| 42966 | Question #6 should have reading/writing newsgroups as a possible answer. |
| 42973 | Would have liked an on-line (Web-Based) version. |
| 43005 | >> Not Yet at this time ........ |
| 43006 | # How do I know this is REALLY from the people who send me TOURBUS? |
| 43009 | >Don't like giving my income, but I trust you...I hope!
>
> |
| 43025 | Well . . . the professional category question could have been structured
better, unless that's how you're planning to target prospective advertisers.
:-) |
| 43027 | You didn't say how to make the marks. |
| 43029 | It does not hurt to be more specific about what character to use as a
check and to provide more specific instructions on how you want people
to check things off. |
| 43030 | Would be nice if it was on-line, with radio-buttons, making it easier to respond to. |
| 43049 | Did you really want the whole message or just the survey? |
| 43055 | Nope, good luck getting responses! |
| 43061 | >
The WEB PAGE THAT WAS LISTED IS EMPTY....NOTHING THERE. I sure hope
that responding to this does not trigger a rash of advertisements for free
sex sites, hear the word of god sites, free credit card sites, etc.! |
| 43066 | > There's
> > no accomodation for people who, like myself, work more than one
> > job, have 3 e-mail accounts, and different options (i.e., Netscape
browser on the business account which I use for surfing; shell account on
the healthcare account which I use for surfing, research and e-email;
shell account which I use for e-mail primarily (personal). "CVhoose one"
just doesn't work. > > |
| 43074 | I feel bad about my answer to number 12 because this is my very first
e-mail since subscribing only a few days ago. I often explore ads and
other things of interest to me.
I look forward to my tourbus ride and hope it's a long one. |
| 43103 | Choose some
readers and have a seminar
Once or Twice per year
Set up small prize |
| 43111 | > Hard to select only one catagory especially 3 & 6. |
| 43120 | >
Question number 11 did not specify annual or monthly. I presumed annual.
I hope the > at the beginning of each line does not boggle the survey
program.
The > are there because I used the forward feature of my email program.
It was much more convenient to reply to a different address that way. It
is too much work to save the file, edit it, and then include it in a mail
to an address that you have to look up again. |
| 43135 | >
Perhaps Question 12 should have included "[ ] Don't Know"
--because in truth, I don't know!
>
> |
| 43139 | Don't use it to encourage more business on the net. |
| 43146 | >
>
>
>
I have several different types of access...impossible to make only
one choice above when asked to do so.
(multiple responses #4,5,6) |
| 43147 | ************no further comments*********** |
| 43151 | allow for multiple choices; provide for more "other, please specify"
choices |
| 43153 | Choose some readers and have a seminar
Once or Twice per year
Set up small prize |
| 43154 | I enjoy your varied topics. |
| 43155 | >
I am disregarding your instructions to cut and paste the text into a new
message. I see that the reply-to header is the email address you said to
send a new note to, so I figure replying is probably OK, and if it ISN'T
it SHOULD BE. I also don't like that "this line must be in the reply"
thing. Firgure out a more graceful way, such as coded reply-to
addresses. |
| 43157 | Would have preferred web interface form fields |
| 43166 | How do you mark an option. My first attempt of a * was ignored? |
| 43168 | It is very simple to complete and follow |
| 43170 | Not as to how, but more as to why. I mean none of the questions is about
the Tourbus itself. I know its' intent was to determine the "type" of
riders, but it's more like a marketing survey, looking more for info for
the sponsors of the mailing list, than inquiring of the riders as to why
they are here or what they would like to see in upcoming trips. Or maybe
something asking about the format of the mailing list could have ben
included, maybe some would prefer an html format. Or maybe something
could have been asked about what was one of the riders favorite issues
or trips. Just my $0.02. Thanks for listening. |
| 43172 | > Why
> exactly are you in the Web for? |
| 43175 | It is nice to give a reason (purpose) for the survey ... |
| 43193 | I think you are asking the wrong questions |
| 43195 | section on education uses jargon only familiar to readers of USA
background. Here NZ we use the primary school, secondary
school, university terminology, and I don't fully understand the
american terms. |
| 43203 | >You can view the survey results at any time
>by visiting http://www.beachtech.com/tourbus
You have a lot of users who have only e-mail. Why
not setup a more accessible way for us unprivilged
folk to view results? |
| 43209 | >it would certainly be appreciated if you gave away a new car to each
person who took the time to reply.
>
> |
| 43214 | Doing the corrections and putting them back in didn't work
(changing from $50 to $50,000 |
| 43217 | Nope, but it was pretty cool. :) |
| 43220 | Don't like removing the extra space after entering an "x" answer. |
| 43226 | If you DARE sell my name to some DAMNDABLE place that sends me
a mound of e-mail, I'll unsubscribe from this list!!!!!!!! |
| 43228 | This survey was very easy to complete. Unless I did it wrong. If that's
the case, it was very difficult. |
| 43231 | I think if I were a novice a wouldn't have a clue how the form should
be filled out. Even though I work in an IS deparment and introduced
this company to the web, I'm still not sure that I responded properly. |
| 43237 | Some of the questions only allow one response, where in my case, multiple
responses are appropriate. For example, for question #4, I have both a 14.4
modem at home and a high speed connection at work, both of which I use
extensively. |
| 43239 | > Leave off the household income! |
| 43240 | << I would have been more comfortable with a web form, but this is a more
"universal". The only question that I found difficult was the one about
experience. I've been working with computers for some 40 years. Mostly I
provide advice about how organizations can take best advantage of computers.
So, I don't do much programming, but I am very comfortable with technology.
People like me don't easily fit on your scale. And, I don't feel that you
need to know my family income. I'm prepared to tell you all other answers,
but don't see why you need to know that.
Bob Fabian
http://www.rafabian.com>> |
| 43251 | Awesome. How did you do it? Although I'd prefer 3 spaces
instead of 2 in between the brackets (make it look better). |
| 43253 | Please allow
ranges for the age and even more for the household income ... |
| 43256 | Very easy and well done. Would spend days filling out surveys for the Bus
because of how great the news is and how much help it has given me. |
| 43257 | Question 6. I am a librarian who uses the internet extensively for email,
for finding educational and other resources for my own use and for the
clients of the Library, for delivering and assisting with Internet training,
for keeping up to date with my fields of expertise and practice and probably
lots of other pruposes as well. It is impossible for me to select one use
only!!!! |
| 43259 | Nope ...other
than i don't feel inclined to answer regarding my income, although i agree it
is a relevant question. :o) |
| 43270 | would rather have the radio buttons....that would make it very easy....maybe
examples of how you would like answers written..i.e. $40,000.00 rather than
$40k..and I do believe there is a category between "total novice" and "feel
pretty proficient most of the time"...for that is where I would have placed
myself. |
| 43274 | I just bet
that you won't find any females that will give their age as over 29! :)
And, is there really anyone that will give their true income? (I always
round down so I don't get the Rolls ads) |
| 43287 | Interesting to see the results |
| 43288 | I think you should also conduct this survey on the web for those
subscribers who have access to the web (probably most of them). It
would be a little easier to respond to. |
| 43290 | Enjoyed participating in your research! Survey was done quite fine! |
| 43299 | I would like more information on BeachTech, how I can have a survey done of
my own, and how much it would cost |
| 43301 | >Keep up the great work
>
> |
| 43302 | for anyone else and doubt I
ever would. |
| 43309 | It would
have been nice to have a link to a blank form to fill it out.
>
>
> |
| 43313 | very nice format, anxious for results and would be interested leanring how
results were compiled. |
| 43321 | The answer boxes moved with the insertion of an anwswer; this can cause
grave worry among the highly anal-retentive amongst us. |
| 43337 | >
I find it annoying to highlight and paste such a large quantity of material,
so I chose to do it this way. Hope that's okay. I choose not to tell you
my income. I am a housewife, but since there is no category for that, I
chose retired.
>
> |
| 43341 | Why don't you survey what operating systems people are using, too? |
| 43344 | In a couple of questions, selecting only one answer was very difficult,
and potentially misleading (in the answers I gave).... |
| 43356 | > You might want to consider adding "homemaker"to your career list.
>
> |
| 43357 | I hate
picking "just one" as I have never done "justone thing" in
my life. |
| 43364 | > Are you sure your questions aren't skewed as to what you'll
find as results? |
| 43365 | You may wish
to
>tell us what the information is going to be used for??
>Attracting potential sponsers perhaps??? or something totally sinister
>like finding out my age:)
>
>
> |
| 43367 | I did purchase from a sponsor however I need to be certain that the
site is secure. It is a great idea to find out how powerful a medium
this is in so far as online product and services offered. I have the time to
shop online and do not have the time to shop any other way. This is an
important survey, as well as historic. The future of the world is in the
hands of those who find out how to meet the requirements of mankind.
Gary S. Carbocci |
| 43377 | >This same approach I use for getting elementary students to respond when
they are not adept at narrative.
I get excellent response and they seem to enjoy it.
>
> |
| 43386 | The only reason I have not purchased directly from an online
sponsor is that (1) the sponsor did not meet my needs, (2) the sponsor
was not competitive, (3) the sponsor did not have a secure site, (4) or I
could get the products locally. |
| 43388 | Good idea making it e-mail based. I might have been too lazy to fire
up the browser tonight if I had to go to a web site to respond. |
| 43396 | I'm not sure whether to include the entire tourbus message, or only
the questions from 1-15. So I included the entire message just to be on
the safe side. |
| 43404 | >
I am very worried that completing this survey might put me on some spammer's
list. Tourbus is one of the few things on the net I would trust, but these
days the best trust I can muster is gonna be shakey :-) |
| 43417 | no. Love TOURBUS, that's all. |
| 43424 | >
You could make a very simple on line one using a database and
interface like cold-fusion pro. that's what we use and find it very
flexible for populating, querying data, sending automatic emails, etc |
| 43426 | i understand the importance of surveys of this nature |
| 43429 | Wondering if this is read and compiled automatically - and how? |
| 43431 | > You make it fun with some wacky multiple choices!
>
> |
| 43440 | No. I'm just
interested in the results. |
| 43457 | >
I think is was very easy and I hope it works for you. Great job on the
Tourbus I enjoy reading it. |
| 43461 | Put the survey on a web site with forms it would be easier. |
| 43471 | No comments on the survey, but I do want to let you know how much I
enjoy and appreciate you time and content that goes into creating
Tourbus. Thanks! I always look forward to the tourbus internet
adventure. :) |
| 43474 | Help not
available- not sure if I should reduce space by # of characters in
>answer or leave brackets enlarged (Who says I'm anal?!!)
>
>
> |
| 43475 | Next time, "Spoof" the reply-to address so that when we hit the reply
key it'll go to the special address you set up to receive these
surveys. Also, set up a web-page form and allow people to fill it out
there. |
| 43491 | I suspect that you'd get more accurate replies if you dropped some of
the personal questions e.g. income |
| 43516 | Checking out
> some of the previous responses on the web site, I agree with the button
> thing
> for responding. Also, I can understand the reasoning behind the $$
question,
>
> but giving a group of ranges to select from would be better. |
| 43518 | Checking out
> some of the previous responses on the web site, I agree with the button
> thing
> for responding. Also, I can understand the reasoning behind the $$
question,
>
> but giving a group of ranges to select from would be better. |
| 43519 | I would rather see this survey set up as an HTML for posted on a web site.
