear in mind what information they
>actually *need*. How many times do we see requests for date of birth, when
>all that is necessary is (for example) a declaration that the respondent is
>over 18?
..and that.
--
Roland Perry
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