It would have been much easier to fill out than moving the cursor all over
the page. |
| 43533 | Please consider sending the results to my email box. |
| 43898 | I'm brand-new to Tourbus; a question about "How Long on Tourbus?"
might be helpful to you (cf. my answer to #12). |
| 43899 | Yes. It was simple and not a burden. Keep it that way. |
| 43901 | It would have been great if you had included a choice for ISDN in #4; I
have dedicated ISDN (128k) at home in addition to the high-speed LAN at the
office. |
| 43917 | > Keep Up The Good Work!! :)
>
> |
| 43920 | Household income only meaningful in local currency and country,
therefore left out. |
| 43930 | yes, haven't recieved a tourbus yet. just signed up for the ride. |
| 43931 | I just
>want to thank the authors for writing Tourbus biweekly.
>There is a lot of interesting stuff.
> FWIW, I have cancer and have used the 'net for 1.5 years to
>keep
>up on the latest treatments. It's a wonderful resource.
>
>
> |
| 43550 | Looking forward to seeing the results - would like to know how many
people include their salary - that's really no one's business but
mine! |
| 43554 | It is too oriented toward "Da Web".
And, to add insult to injury, if one doesn't quite understand
*HOW* to complete this survey, then one is invited to
check out your site. Sheesh.
IOW, I've filled out your survey as best I can [e.g., I neither
"click" nor "cut&paste" (tho' I can do the latter, it is NOT
appropriate for an email of this size.)
Also, this survey was too large for me to use in SLMR, my
reader of choice. So I had to use BlueWave.
PROUD TO BE
WINDOWS-FREE! |
| 43569 | >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 43587 | I graduated from institute, but there has no this item(9). |
| 43591 | --------> Corrected `Student' to `Retired' <-----------
I had added a comment after Retired naming my former
occupation: Computer Programmer. This must have messed up.
the listings. You need to note that this is the *only*
place where comments should be made. |
| 43600 | The possible answers for question 3 render the question
useless. Question 6 also seems flawed. But while you may not be
much of a survey writer, you do a great job with Tourbus!! |
| 43603 | First day On the list - that's why no sites visited yet... |
| 43607 | # 3 should have a category between "total novice" and "pretty proficient."
Maybe "somewhat proficient"? |
| 43623 | >
Simply that it's annoying having to keep the extraneous text in the survey,
and marking between the brackets. Maybe a WWW option next time? :)
>
> |
| 43624 | How about putting up a web page for the survey with radio buttons? |
| 43639 | I am interested enough to pursue it w/Beachtech for use in my business. |
| 43642 | My responses would not be so full if I did not have this site
to mail from. |
| 43652 | Something on what you want put in the brackets would be good. |
| 43654 | It was realllllll cute Patrick! |
| 43678 | Please don't sell this info to some scumsucking capitalist who will spam me
to
death. Also, love Tourbus, but how about ditching the goofy bus at the top,
and
getting a professional logo done up? The one you've got looks like something
I created in Grade 9 typing class. |
| 43687 | In question #6,
to pick one was not easy as I also surf the net, do research and use if for
educational purposes for myself. :-) |
| 43692 | - Hard to estimate my salary in US$ since I'm in Canada.
- I am a writer/graphic artist/publisher, so multiple choice in that
category would have been better.
- I have a 14.4 modem at home and a 33.6 modem at work, so multiple choice
in that category might have helped.
- E-mail is about 80% of my 'net use, but the other 20% is highly important
- that question might have been phrased better. |
| 43693 | Yes. Too little space between brackets in #11. Multiple responses would
be appropriate in #4,5,6,10. I use a modem at home, a high-speed
connection at work. I have access to Netscape, but more often use
text-only access. (It's faster.) I use e-mail most, but often surf the
Web, do research, look at education sites, etc. I have bought from
companies that are on-line, but my purchases have been off-line. |
| 43695 | Sometimes esp. question 6 & 10 it is very hard to pick just one answer. |
| 43696 | Keep the TOURBUS running :) |
| 43703 | Well, lessee
.. The verification routine sent back two blank forms for me to verify.
The forms were blank....nothing to verify, so I filled one out and resent
it and deleted the other one. Let's see what the e-mail fairy drops in my
birdcage on the next mail run!! ;-) |
| 43704 | >
>Some of the questions were difficult to answer with one response, for
instance I use the Internet equally for "surfing" and email - but only one
response allowed. No allowance for the important occupation of parenting!
> |
| 43706 | It couldn't have been any easier. |
| 43707 | Nope. Thanks for the great service!! |
| 43951 | No, but I
have enjoyed Tourbus for a few years and very much appreciate it. |
| 43731 | About Question #3, I actually woke up one day, knowing, from a dream, how I
was going to write a four-dimensional maze program. So that really is the
correct answer for me. (s) John Knoderer |
| 43737 | Not Really - I Am a new subscriber and at this time don't really know much
about TOURBUS in general. |
| 43738 | The categories in #10 are really amazingly disorganized. I am a
professor of Comparative Religious Studies. None of the categories is
really for me. |
| 43963 | No comments
about it; only one question: how could I have the results on
E-mail ? |
| 43966 | Please use Italian language, for the next surveys and messages. |
| 43967 | It was meant to be easy for everyone to complete and contained adequate
information for statistical (I suppose) use. |
| 43970 | Pleas dont put the spaces between de brackets..... |
| 43972 | A word to the type of Internet connection: In germany alsmost
no modems are used, but ISDN (64 kBit/s) instead. |
| 43973 | I am reluctant to provide income and other personal data |
| 43981 | I don't feel free to send the ammount of household income by e-mail |
| 43987 | I ending up guessing to put X's in the brackets - I
didn't see anything that told me what response you were looking for.
And going to the web page specified above (that says it will contain
info on how to complete the questionnaire) just said "under
construction, send us an email"! |
| 43988 | You always sent great news. Go ahead !
May be more easy to read your news sharing them into more separated
message. |
| 43992 | >[AFK] What about an on-line version ? - and an e-mail version for non-web
>access...
>
> |
| 43997 | >[AFK] What about an on-line version ? - and an e-mail version for non-web
>access...
>
> |
| 43741 | Why cut and paste? Why not just "Reply To"? |
| 43745 | > Not easy to use with Pine, & Lynx as browser (I know, I'm the only one,
but that's what I first learned on & still love). |
| 43749 | Question 11
- household income should have made clear that it was
annual income and provided a better way to fit the answer in the
box. It's also good that you verify the form for correctness. |
| 43751 | > Just wonder how you parse out this info. Seems tedious to do by hand... |
| 43752 | re #3: there's a big span between "novice" and "mostly proficient"--I
know more about the web than most, but I suck at computer basics, like
installing and dealing with software, and there are many people who are
the opposite. |
| 43766 | > Seems like a neat way to do it. |
| 43768 | > Well
> > done and simple |
| 43769 | I don't understand why you need to know my total household income... other
than that... nada. |
| 44013 | It took me three separate times to do it. I hated it, just like I hate
all surveys. They really piss me off! |
| 44014 | Should I use X or Y to indicate my choice? |
| 44110 | question 11 should state the time interval (month or year) |
| 43785 | I think that the question about the income has no
importance for this survey. Also, i will be very glad
if you will send by e-mail this servey results, it is
very interesting to c the average person's charachteristics
in this issues. |
| 43788 | > In your
"highest education attained" make note of what we should do
>> when a
>> listed education level is "work in progress."
>
>
> |
| 43793 | This was easy enough, but how bout a web page with radio buttons,
checkboxes, and pull down menu type selection bars? But this is
certainly much easier.
>
> |
| 43794 | It was tricky to copy and paste with Eudora, would it still work to just
reply to the original message? |
| 43799 | This was easy enough, but how bout a web page with radio buttons,
checkboxes, and pull down menu type selection bars? But this is
certainly much easier.
>
> |
| 43800 | It was tricky to copy and paste with Eudora, would it still work to just
reply to the original message? |
| 43816 | I think it's fairly unscientific, open to fraudulent responses
(spoofing) and the like.
Your self-selecting sample will likely not provide you a true picture of
your readership. |
| 43819 | I wouldn't be suprised if new computer users (like my parents) had
difficulty with the cut and paste part. |
| 43821 | I wouldn't be suprised if new computer users (like my parents) had
difficulty with the cut and paste part. |
| 43822 | Put some sort of
marker to copy from..... |
| 44036 | If you wish to include Northern Ireland the correct term is United
Kingdom not Great Britian |
| 44039 | [it was not difficult, but you might want to consider a web response form] |
| 44041 | It should be more explained how it must be filled - for example how to fill
two-character cells right? |
| 44054 | I do not like questions about my household income. That's none of your
business. |
| 44125 | Fine and dandy glad to be of service |
| 43829 | I don't
understand it's purpose. |
| 43830 | It would be nice to get the results and anaysis of this survey. |
| 43838 | Only that on the question of visiting your sponsors, I only
signed up two days ago and have not had a chance. I believe in helping
site by visiting sponsors. |
| 43850 | I don't normally do surveys on paper but I'll fill them in for my favourite
lists, like Tourbus |
| 43851 | No
critique of the usefullness of our experience with Tourbus? How about
suggestions for improvements? |
| 43866 | Text cannot be added or changed in e-mail directly received with Eudora Pro. Had to copy and paste it into another mail document to answer your questions. |
| 43877 | I would have expected this to be part of a web site where you point and
click. |
| 43880 | The online
>surveys with 'real' checkboxes done as cgi/java pages are easier,
>>but its not a problem.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 43883 | #6 probably should rank the various choices in order used most
#13 ANY oneline merchant or just one who sponsored yours? |
| 44061 | No comment! Love Tour Bus- Great Pub! |
| 44144 | One option
doesn't work for several of the questions. |
| 44145 | All the simple boolean Y/N/X [ ] boxes should only be 1 space
character wide.
>
>
> |
| 44150 | I hope you will present the results of the survey via TOUTBUS too. |
| 44153 | Your parser dosn't understand 'K' ( o.k. so it's trivial but you did ask 8-) ) |
| 44154 | I hope you will present the results of the survey via TOUTBUS too. |
| 43884 | I loathe
having to answer personal questions! |
| 43890 | Questions 5 and 6 had too few options because of "Pick One".
My answers to each would be the 1st two options. |
| 44070 | > SKIP THAT INCOME THING IN SURVEY....whatever will it be used for
>??????????????
>
> |
| 44075 | Only very minor points:
- Being able to REPLY instead of FORWARD would have been more elegant.
- Why two spaces in the response fields instead of one?
- And there are no instructions about what to put in - I assume two X's is ok? |
| 44090 | Workable system, but I would have rather clicked on a link to a WEB page
with dialog boxes I could tab through. This system is more cumbersome. |
| 44097 | I wish all surveys that said they take only 5 mins really did. |
| 44103 | I do not like the questions regarding household income. I know sponsers
want the info but I feel uncomofortable giving it out.
I think it is important also to ask if viewing a sponser web site has made
an impact in making a purchase. I still am reluctant to use visa numbers
on the web but I will check out a web site and then phone in an order. |
| 44107 | Would have been even easier if I could simply have cliecked on the
REPLY icon. |
| 42942 | I'll admit
to age on line/income something else! |
| 42950 | I find it offensive that I'm asked about income. |
| 42952 | Change the
> "reply to" address to make it simpler for responding. |
| 44166 | Seems pretty superficial to me.
Does not seem to be able to get a good profile of the people (me) |
| 44185 | Painless. Very happy to complete this onec a year. |
| 44194 | Less confident users might worry about which character to type into the boxes -
perhaps you should make it easier for them by telling them! |
| 44204 | No. 11) asks for the
income; what period of time is meant? 1 week, 1 month, 1
year? |
| 44211 | I like more Links to text only Pages. |
| 44215 | Couldn't you make the from address the reply address? |
| 44216 | Why not use Web Forms? Technically, this survey isn't difficult,
but for the lazier of us Net denizens, the easier you make it,
the more reponses you'll get. |
| 44219 | Only that sometimes picking one response is difficult. Also, I love
the Tourbus, I recommend it regularly to others. Thanks for your
work! Pat Crispin makes me proud to be a UA faculty member! |
| 44220 | A little troublesome to complete the form as required to included the
original message in the response and this and that command:( |
| 44239 | I think you should at least have the page with online help, about this
form, active. |
| 44244 | Explain why the cut-and-paste is necessary as against using a simple
reply function. Offer Web form as an alternative? Presume that
email is used so as not to disadvantage riders who do not yet have
access to a graphical browser. |
| 44252 | [Comment above about difficulty relates to my email system
adjusting line lengths, so that some entries cause the line to
wrap. Also, instructions do not indicate how you want the boxes
filled in [especially as they are all two characters !] |
| 44259 | The help site doesn't work. |
| 44270 | > Strange questionnaire combining technical bits and pieces with a > little something for the sponsors. But stranger still the pieces of > information that you do not want to know, e.g. how many > adults/children does your household consist of, do you have any > suggestions for future Tourbus topics, do you share Tourbus postings > with friends/colleagues by means of forwarding/printout, etc. |
| 44271 | I've more than one internet access. this applies to one |
| 44287 | There were a couple of sections where my answer didn't fit any of the
answers offered. |
| 44296 | Questions 6 and 10 should be multi choice
Question 9 I require translating into English |
| 44298 | Why no questions about whether we find Tourbus useful/interesting/essential
Why no questions about whether we ever visit the sites selected
Or is this only about advertising |
| 44307 | It's not very clear as to what you are to put in the boxes. What is a response?
The same as subject? |
| 44313 | Didn't know what to put in the subject line. |
| 44318 | Glad to help as appreciate each & every isue of Tourbus! |
| 44322 | Good idea and
well done...
>
>
> |
| 44327 | >no
I love the tourbus. Thanks for keeping me informed!
>
> |
| 44328 | Apart from wanting the salary in dollars - this is the WORLD wide web
you know - if you're doing a survey you shouldn't make your
'surveyee' have to do anything more difficult than tick a box - I had
to look for an exchange rate and calculate pounds sterling into
dollars. |
| 44331 | I don't think household income is any of your business so have not responded to that question. |
| 44333 | > very polite and straight forward to use. |
| 44347 | question 11) is inappropriate. |
| 44348 | > Que no esta en castellano como puedo yo recibir los mensaje en
> Castellano |
| 44350 | What about telling us what to put in the brackets (X, y, n or what?) |
| 44365 | Question #3 could have used a couple more choices. i also think income
is irrelevant. |
| 44367 | Nope, and I hope you get satisfactory responses to 13 and 14 to enable you
to keep up the good work. Tourbus is an excellent newsletter and timeously
brings me new info and techniques that I need. Thank you.
Mike McDonagh, Netherbank, Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 44382 | None, beyond you make it easy to respond, and ask regularly but
occasionally, so (I hope) are more likely to get a good response. Well
done, and thanks for Tourbus. |
| 44385 | > For me TOURBUS are lessons of Internet and also I practice English.
Because quick changes in Internet TOURBUS is necessary and OK!
Thanks! |
| 44387 | In item 3 I would like to see a category between total novice and pretty
proficient.
BTW Great Britain is not a country, it is the United Kingdom(of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland) and the Isle of Man is Crown Dependency - not
unlike Hong Kong used to be! (Pedantic, I know - but ask a Canadian what
an American is!) |
| 44401 | Very
> nice. Fast, easy, and hopefully will give you whatever results
> you're looking for. |
| 44403 | I enjoy the site and newsletter I receive so much that I'm happy to complete
the survey in gratitude. |
| 44405 | > I am bothered by the assumption that everyone can cut and paste to a new
message. I can't do that with a 286 and Procomm. :) I just hit reply. I
hope this all comes out okay. |
| 44409 | What to put between the brackets ?? |
| 44411 | "Picking one" for the primary Internet use category was difficult. I
changed my answer several times. Couldn't you assemble a pie chart of
percentages of primary use? |
| 44420 | It might have bee better ( ) were hard up against the LHS it would save me
having to side key 6 times before entering my answer.
No other problem thanks for the BUS ride.
cu
john@cave.demon.co.uk
BTW
I use MSoft mail at work and when you include WWW addresses it is a lot
easier if you could leave a space between the < www.cave.demon.co.uk >
rather than so that I can double click on the URL and
not get the < > bit in the address, sorry its a bit hard to explain see if
you can try it. |
| 44426 | I hope the results are for more than "commercial" purposes, but I think I'm
being naive ... ;-> |
| 44432 | It was a bit hard to figure out what I had to do to complete it. You might
have just given a URL for us to go to, and accumulated the responses there,
but I guess that would have left out the people who just have email... |
| 44433 | Yes, cut this household income question off. The mail message goes via
numerous computers, why would I inform everyone about my income? |
| 44439 | That age
question really hurt! :-) |
| 44441 | No indication of characters to use.
Slightly confusing instructions for replying.
Income in US $ ??? Not too familiar with exchange rates, I used stlg x
1.5 (approx.)
Q3 didn't really provide for more than three responses (five given).
The last three are a bit quirky, and seem to mean the same thing
really. And those who are "total novices" might have a hard time even
replying!
More US-centricism: academic levels are not universally defined
I think that this survey could be genuinely valuable, but even better
with a bit more work on the questions and reply instructions. |
| 44454 | Think that maybe in the ticks for comments it could be done so that we could
just click on the box and an X comes in rather then having to type it in, (I
know quit being so lazy!!, but what can I say this is the computer age) |
| 44455 | SHOULD TELL HOW TO CHECK BOXES |
| 44463 | Questions 2, 3, 4,
>experienced survey writer before you send it out. Use realistic scales.
>Pilot test the survey. Don't ask the subject to "Pick one"; word the item
>more explicitly.
>
>
> |
| 44466 | An online survey form might be easier. |
| 44467 | I've gotten really bored with all the requests to fill out surveys - I'm
doing this one because the Rankin and Patrick team does such a great job
with Tourbus and other internet info that I'm glad to help out. I have an
old copy of how to do everything by email and of course the roadmap series
is still one of the very best. Thank you! |
| 44470 | very good, non-invasive, easy to answer questions.
But, restricting to a SINGLE answer was difficult especially for the
following quesion because I use it soooooo much for soooo many things.
6) Describe your primary Internet usage. (PICK ONE) |
| 44472 | Yes: only minor:
> 9) Highest level of education attained?
> [ ] Elementary
> [ ] High School
> [ x] College <--- make College/University
> [ ] Advanced Degree
>
> 11) Approximate household income? $ US Dollars [middle of your range]
(That information should remain private!) |
| 44482 | I always ask
>that for
>my participation, that a copy of the results be made available. Preferably
at a
>web site or by email. Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 44484 | Please use 1 or 3 spaces between the [] (not 2) |
| 44512 | Just don't go selling our addresses! |
| 44529 | It is difficult to visit the sponsor page because i have only e-mail.
It is the same for the results of the survey. So, is it possible to get
the results of the survey in a tourbus e-mail ? |
| 44541 | Next time tell us where to put the response line... or, since we are
reproducing the entire enchilada... just leave this comment out. By the
way... if anyone finds this survey technically difficult they probably can't
respond and so won't fit into your survey in the first place. |
| 44550 | > It was pretty cool, but I expected more in-depth questions.
>
> |
| 44565 | It was fine. easy to do, simple questions to the point and not too
long. |
| 44570 | >single choices not relevant in #4 or #6 - the internet is being used in
more places for more things
>
> |
| 44582 | I would have preffered it on www |
| 44595 | No, actually I
am a new subscriber. Less than a week. |
| 44629 | The survey is a good idea and I look forward to checking the results
later. But I can't quit without saying thanks for a most useful newsletter.
I share them with my co-workers many times, so you really have 4
readers here (sometimes more depending on the topic). |
| 44634 | I'd be interested in some of the technical details about how
the information was collected.... |
| 44637 | I went to the beachtech.com help web site and it was "under
construction". It was a waste of time and it should be deleted from the
instructions. |
| 44648 | Using a web page would have been easier, but since some might not
have more than email access I guess it was ok. Just to be sure I
deleted the extra space introduced by putting in my answer, but if it
wasn't needed that could have been said in the instructions. |
| 44653 | Very nicely! I really enjoy my Tourbus - every bit of it. It's one of my
main listserver highlights. Hope it never ends. |
| 44656 | >
> No, but I'd like to say, Tourbus is great. Keep up the good work!
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 44658 | Needed more clear directions about what was to be included in the response. |
| 44666 | Interesting,
but I hope it isn't just a marketing ploy. Please don't send me any ads
based on this. (No other mailing lists, please.
>
>
> |
| 44667 | What about ISDN connections? |
| 44672 | > I have more than one computer and use both graphical and text only
(unix).
> Why did you make
> me pick only one. Question 6 should have been "Rate in order of usage
> 1-5" |
| 44681 | I'm glad to see that more surveys are being completed in this way. I
made contact with BeachTech in 1993 when few people were using this
technology. I wrote an article on using BeachTech programs to do fax
surveys (same principle) which has now been referenced in Earl
Babbie's _Practice of Social Research_. I am convinced that more
could be done here and look forward to new breakthroughs in this
area. |
| 44692 | Web page would have been preferred. No instructions as to if the response
box could be expanded once an 'X' was put in it. I didn't know so I went
through and deleted a space so the box wouldn't be any larger.
Income? Yeah right. What does the word spam mean? |
| 44693 | How about "snip here" text. |
| 44703 | Thank you for including "Library/InfoScience"; harldy anyone ever includes
this important profession. |
| 44708 | You need to allow for multiple answers. For instance, I have two internet
providers - one text-only, the other graphic. A couple of other questions
also would require multiple answers for complete information. |
| 44718 | It would be easier to respond to as an HTML form on a Web page. |
| 44721 | I liked
> the Tourbus !Thanks !
> Liked the Roadmap even more ! (That was the reason to 'tune in' to the
>
> Tourbus ! ;))
> Keep up the good work ! |
| 44728 | > [Would've been easier on an Internet form, but I know not
everyone has Internet access.] |
| 44738 | No, the TOURBUS is great, go on!!!!
From Argentina, Leandro |
| 44744 | Well done and not time consuming to fill out. |
| 44769 | >Yup, just checked again . . . no squirrels . . . you guys slipping?
>
> |
| 44779 | Age is not a discriminator and should not be used. It hurts more
people than it helps. |
| 44783 | Some choices were cute, but slightly ambiguous. Also, I doubt
if *anyone* will give you their "Income" amount, and if they do, it
means that you should discount their answers to the other questions,
because they're stupid! |
| 44788 | > I wasn't sure how to mark the answers and since I'm at work, I don't have
time to check out that web site, so I just used an "x". Next time, perhaps
you could include more instructions.
>
> |
| 44789 | > YES. It came back to me with three wrong answers. How did that happen? I
> know I sent it out right.
>This is the 3rd time I've received this stupid survey--how many times are
you going to send it back to me? This is so fucking annoying. Go away. I'm
never filling out another of your surveys again. |
| 44800 | Some of the questions didn't have my correct answer (too limited
choices or no "all of the above" box. Ex: Depending on the time of day,
I use the internet for different reasons....escapism in the late
evening, e-mail communication with husband and college-attending child
in the mornings, research/education in the afternoons, etc.
Occupation, also, doesn't take into account that some, like me,
have several part-time jobs, and volunteer jobs. I am Office Manager,
but also work at a Youth Center and freelance at computer/internet set
up and training....all vaguely computer related. |
| 44803 | Would be
nice if we could choose more answer in some questions such as the 9th. |
| 44814 | Only one space is needed between brackets. This forced me to choose between
the first blank or the second blank . Also, if I remember correctly the
previous survey showed that most tourbus riders had several years
experience. Question 2 should have more choices (although 4+ years on the
net does seem like forever).
>
>
> |
| 44817 | Nice job - simple, easy to use. |
| 44850 | Very easy for me, just forward to the specified address,
edit the fields and press send. |
| 44865 | Great work! I
would love how to do one of these for the non-profit I work for (Ronald
McDonald House) so we could do on-line registrations. |
| 44870 | > Simple to respond to it. |
| 44874 | Don't put blank spaces between the "[" and the "]" have the empty boxes
just look like []. This will help ensure the filled in boxes look consistent
such as [X] instead of [X ], [ X ], or [ X]. Also please provide an
example of a properly filled in box as an example.
Don't include advertising for other than the survey company in the plug. By
completing the survey we are performing a service for you, so there shouldn't a
"charge" to us in the form of an ad. |
| 44877 | For those of us with graphical access to the web, an option to fill out
a form would've been much more convenient. Also the "Pick one" was
nearly impossible in several circumstances and at best provides
marginally accurate information.
Wait a minute...No questions about squirrels? Is this survey really
legitimate!?! |
| 44880 | Good
instructions. Easy to complete. Short and to the point |
| 44883 | >
> How about having "begin cut here" and "end cut here" lines to
cut the survey (and code lines). Then we can identify the nonrelevant
header information to leave out. It makes for a cleaner form that
is easier to fill out.
>
> |
| 44890 | Should have been offered as a Web based CGI page for graphical users. That
we the results could have been viewed instantaneously. |
| 44892 | Several questions say choose one, when more than one actually applies. |
| 44897 | Make sure you tell us where to view the results. |
| 44900 | No;
but I would not have been able to copy and paste on the e-mailer I have
this forwarded to me from. (Sorry about that awkward sentence
structure.) |
| 44906 | I use the web equally between home and work -- I could have easily picked
several answers to question 6 as 'primary' usage. |
| 44909 | Seems fairly straightforward. |
| 44912 | If my e-mail address is sold to a spam company as a result of this
survey, the fleas of a thousand squirrels will infest Patrick Crispen's armpits. |
| 44913 | Do not wish this information to be sold, traded or given to mass marketers
for the purpose of cold sales via my email account. |
| 44943 | [Question 6: also Email (need secondary choice)]
[Question 10: I NEVER answer this question; I resent it.]
[Question 14: Directions not really clear. It seems you really need
stuff between the coded lines, but wouldn't say so. Some of the
preliminary sponsor info would not copy/paste.]
[No ethnic question??? My race: human] |
| 44946 | Why do you want to know Approximate household income ? To check what
kind of people are subscribed at Tourbus or just out of "curiosity" ? |
| 44954 | Better to have a link to a WWW site with easier pickboxes, but that only
works for those with more than E-mail. |
| 44956 | >It's a pain in
>>the neck to get email back for confirmation. Why can't you
>>>accept my original results?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 44961 | You could have explained how to copy & paste better for the very novice.
No trouble for me, just a suggestion. I find the Tourbus very informative &
have found many sites worth visiting! MSchwa8398@aol.com |
| 44973 | Why not just get us to reply to your message? Have it sent by the firm
doing the stats for you. |
| 44981 | I don't have a problem with it. I've enjoyed Tourbus for a long time
and find it extremely helpful with my work, which is prospect
research for a non-profit institution. It is also a source of lots
of other information. |
| 44985 | > Why learn ifo about income and age? Taboo questions
such as these result in cancelled surveys > |
| 44988 | > This survey is intended to help you sell advertising. There's
> nothing wrong with that of course, but you missed a chance to
> gather more interesting information about your readers (which
> may or may not help you sell). For instance, how much time do
> the readers spend on line? How much are they paying for their
> connect time? Are they confident in making purchases over a
> secure connection?
> |
| 44999 | >>>I have more than one ISP with different services. Your Pick One instruction
>>>can't cope with that.
>>>Same applies to the fact i have 2 jobs.
>>>
> |
| 45012 | Thanks for
the opportunity to support the good work that you do by providing survey
information. |
| 45015 | No, well, I guess that is a comment. |
| 45017 | Survey was fine, but you do not need to know my household income! |
| 45021 | Could we have had the option to do it via the Web? |
| 45023 | You need to tell respondents what use will be made of the information
before they respond. Additionally, you should state your intentions
regarding maintaining the privacy of the data provided. Your failure to
do so has caused me to omit answering some questions. |
| 45032 | Yes. In sections 6 and 10 I could/would/ should have picked more
than one choice. |
| 45034 | Also use the net for E-Mail, Education and Web Surfing |
| 45035 | Yes. What are you trying to find out with #6 where the respondent can only
answer with one X? We all know from every other survey done that most people
use the net mainly for email. But what about asking a second question about
the % of use in the last month? Would this not be statistically more
interesting or informative? It might show some trends.
Question 13 might have a second part: In the last year what is the dollar
value of purchases made on the net? |
| 45038 | Either it was real easy or I missed something bigtime! |
| 45039 | Most social scientists think it's preferable to ask for income
group, rather than exact income (e.g., $10-15,000, etc.). Also,
income is usually put at the end of the questionnaire, because
it's a sensitive topic.
On some questions (e.g., #4), I wanted to pick more than one,
because I have more than one computer hooked up. |
| 45065 | The first time
I did a copy & paste operation with e-mail. I learned
something new today! |
| 45070 | Nothing was said about whether or not my responses were
confidential - so I assume they weren't - so I was nervous about
putting personal information. Very easy to complete. My company
might be interested in having beachtech do one of their surveys.
I'll check out the site.
Very clear instructions (comparatively) - give the tech writers a
high-five from me. |
| 45077 | I would have nothing against if it where larger :) |
| 45080 | No.
>Re question 13, Problem with buying things from the U.K. is how to pay.
>Still a bit dicey, perhaps, giving the credit card number.
>
>
> |
| 45082 | No - its straightforward. |
| 45088 | > This is a corrected version (see item #10). Also on item #10. It
should probably read 'Your Occupation' rather than 'Your OccupationAL' |
| 45089 | Like it very much and may utilize something similar here on campus
for survey research. |
| 45090 | It would have been nice to have room for comments for some of the
questions - It looks like I ignore your sponsors but I think I
have only visited two sites suggested on the bus in the 18 months
I have been receiving it because of the hassles of getting the pages
back through email. I look forward to recieving the bus so that I have
an idea of whats out there, and when I do need something from the
internet finding it is much easier with tourbus to reference. |
| 45092 | should be able
to pick more than one usage for the internet. i use it
equally for web surfing, research, and e-mail. |
| 45095 | Interesting choice of words [10) Your Occupational] |
| 45110 | YES, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "DONE" ?? |
| 45115 | > I'd
much rather fill out a CGI scripted survey on the web site.
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 45137 | >
> It says to cut and paste to a new message. What's wrong with just
> replying to the message? That's what I did since it copies in the
> entire message. It's easier and faster. |
| 45138 | Not enough
choices about primary internet usage. |
| 45143 | > This is my second try. The first returned a blank. |
| 45162 | As in any other generic survey, not all choices applied to all
respondents. Good job! |
| 45174 | You don't need to get an age or income. Being able to determine a user
name and the ability to use search engines to put user names and real
names together constitute an unnecessary amount of information available
to marketeers. So, eliminate age and income.
> |
| 45175 | >>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>> |
| 45183 | I had anticipated a more in depth survey. This appears to be
intended primarily as a marketing-driven survey rather than a
information-seeking or evaluatory procedure. I was anticipating questions
regarding level of satisfaction with information transmitted,
suggestions for new sites to visit or new approaches to take.
Tour bus is providing a worthwhile service, and I recognize the need for
"advertizing", but I sense an increasing commercialization as well. |
| 45187 | > Yeah, is this a joke? A bunch of my answers were not even close,
in the verification. I think someone is pulling my leg..... |
| 45188 | > Indicate what to put in the fields and include an example. Do I use x or y or any charecter. Do I insert the x or replace the space. Does it matter.
>
> |
| 45190 | Might allow more than one check per question. |
| 45201 | Yes. In some instances, one could have had more than one choice. |
| 45211 | If you'd like anything special in the Subject: line, please tell us what it
is. If you'd like it left blank, you might mention that so we know. No big
deal--just the only thing I wondered about. |
| 45218 | I do not want to receive e-mail solicitations at work. Your questions
about my purchasing made me nervous to continue with the survey. I
suggest you include a box to check Yes or No for receiving e-mail
information, so people like me can check "No" and rest easy. |
| 45219 | >
Nope. Hope the little 'quoted material carats' (>) don't screw up your
auto-read program. |
| 45221 | Yes, it's not clear if I've to reply or to send a NEW e-mail.
Specify nesìxt time, please. |
| 45224 | > Questions vary from serious to attempts at humor i.e. unless you are looking
> only for specific answers not well done. Don N. |
| 45238 | > If you received it in usable format, I have no questions. |
| 45240 | Survey short to the point. I enjoy Tourbus. |
| 45248 | I would have preferred to link to a web page with an e-mail response
form. It's more elegant. Elegance is in short supply on the Net! |
| 45254 | Well done. Certainly very easy. |
| 45257 | I am a new subscriber with limited exposure to Tourbus. |
| 45258 | Not too bad, but instructions on how much to cut-and-paste were a little
confusing. Does entire message means advertising and everything or just
survey part of the message? This could be a little more clear. |
| 45260 | Not about the survey. I would like to footnote answer #10 and #13. For
#10...I am a grants analyst for a public library. This survey would
interpret me as being a librarian. I am not but the choices didn't allow
for my occupation. For #13, I have made
a purchase from an online merchant but I have reservations about ever
using my credit card or home address online. I don't believe in my heart of
hearts that a proficient hacker can't get to any information they want....
why make it easier for them? |
| 45262 | Requires a certain amount of e-mail sophistication. |
| 45264 | You didn't say what characters you wanted in the boxes - I hope asterisks
are OK. Thanks for making some of the questions slightly witty. |
| 45277 | Some of the suggested responses (nervous and jerky, etc.), while
humorous in a column from the Tourbus drivers, demean the survey and the
value I think it may give anyone. There's a time to be funny, and a
time to be serious. For instance, I am serious when I tell you that I
visited the "NIKKEI Weekly" (today's advertiser) before I filled out
this survey. |
| 45280 | > I don't know how to copy and paste E-mail |
| 45292 | > My case doesn't necessarily implies using it for statistical >
analysis. I'm a whizkid over 70 but still student of Computer > Science.
Cheers!
>
> |
| 45299 | Yes: Don't use vague instructions like "entire text of the message"
but specify precisely what your system really needs (e.g. from line
... to line ...). |
| 45316 | yes... multiple accesses, uses |
| 45318 | I like the tourbus, wasn't sure to put x's in brackets for survey, though and
the beachcom help screen looked a bit like a search engine but wasn't and the
main pages weren't much help either... but they were pretty. Have a wonderful
day!
- jack |
| 45324 | **********
******No, but a comment about TourBus is that it is one of the most
enjoyable sites (e-mail postings and mailings) on the web. We thank them
for their service!******
********** |
| 45325 | If it is acceptable to "reply" to the survey message (eg. have a
leading "> " in front of all lines) please say so. "Cut and paste"
implies the text must be exactly the same as the original. |
| 45327 | My spell checker doesn't include TOURBUS. Says to use TOUR BUS :) |
| 45331 | Rather fill out form on web page and hit send |
| 45332 | It was my first attempt and success at Copy and Paste! Thank you. |
| 45333 | Make it easyer to send by making the reply address on the message this
address. |
| 45335 | It was difficult to answer question #6 because I do most of those
activities and it's hard to say which one I do the most. Might
have been better to ask for top three and star one of the three
that's done the most. |
| 45345 | Good idea, might have clarified a couple of questions, but maybe that
is part of the test!! |
| 45348 | Perhaps I missed it, but I'd like to have noticed an assurance that "the
survey, and in particular your own responses, are entirely confidential
and will not be shared with any other institutions or individuals." |
| 45378 | >No specific comments re: survey, but... Thanks for the Tourbus. THis is
>a great idea, and I revisit your (saved) emails regularly, forward them
>often, and send out a 'sign-up' for the Tourbus every week at least to my
>friends. Your service saves me significant time and effort, and points me
>to the neat stuff, the good stuff, and makes me more efficient as I do so.
Thank you!
>
> |
| 45383 | > Web form option would have been nice |
| 45384 | This is the first mailing I've received from Tourbus since I signed up
yesterday. That probably invalidates my response to the visiting sponsors
question. |
| 45387 | All in all it was a pretty easy survey to fill out but it would be nice
to somehow assure anonymity (particularly if you are going to ask about
income). |
| 45394 | wording of Q.4 suboptimal. Instruction to copy ENTIRE TEXT strange; why
not "questionnaire follows below this line; copy only this part" |
| 45396 | Great approach. Did not take much time. |
| 45405 | The little brackets are nifty... |
| 45406 | Put a form version of this on a web page as well. |
| 45412 | > I strongly object to being asked my household income.
>
> |
| 45413 | Surprised that administration (clerical, secretarial, et al) wasn't a job
option. |
| 45426 | The copy and paste requirements may have cut back on your responses. |
| 45440 | >
In question 5, I wanted to answer both Graphical (Netscape) and
(Text-only). We have Netscape for Web browsing, but all of its other
functions have been disabled. We use Unix-based, text-based tools for
everything else (e-mail, telnet, gopher, chat, ftp, and even a text-based
Web browser.
Also, in question 6, I wanted to answer both "e-mail" and "research."
> > |
| 45444 | I have two
connections, one at home, one at work.
Maybe a fun question would be how much
time do you spend on the net? |
| 45447 | You should tell us which mark we should put between brackets |
| 45455 | the main pain was copying the entire letter and pasting it. |
| 45459 | It would have been easier if I had opened it in Netscape to begin with.
Getting it out of the Vax was a pain. |
| 45462 | for all the free tidbits and entertainment I don't
mind giving you a few minutes of my time. |
| 45466 | I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THE PUBLISHED RESULTS IN A FUTURE TOURBUS. |
| 45467 | [ No instructions for the subject line or signature files. Left
both blank. ] |
| 45474 | It seems that using the "reply to" button worked, but that wasn't specified as an option. |
| 45475 | Need to give ranges for salary question; people may be uncomfortable
revelaing how much they make, but are willing to indicate a range. |
| 45483 | NB RE: QUESTION 13. THE ONLINE MERCHANTS THAT I HAVE PURCHASED FROM WERE
NOT TOURBUS SPONSORS (MAINLY BECAUSE THE SPONSORS THAT I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN
DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SELL ACROSS THE BORDER.) |
| 45485 | Be careful not to sell my address to some spammer, or ... ;-> |
| 45487 | Refuse to answer questions pertaining to household income - invasion of privacy. Love Tourbus!! |
| 45496 | How about using radio buttons or checkboxes!
>
> |
| 45497 | In a few cases, I would have found it nice to be able to indicate a first
and second choice, (or possibly rank more with primary use(s) of the
Internet since I'm split between e-mail (a critical daily tool), research &
web-surfing. Also, my work vs. home use differs both in access
method and type of use. |
| 45504 | Some of the answers are a little too restrictive - reqesting one
answer when there is more than one. |
| 45506 | > Use ranges for income and age, e.g., under 20; 20-25; 26-30, etc. |
| 45513 | Well, doing it by email is kind of a pain. A web page may be easier,
although I realize not all tourbus riders have access to the web. |
| 45522 | I don't usually participate in surveys, but I like TOURBUS enough to
do this one. |
| 45525 | Need more occupation categories
Need to allow for multiple responses (eg) I have two email connections
home and work, I have Netscape but I use a seperate e-mail program. |
| 45535 | How about an on-line survey on the Web? |
| 45539 | It was done well since the queastions were clear and it requiresd little
effort to return the response. Unfortunately, the responses I made originally
did not come to me in this respnse |
| 45543 | Hard to pick a primary internet use -- I use email a lot, but also do
research and web surfing. Probably email is the most used, but not
by a wide margin. |
| 45546 | I could not answer 11 due to Internet coming as part of my job with the
state. |
| 45549 | Interesting that you're using e-mail, why not send a summary
of the results on e-mail. More people would see it... |
| 45553 | Do I want to receive the e-mail in Spanish, how do I have to make?
Please answer. |
| 45554 | Is this really a test to see how well we read instructions? (ha, ha) |
| 45557 | > I'm assuming I've completed it correctly and that it will retain a
legible format when I send it in! |
| 45561 | Why not let riders go to a web page to complete this form? |
| 45565 | Yes, Several of the questions could have multiple answers.
- I have an ethernet connection at work, but a 28.8 modem at home.
- Some systems I use at work are text-only, but others are graphical.
- From work I do mostly e-mail, from home, mostly WWW, from both
I also do FTP and TELNET. |
| 45573 | The X'ing is not easy. How about using underlines left gustified like
____ this and then we could put an X or 1,2,3 of Y/N like
__X__ in the box.
>
> |
| 45580 | Thanks for asking! I'll be interested in seeing the results. |
| 45591 | I trust that this data will be treated statistically only, and will not
be released in a form that can be correlated in any way with my identity.
I would not answer all questions otherwise. I do enjoy the Tourbus -
keep up the good work! |
| 45594 | I hate questions about my income. None of your business or anyone
else. |
| 45601 | >
As a researcher with much experience in survery design I was
disappointed in the questions. I felt answering several of these
that you were not getting the correct picture of my internet
usuage. |
| 45605 | Most other on-line surveys can be taken by simply using the "reply to"
function of most mail clients. This would probably be easier for a
novice user than having to "cut and paste" the survey to a new message. |
| 45609 | A reply would be a bit more simple... |
| 45620 | For a non-graphical survey it is fine. Couldn't the return address be
set up as a 'reply'? |
| 45624 | Is France such a little country that it is not worth mentioning ? :) |
| 45626 | I suggest you have people put % on how they use the internet most
rather than making them choose one.
>
>
> |
| 45630 | Not particularly. Oops, I guess that was a comment itself. Well,
nevermind, I mean, Yes I have a comment - but nothing to say....
Thanks! |
| 45631 | I am curious as to the number of responses that you will not received or
received incorrectly -- the inability of some people to complete this survey
(probably less computer proficient) will have a bias in your results. |
| 45649 | GREAT, IT SHOULD
BE MORE COMMON |
| 45651 | Seems accurate and concise. |
| 49358 | It would be
more valuable if you would broadcast this survey to a wider
audience.
At this point you are only getting people who have choosen to subscribe to
your newsletter listserv. That is already a select group and may not be
representative of the WWW population of users. |
| 45653 | Your instructions do not make clear whether we are to
delete the electronic header of the survey. |
| 45662 | If you have to ask income and I can understand why you would, use "ranges" instead and define the time frame. |
| 45663 | Would prefer an age bracket and not an exact age! |
| 45669 | > SPECIFY AT WHAT POINT TO BEGIN AND END THE INCLUDED TEXT OF YOUR MESSAGE |
| 45684 | >
> It seems to me to be a bit of a pain to have to copy it to a folder,
>then recall it, fill in the check boxes, and realign each time a box is
>filled in. However, I understand there are constraints as to what the
>various E-Mail programs can do. |
| 45688 | Ok, but I do not wish my e-mail address made available to outher sources! |
| 45698 | Just glad to help out, and thanks for the service! |
| 45702 | rather have pretty buttons to click cause i'm stupid |
| 45703 | Question 12 was too leading. |
| 45707 | Instructions could be a bit better. Various email clients handle replies
differently, some adding quote characters, some not.I presume that's the
reason for the instruction to copy and paste the message in reply. Even
then, some emailers (Eudora) offer to "paste as quotation". So in short,
more specifics about how to reply would be good. |
| 45708 | You left out the 64K ISDN speed option which I use. |
| 45712 | Occupational data from Q10 will give you garbage. Very poorly thought
out question. |
| 45713 | include a '---cut here---' line so that most of the extraneous
stuff can be deleted. |
| 45719 | With the modem types, where's the ISDN option???, further all ok!
ps. I would appreciate some of the outcome by e-mail. |
| 45741 | E-mail form is a sloppy way to do it. How about directing users to a web
page? |
| 45746 | > Since I
work on a computer both at the office and at home, I have
>multiple answers for many questions for which only one response is
>allowed. For example, I use a 14.4 modem from home, where I do a lot of
>net surfing and e-mail, and have a high-speed connection at the school
>where I work. The education question would be better with a choice for
>postgraduate education without a degree (there are a large number of ABDs
>out there, folks!). Both age and income questions should have ranges
>rather than requesting a single figure.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 45747 | If possible, it would probably be best to allow people to just
hit "reply" instead of having to cut and paste. While it was
easy enough the way it was done, you can never make things too
easy for people on the internet. It would probably save you
some of the headaches I'm sure you're going to experience with
the messed up responses to the survey. |
| 45748 | Not really,
interesting though. Thanks for the opportunity to participate. |
| 45753 | A few of the choices need to be broadened. See explanatory or
clarification text that I've added under specific questions. |
| 45755 | >"I would suggest that the type of internet connection used should allow for
>multiple choices. I have a high speed connection here at work, but I spend at
>least 50% of my time on the net at home using a 14,400 modem. Other than
that, >it's a reasonable survey to fill out." |
| 45760 | Mail the results to the tour bus list... |
| 45762 | >You might ask people if they read the whole Tour Bus or glance through to
see if there is anything they find interesting. I just look at the URLs
then either visit them, copy them into my address book, or just pitch the
Tour Bus.
>
> |
| 45764 | CANOT GET ON WWW AS MODEN IS TO SLOW TO GET THERE |
| 45788 | Hope that this info will be anonymous and not generate unwanted email. |
| 45791 | Be more specific about the directions. It didn't make sense that you wanted the stuff about
Japan at the beginning, but the instructions said everything. |
| 45793 | I know you probably don't think so, but the phrase "return the entire text
of this message with your responses" can be confusing. Do you *really* want
the unsubscribe info, do you *really* want the intro? How about a set of
Cut Here lines? |
| 45820 | It is unclear if Question 13 refers to TOURBUS sponsoring mechants |
| 45831 | > Quite clear. A couple of questions seem rather subjective: how do you
quantify? |
| 45832 | No.... at the question enough posibilities are given so that it's not
needed to search for answer.... quick and easy.... But the personal
questions are to much..... Nobody has to now how much money somebody is
making |
| 45836 | I have a home and work experience, these questions don't allow
for different useage,e.g. at work mostly email, at home mostly
web browsing. etc. |
| 45840 | > Would it have been easier to send out in HTML format and text for those
> of us who have HTML enhanced mail? |
| 45842 | >
It seems sort of easy to screw up, or mess up the formatting...
Also, for the salary above, there was not enough room for all zeros. |
| 45845 | Took as long as you said it would. |
| 45852 | first couple of questions turned me off. made me think survey was a joke.
also, i'd rather have been able to just reply to message rather than cut and
paste. |
| 45868 | [There were no brackets for the response to this question so I do not even
know if you will get this response. Also, there are not enough choices
under occupation (#10) which should have been the word chosen for "Your
Occupational"; not occupational.] |
| 45869 | How was this survey done? just kidding. |
| 45874 | Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 45879 | No, seemed very straight forward. |
| 45889 | Nice to get a survey before you get your first
edition reaches you. |
| 45892 | Question on
visitation to Sponsor sites needed a "Not Sure" answer. |
| 45896 | You should have let people indicate the top 3 (or at least top 2) things
they do on the net. I use email every day, but I depend on the net for
research for articles and to keep in touch with editors. |
| 45903 | Copy/paste replying is too difficult for a few people I think |
| 45904 | Congratulations! You are doing a great job. Keep on tourbusing!
>
>
> |
| 45908 | [ I, like others, am assuming that TOURBUS will
NOT sell this info to others ! ] |
| 45923 | >Keep up the good work.
>
> |
| 45941 | >It was a pretty good survey.
>
> |
| 45950 | Is the data for advertising purposes to keep the bus rolling?
Or is to make the bus a better ride? |
| 45962 | You may wish to explicitly mention which character you would like people to
use to check a box, even if it means telling people that any character is
acceptable. |
| 45974 | I have
>internet access at home as well as at work so some of the
>questions were answered from both home and work situations. Very easy
>survey and I would be interested in seeing the results. I know I for one
>will look on the website. Just love the tour bus.
>
>
> |
| 45983 | Very nice. Easy to answer. To the point questions. |
| 45992 | If all riders had access to recent graphical web browser this survey could
have been done with cgi-script!
>
>
> |
| 45996 | Terrific! How
>do you do it? pgalanti@i2020.net
>
>
> |
| 46008 | What character you want inside [ ] mark? |
| 46009 | I'd prefere a simpel REPLY instead of this paste©. |
| 46015 | It would have been much easier if I could have responded without copying
the entire message. Also, I couldn't get into your "help" site because
too many people were using it. (Still not sure I did this right!)
Also, I would like to see another category on #3 - I would not describe
myself as a novice but hesitated to say I was proficient! |
| 46027 | {####1.TOURBUS.46027.2003.1.3.0.1493####} |
| 46029 | None, thanks
for allowing us to use the E-mail only method. I am at work and that is
the only way for me to send it back |
| 46030 | I had a
problem answering question number 4: What type of Internet connection
do you have? (Pick one) Unfortunately I've got high speed (assuming
you include ISD 64.4 here) at home, not at work. So what could I have
answered? |
| 46032 | It seems silly to ask us to cut and paste the survey into a new email
instead of hitting reply, since the reply to address was the correct
one: EFORM@BEACHTECH.COM |
| 46039 | It was not stated how to actually answer. |
| 46043 | I just wanted to explain that I have had email for quite a while now but
I just got on the net last month therefore I haven't had much time to
check out any of the sponsors or anything yet but I REALLY REALLY enjoy
the tourbus and the information it provides!!!! |
| 46044 | I
know it sounds like an oxymoron, but you could include "government" as
an occupation. Other choices could be "non-profit", "environmental",
"service"... Thanks! |
| 46049 | Good enough. Could have included a section on favorite websites
of Tourbus readers. |
| 46052 | >May I know why you make the survey? Can I get the message from the web site
>you mentioned above and below?
>
> |
| 46053 | Since I have Pine email, with no mouse it wasn't possible for me to copy
and paste this message. I had to forward it to the address you mentioned. |
| 46057 | Next time, leave one space between the brackets, and specify what
character to replace that space with. |
| 46059 | No comments on how the survey was done - it's an online survey
after all (though the automation is quite nifty)!
However, a comment on the survey itself: On several questions
(eg, 4, 5, 6) I found picking only one answer to restrictive.
Particular example: I have a 14.4 modem at home *and* access to a
n ISDN line at the office. |
| 46068 | I'm glad people are collecting data from internet users. I hear comments like
"all anyone uses computers for is non-productive email", but raw data over
speculation is better for us to digest. |
| 46072 | "* Make your responses within the [ ] marks below."
You don't explain *how*. Like this [x]? Like this [ x ]?
Like this [*]? |
| 46077 | Multiple responses in some fields would provide more useful information.
Some of us wear many hats!! |
| 46078 | You should have just linked to a page and then used a
more user friendly method to enter data. |
| 46095 | I just got on the
>bus
>
>
> |
| 46098 | > I replied, cause it was easier than cutting and pasting. I hope the >s
> don't drive you banazaz. Why didn't you instruct folks to reply? |
| 46105 | Clarification: I have purchased itms from Internet advertisers, but
not on line. My major use of Netscape is a company wide intranet. |
| 46109 | i wish i didn't have to put the x's in the box. |
| 46112 | Poor research question in #12. Leading the answer. Your sponsors deserve
better. |
| 46122 | What, no prize for some lucky survey respondent? :-) |
| 46138 | Good work !!, continue ahead. |
| 46140 | difficult for email users who only have a text only connection with
Pine, since the x key doesn't mean the same thing. |
| 46147 | This is confidential, isn't it???? |
| 46148 | Well, at work I respond one way. If I were to answer the survey at home,
I'd respond another way. I answered according to my work usage because
you asked for only one response. |
| 46150 | i thought question 3 made a pretty big leap from "total novice" to the pretty
"proficient." i'm not a novice, just uninformed. |
| 46153 | There has been NO ASSURANCE that the above information will not be used to
plug us into somebody's mailing list ... and i surely DON'T WANT MORE JUNK
MAIL. Also no assurances that our addresses will be stripped before answers
compliled. Can you address this in next posting? |
| 46162 | I hate being limited to one response, particularly when none of the
responses really cover what I want to say. |
| 46168 | > There should have been a category "Somewhat proficient" inbetween "Novice"
and "usually feel proficient. Also 19.200 wasn't listed for modem speed. |
| 46185 | Instructions about responding. Did we really need to include all the front matter? Perhaps a CUT HERE line would have helped. |
| 46186 | I had to ask my teenage daughter to help me copy & paste. =) |
| 46189 | -Should have specifyed time period for income (question 11) |
| 46191 | Nope...other
than just curious as to what income has to do with all this? |
| 46205 | Pretty interesting ??s. I'll check the results. I love to use the 'Net
for research and InfoCruising, but I seldom have time, so it's relegated to
email service. :-( |
| 46209 | All the mucking about including all of the text was a bit of a pain |
| 46211 | Be careful not to sell my address to some spammer, or ... ;-> |
| 46215 | Yes. I think question #6 should have the flexibility to check more options. |
| 46221 | > No. But it is harder to sit in front of a computer with a busted
leg, like I currently have. |
| 46226 | > No. But it is harder to sit in front of a computer with a busted
leg, like I currently have. |
| 46234 | I have found this service extremely useful, particularly as a newbie
and as a tutorial in using E-Mail to access the internet.
email-queries@Reference.Com
also came in very handy in wide ranging research on a variety of subjects.
Keep up the good work and thanks! |
| 46235 | Yes, too
much reliance on "the best ONE" answer. My life is too complex to
answer only one way. You've missed 80% of my response by this limit. |
| 46239 | Why use only email and not a web form?
Please do not include my mail in any commercial list, surely not about sex,
I've got enough spam. Thanks. |
| 46255 | Quite a clear method, though I wonder why you need the ENTIRE message
returned. |
| 46265 | You did not tell us what to put in the subject box |
| 46279 | >
Might want to ask about topics of interest.
>
> |
| 46285 | > I have a connection at work and one at home--very different. You don't
allow for both. My connection at home is very low-tech. |
| 46287 | I am
extremely careful about to whom I release any personal financial
information; there are already too many Internet participants who are
abusing access to other users' personal information. |
| 46290 | Why don't you set it up as a form on a web page? |
| 46303 | I disagree with asking personnel questions. |
| 46308 | >
>>Nice and straight forward. Not too long. Good instructions.
>
>>
>
>
> |
| 46325 | Interesting to get statistics on the co-riders! |
| 46332 | It was hard to pick just one response to question 6 about type of
useage. Suggestion have people rank 1, 2, 3, their top three types of
use. |
| 46335 | Question 11 is information that I (1) would not send unencrypted over the
internet and (2) would not provide at all in a way that could be connected
with my identity. |
| 46350 | No. Maybe you should ask for a range of age instead of the
specific age. |
| 46352 | Hope this works, I have a unix system for E-mail and cannot copy and paste. |
| 46395 | Unusual breakdown of occupations listed as choices (e.g., "Business"
is wholesale or retail, but "Computer" and "Arts" are fairly finely
defined, while "manufacturing" is completely missing. While my
occupation is not standard (fund-raising), there is usually one
category on occupation surveys that is appropriate. |
| 46397 | A web page form to fill in would be easier to complete. |
| 46405 | I am interested in how you are going to tally responses [ which is a question
rather than a comment]
My comment is:
Both the following questions didn't have a response I felt applied. I would
have preferred the following:
2) How long have you been using the Internet? (Pick one)
[ ] 1 - 6 months
[ ] 7 - 12 months
[ ] 1 - 2 years
[ ] 2 - 3 years
[x] Seems like forever
[ ] Forever
3) When it comes to computers, I ... (Pick one)
[ ] I'm a total novice
[x] I've been computing so long I'm not a novice, but novices know
more than I
[ ] Feel pretty proficient most of the time
[ ] Get nervous and jerky after 15 minutes away
[ ] Program complex systems in my sleep
[ ] Hack into government computers for sport |
| 46410 | YES, I DO NOT MAKE IT A HABIT TO FILL OUT SURVEYS WRONG. WHY WOULD YOU
THINK I NEED TO REVIEW IT? |
| 46422 | No, but I don't want you to know my household income. Put it down as
above national average. |
| 46428 | How can I find the type of Internet connection used beside asking our
company computer guys? |
| 46432 | Why is this survey being conducted? |
| 46435 | [Where's the brackets for this question :-?)
Better than the last time, by far!
But you still have questions with no reasonable answer. For instance,
Question 13:
I have dealt with several merchants who have an online presence, but
never concluded a purchase using the internet.
Also, you didn't ask how many ISP's I use (3) - work, commercial, and
Community net.
This response mostly reflects the 1 of them through which I am
subscribed.
By completing this survey, and submitting the survey, I grant you NO
PERMISSION to reveal my name or e-mail address to any other party, and
NO PERMISSION to use the address for any other purpose than this
survey.] |
| 46446 | i think 15 - 20 questions is about right. good job |
| 46447 | Maybe you should have a tourbus on how to cut, paste and complete. I
had to get someone to show me how to switch to mail in netscape from
my oold dos format e-mail which didn't permit answering (I don't think) |
| 46451 | >OK but I didnt like thje "pick one" admonition on questions 4 , 6; I have different connect methods for home and work & use the the i-net for lots of things. I have some questions about the methodology of such a survey.
>
> |
| 46452 | would be interested in the results. |
| 46458 | Would have been better as a web based form. |
| 46467 | I should be able to use "reply" in addition to "copy-paste" |
| 46472 | >
You need more choices in the employment question, I'm an IS Mgr.
for an engineering company, I chose engineer because it best
describes my place of employment, not my job. |
| 46473 | ONLY LEAVE ONE SPACE IN THE CHECK BOX, NOT TWO! |
| 46480 | > question on household income should specify whether it wants the income
per month or per year
>
> |
| 46502 | A bit awkward....I think a survey on the www would be better. |
| 46506 | Text surveys are a little clumsy in this day of graphics and such.
>
>
> |
| 46513 | The only problem I had was that the questions are written in such a way that
they assume that you only use the Internet in one place. I use it at work for
business, and at home for fun/information; and I'm sure lots of others do, too. |
| 46535 | While I had no problems doing this survey, I think that the majority of the people I support would have called for confirmation that they were doing what you wanted.
If you had set up the initial mailing so that people could have just done a "reply" "include original message" that it would have been much easier. I'm curious as to why you didn't.
Easiest for the people on my campus would have been a link to a web form with a submit button. But I know that one of the things that Tourbus prides itself on is that it can be done strictly by email. |
| 46560 | A couple of the questions deserved more than one response. |
| 46568 | how am I sure that my email address won't get put on some mailing list?? |
| 46569 | How about a web-based survey, but I guess that would be more cpu
intensive. |
| 46574 | Well done! I love Tourbus and use it and recommend it to everyone. I do
trainings for teachers and suggest that Tourbus is the "best, easiest" way
to keep abreast of what is happening on the Internet. |
| 46584 | I wanted to see a sentence describing what use you intend to make of
this information.
PLEASE NOTE:
As I value privacy and UCE and spam,
I'd appreciate it if there were absolutely *no* way to
connect my email address with any information I have provided.
I hope that this is your policy and if it is not, then kindly delete
this message. |
| 46593 | Your range of answers for question 3 leaves out a lot of middle ground
(which is actually more where I am then any of your answers --- someone who
is completely comfortable with the technology but doesn't eat sleep and
breath computers.
Question 5 is in many ways non-sensical "graphics" or "text" only isn't
really a type of internet account, it's more a function of what
software/modem you have. A better question would be what kind of account do
you have: shell, email only, whatever the right term is for the kind of
thing AOL does, ... |
| 46612 | Not clear whether to reply with X, x or Y!! |
| 46613 | many of us use two computers - it was hard to fill this out
accurately with that in mind |
| 46620 | Wish there were more places to put comments! I use E-mail and the
web extensively for all my jobs (webmasters and freelance writer) and
there wasn't any real way to indicate this. |
| 46640 | Only I do not think I was
> told to use Y or X or whatever to answer.
> Also I an British so I have estimated the salary in dollars.
> Also I use an Acorn Archimedes not a PC. |
| 46641 | Why not send an HTML form as an attachment - it would be a lot easier to
complete and could be returned in its' entirety |
| 46643 | Only that there should be an option for computer use between "total
novice" and "pretty proficient" - something like "I stumble along
fairly well most of the time, but I don't really know what I'm doing"
=) |
| 46653 | >
It's ok. Only I don't use a modem. Instead I use ISDN, about 64K I think. |
| 46654 | Too may personal questions. |
| 46667 | Place it on
the WEB! Give
us a URL to go to enter this info. |
| 46674 | don't like to cut and paste |
| 46678 | I didn't on the first try, hopefully this one will work. Keep up the
good work on the Tourbus! |
| 46688 | I think the Occupational section is too limited in specifying only one
answer. Yes, I am retired (Electronic Engineer in computer design &
application), but I do teaching, data base design/consulting, and many types
of things on the Internet (from way back in the ARPA days), in addition to
video, leaded glass, Kriegspiel, and other hobbies. Don (Stahl Systems &
Software StahlSS@AOL.COM) |
| 46692 | > Question about income is unwelcome. |
| 46693 | Great newsletter, one of several I always read... |
| 46698 | Why not put it on a Web site and let the users "click" on the answers. I
know that won't work for uses using E-Mail only but it be much easier for
the majority and easier for you to tabulate. |
| 46709 | single answers are not always very accurate, some questions have
multiple
answers, no one more correct than the others |
| 46719 | Yes
Many questions were too limiting in the range of available responses. |
| 46720 | Don't ask money questions! |
| 46726 | > Tourbus is extremely helpful to me. ON question #2, you went from a
novice to someone who wasn't, you missed a step. I am not totally novice,
I've learned a lot in 3-months and am learning all the time with the tips you
and Meg provide. |
| 46729 | > Tourbus is extremely helpful to me. ON question #2, you went from a
novice to someone who wasn't, you missed a step. I am not totally novice,
I've learned a lot in 3-months and am learning all the time with the tips you
and Meg provide. |
| 46731 | Simple and to the point, not too lengthy. |
| 46733 | QUESTION 11; Two spaces for family income, I *assume* it is in 1000's
If not, send me another form. |
| 46736 | >
>Thanks for putting the survey response address in the reply-to field
>There were a few questions where I wanted to provide more than one
>answer:
>
> 6. I use the Internet for e-mail and research and business
> purposes. I also surf the Web for fun, and use the Internet
> to teach others about legal research, the Internet, etc.
>
> 10. I'm a Law Librarian, so I consider myself both a librarian
> *and* a member of the legal profession.
>
> |
| 46741 | You're going to miss MANY responses because we can't just hit "REPLY". |
| 46750 | I am a user of e-mail but I also web surf (even get paid to do both as
an institutional researcher in a community college. Your options allow
only one selection - you may prefer a rating system or a proportion of time
on the net spent with various activities. Yes, I design surveys, also.
Overall, I love Tourbus (I even adored Patrick's Roadmap series, I participated
in the beta version review). |
| 46753 | it would be nice to assure me that my reply is confidential and my email
address remains private |
| 46777 | It seems strange to have a question about people income - perhaps should
say optional. And also some of the questions really have a US bias and
some options rather limited. Also with the main usage of internet it does
not allow for people who use usenet, and also split time really equally
between usenet, email, and www. |
| 46778 | > I just love the power of computer networking! |
| 46779 | I assume my
privacy
will be
maintained by keeping my responses
and my email address separate. I do not wish to be added to
anyone's spam/distribution list without my consent.
thanks, jeff |
| 46792 | I "TRUST" THAT THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY WILL BE USED BY TOURBUS AND ITS
ONLINE MERCHANTS ONLY! |
| 46798 | > I would like more instruction on how to send this. I just learned about cut & paste in email doing this. Hope I got the ####1.Tourbus in correct place. |
| 46802 | I enjoy your writings and look forward every week to your subjects |
| 46803 | I always meant to figure out how to cut and paste e-mail, but I never
had the need before! So I learned something new with this survey! |
| 46809 | - A suggestion - instead of saying 'copy and paste the entire text
into a new message addressed to...', it could just be 'forward to...'
This is much easier! |
| 46815 | >None-just do not use this survey to add my address to any junk mail. I do
not like getting all the junk mail that seems to come on the internet
anymore.
>
> |
| 46818 | uh.........nope.......LOL......love your show tho |
| 46826 | >
> I love the tourbus. Wish you many more years!
>
> |
| 46847 | Personal information of age and income should be ranges not asking for numbers
>
> |
| 46854 | multiple answers
possible to certain questions, only one question
addressed that possibility. could screw up automated scripts.
(or at least the accounting)
have a good day and thank you for your patronage! |
| 46862 | I didn't like it that my conuntry, Mexico, wasn't listed on the
country Item. C'mon, evryone knows Mexico, We're below you!!!! |
| 46872 | > Question 4 - in Germany we have very often ISDN with 64K
> (private persons and organizations) - I am missing ISDN! |
| 46876 | >
> Do you report rejects *directly* to the person who screws up? |
| 46889 | Under "Your occupation[al]," nobody ever manages to list
an option that sounds remotely like what I do for
a living. (~_-) |
| 46892 | Can be confusing, wasn;t sure whether to delete spaces within boxes or
not, assumed it didn't matter :) |
| 46914 | pretty straightforward, not difficult at all. what are you doing with the
answers? by the by, Tourbus is great! |
| 46915 | I assumed check marks to be appropriate, though it was not
specifically stated. |
| 46920 | Why didn´t you include Brazil in the country list in question 1? There are
far more Internet users in Brazil than in Argentina... |
| 46938 | -I like the cut/paste idea made it very easy to complete. Will we get the
average results? |
| 46942 | A form would have been nicer, so we could tab thru the responses. |
| 46968 | Technically, it would be difficult for some people to copy the form if they
were new to all of this.
I'd like to hear about the results. |
| 46973 | When I was first told about tourbus. I weas told I thought that I
could access the Internet. But whenever you talk about anything all you
give is there web site. Which doesn't do me a bit of good.
Everytime I have tried to get off the bus my mail is returned.
From what I have seen. The TOURBUS is useless to me.
>
>
> |
| 46975 | My age and income are not in the public domain. If you want answers to
these questions, pick any lie you wish to insert. I do. |
| 46977 | > I clicked reply and it added the > marks before every line
to offset material of the survey. I hope this doesn't mess
things up...
>
> |
| 46987 | A survey should be REPLYable.... |
| 49619 | >Need more "how
>to" information on the Tourbus and I have difficulty understanding what you
>are talking about.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 46989 | > I clicked reply and it added the > marks before every line
to offset material of the survey. I hope this doesn't mess
things up...
>
> |
| 47001 | A survey should be REPLYable.... |
| 47008 | What do we put in the subject line? |
| 47010 | Good, I hope this gives you a good overview! |
| 47020 | Would prefer to be able to reply using a form on the web ... |
| 47024 | You should tell us how to fill the little spaces. |
| 47025 | We should be able to use the reply feature in email programs to respond to
this survey. That will make it a lot more user friendly. |
| 47040 | Please don't ask for income information. It's private. |
| 47048 | Some times
it's hard to pick just one! e.g. primary usage - I use the net for many
things including research, email, education and surfing... |
| 47054 | A minor thing... many Mail Packages, for example Eudora, allow you to pick a
diffrent return address, then the sending address. That way you could say,
"Hit reply and make sure the address is to: . Personaly,
the copy paste was NOT a problem. |
| 47066 | Wish you allowed more than one choice sometimes. For example, I'm both
a retiree (from college teaching) and a writer. As another example,
JUST NOW I'm mostly doing e-mail, but in a few months I'll likely mostly
be doing research. |
| 47070 | None - keep up the fantastic work - I had three weeks away hile my server
was down and suffered severe withdrawal - had to revert to consuming
copious amounts of alcohol instead ( oh the shame ! ) |
| 47074 | Tourbus is a very interisting service, with a lot of good informations.
Regarding the survey, it's very simple and easy to complete. |
| 47088 | Why do you need to know my income? |
| 47094 | - What type of Internet connection? ISDN (64K) |
| 47099 | >I found the Purpose question a bit limiting - I use the Internet in
equal amounts for email, Usenet and surfing, and also a little bit of
research. |
| 47105 | > Not really. Glad to participate!
>
> |
| 47107 | Would have been easier putting instructions in email - I reply to email
offline, and there's no way I'd log back on just to check a website to
get instructions! |
| 47114 | >It's a great way to do a survey-no clumsy forms or envelopes-no trip to
>the post office!
>
> |
| 47126 | Trusting that "Your answers will
remain completely confidential and anonymous." !! |
| 47134 | I THOUGHT IT SO INTERESTING THAT I'LL STUDY HOW TO USE IT
> > ON MY WEB PAGES... :) WAS IT HARD? :) |
| 47136 | It seems a
little backward to have to copy the entire original msg and
>cut/paste the address. Why isn't it on the website with html links at least?
>
>
> |
| 47138 | Nice, easy survey :) I really don't mind doing these sorts of things for
you guys after all the work you have done to help us in Tourbus. I hope this
survey helps you get some more sponsors! |
| 47140 | I like things simpler, why not a simple reply with some idea as to what
symbols you wanted in the boxes (did it matter?) and the last line about
"The previous line...." what does that mean? Surely you guys (&gals) can do
the programming at your end to make it easier at this. After all thats what
helps get the replies back. |
| 47148 | Why do you need to know income levels? |
| 47166 | >
Ummm, it's filled out now, So there. Now stop surveying me. :)
>
> |
| 47167 | I hope you don't publish my address. That's my #1 concern. |
| 47179 | This survey seemed very cusrory; age/sex/income, no questions about
operating platform, other computer users in household, avg.time on
computer... |
| 47187 | It's fine but you could have provided an alternative through a form server. |
| 47188 | You demean the importance of this survey with inane response choices. Why
should I regard this as sufficiently important to invest my VALUABLE time
when it can't be very important to you if you offer and accept such (I, too,
have a sense of the absurd, but not in a time-sonsuming survey!) Example
from Q#3:
[ ] Get nervous and jerky after 15 minutes away
[ ] Program complex systems in my sleep
[ ] Hack into government computers for sport
And why bother with Q#10 - anyone on the Internet should have no trouble.
Again, a waste of time to read and to answer. |
| 47193 | >>
>> >>I check my home mail (tesser) with my work computer sometimes; that's
why you have both addresses. They both work. esp
>> >>
>
>
> |
| 47194 | Seems a pretty
painless way to answer a survey. |
| 47199 | THIS BETTER NOT GET ME ON ANY SPAMMERS LISTS. |
| 47217 | Would be even easier if you referred us to a web site w/ a cgi script! But all in all, pretty smooth. |
| 47229 | The "pick one" approach doesn't work well for me. For example, my primary
use is to monitor mailing lists (e-mail) and Usenet groups for a variety of
informational tidbits (research) in the subject areas of public
librarianship, knowledge management, webmastering (in libraries,
primarily), space news, satellite control, and quality/ISO
9000.
Also, my professional background is information science and software
engineering, but I'm doing administrative work now (primarily in
preparing my organization for ISO 9000 registration) for a contractor to
the Air Force that conducts and supports satellite control operations. I
also have access to both text-only and graphical browsers, but prefer to
use text-only (except for graphics-heavy websites) because Lynx is so much
faster to get up and running, and in and out of the site -- a few seconds
vs. 1-? minutes.
Sorry not to visit TOURBUS sponsor websites -- I just don't buy much
stuff outside of grocery stores other than once in a great while clothes
(LL Bean) and once in a blue moon books (amazon.com). |
| 47234 | Should be more than one choice under # 6 |
| 47244 | It'd be easier to do it at your web site. |
| 47250 | Not really; just note that I'm a complete computer/web/techno junkie! I
want more MORE M O R E !!!!! |
| 47253 | Survey was done very nicely - do not purchase over internet but if an snail
mail or telephone number is available I will order. I will not give a card
number over the internet no matter how secure they think they may be. |
| 47254 | My first pass at this got my income wrong. I typed $60K. Result
was $60.00. |
| 47258 | Hate having to fill it in this way, you would be better off betting
some sort of form type response (as in webpage) as an increasing
number of e-mail packages are able to handle e-mails based on HTML. |
| 47264 | Prefer web form. Would like to choose "E-mail and Wed surfing" as a choice. |
| 47267 | Forms on a website would have been easier but would've eliminated all those
that only get email. |
| 47275 | I do not want any junk mail because of this. |
| 47280 | I use the Tourbus as an educational tool; it helps me learn about
what is
on the Internet. Thank you for sending it too me! |
| 47281 | What was the subject of the response supposed to be? |
| 47290 | Ingenious and interesting. |
| 47292 | just that my response to question #14 is false, it actually was simple |
| 47295 | > Want to know what you are going to use it for. |
| 47308 | Only one. Where
you want the income figure, put a qualifier, such as yearly, monthly, etc. I
used yearly. |
| 47394 | > I hope that answers remain confidential ...
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 47401 | No, but if there is a question such as what is the best e-mail
based digest or publication, I would definitely pick The Internet
Tourbus. |
| 47419 | Very simple survey & very easy to complete. |
| 47422 | Nothing about the survey ... just "Thanks for the bus ride!"
Your posts are great for novice and experieced alike. I've
recommend it to many. The Spam and cookie postings have been
very helpful and popular among my system users! |
| 47423 | I have described my home system. I also have full-time E-mail on my desktop PC
at work plus lunchtime internet on a communal PC. |
| 47430 | Comment to (4): often (in my case, too) the transmission rate
is severely restricted by the lines, not by the modem (it can be as low
as 20 bytes/sec), and this is not reflected in this survey.
Comment to (12): it is not clear what is the web site of
a TOURBUS sponsor. I specially scanned through all available issues
of the TOURBUS but have not found anything that could be interpreted
as such web site. |
| 47431 | >
Question 11 should NOT have been limited to a response in $US.The US is not
the only country on earth and it is rather arrogant to make everyone taking
this survey to convert to your currency
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 47432 | No particular
comments about how the survey was done, but two others:
1. I would imagine that many people in addition to myself have Net access
both at work and home. It might be worth allowing for this when asking
questions.
2. The education section (obviously??) appears US biased. What is the US
equivalent of a Bachelor of Science degree from a UK university? |
| 47434 | >
> A web form to fill in would be much better!! |
| 47335 | You said "Pick one" on the modem type, but that excludes the likely
possiblity of access at home and work with different speeds. |
| 47342 | Actually, I don't know if I filled it ok. I didn't know if I simply have
to reply to it. I hop eI did it ok. |
| 47356 | IN MY CASE, YOU OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES ARE NOT ENOUGH. I AM
RETIRED MILITARY, BUT, NOT WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT AS CIVIL SERVICE
IN THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AREA. MOST SURVEYS ALLOW FOR THIS AREA TO BE
MORE THAN ONE CHOICE, AND ALSO INCLUDE GOVERNMENT(NON-MILITARY) |
| 47358 | IN MY CASE, YOU OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES ARE NOT ENOUGH. I AM
RETIRED MILITARY, BUT, NOT WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT AS CIVIL SERVICE
IN THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AREA. MOST SURVEYS ALLOW FOR THIS AREA TO BE
MORE THAN ONE CHOICE, AND ALSO INCLUDE GOVERNMENT(NON-MILITARY) |
| 47360 | > Let's do the
survey online (Web Page) next time.
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 47361 | It would be better if it were in a Lotus Notes format with radio buttons and
such. |
| 47362 | > not sure how to enter symbol or x in ( )
>
> |
| 47366 | Let people have the option of completing the survey from a web page. |
| 47370 | You could recommend that users mearly forward it to the new address and fill in the answers. No cut and pasting which many novices have trouble with. Better yet change the return address of your message and allow subscribers to reply to the message, even less change of the response going awry. |
| 47385 | Was slightly puzzled about the phrase "entire text of this message" -
so, as
you see, I copied it all. I use my Mac for entertainment and as a
pasttime. |
| 47450 | There were a couple of questions that I could have used two X'es,
as it was equal, such as e-mail and web surfing, Netscape and
Unix Shell... |
| 47697 | I think you
made it easy to use. It's the first survey I've received via e-mail and
I'm impressed. |
| 47708 | Too much like work, probably wouldn't bother responding next time.
>
>
> |
| 47719 | >Great way to do it--simple survey, easy to respond
>
> |
| 47723 | No, but I do have a comment about Windows and the Web: I have Windows
95 but whenever I can find an application which does the job I want and
runs strictly on DOS, I choose the DOS application. I have found them
universally faster and easier to use than Windows applications. I've tried
graphical connections to the Web, but I quickly get bored waiting for the
pretty pictures to download only to find that the content is worthless. |
| 47736 | Why don't you put this survey on the net? It is much easier to point and
click in responses than it is to type them in manually... |
| 47742 | Would be nice to be radio buttons and cool stuff like that, but I know
we need to accommodate the lowest common denominators. |
| 47751 | Yes, just let us do a reply with answers marked the next time. |
| 47456 | Only that you might have pointed out how the results will be used. Not
for direct marketing purposes I hope (I don't mind being an anonymous
statistic when you try to get sponsors!) |
| 47460 | Some questions were a little bit impolite, especially 7, 8, 11. |
| 47464 | Give us the option to fill it out using the web. |
| 47470 | I added in a couple of comments that should have been asked.. BTW,
> computer skills... I are not a programmer, but I can take my computer
> appart to the basic components. You might have wanted to put a question
> in about that. (I can't hack anything, but I can install almost
> anything.) |
| 47479 | I didn't know how to fill it. |
| 47487 | Did not answer and do not appreciate the annual income question. |
| 47496 | Please don't ask personal information. |
| 47500 | I would have liked to tick 2 boxes for occupation. Before retirement
I worked in the library/information science field.
I did not understand the first sentence in the Directions box, and
hope you receive this by my forwarding it to you. |
| 47506 | I feel this survey was done very well and in a manner appropriate to
the times and subject. |
| 47507 | >
> Some of the categories, especially what you use the Internet for,
should be able to be ranked in order of importance. I use
the Internet for several purposes.
Also, while I have a 56K modem, I can only connect at 28.8
because I cannot get access at 56K. It may be interesting
to ask how many others are in this lousy predicament. |
| 47509 | Need more choices in computer expertise--I don't consider myself a
beginner, yet I often need help or info. Also jobs--do you want to
know what I do or what my company does? |
| 47516 | Yes. I have two questions:
What is it going to be used for and,
Are there any sweepstakes I'll be taking part of by responding the survey ?. |
| 47527 | ** Income has is not relevant to this survey, imo. |
| 47528 | > Perhaps you should explain exactly how you need the responses, Like if you need a certain format, or a certain number of spaces, etc. |
| 47537 | Very easy and nicely done! |
| 47548 | Stuff the
survey - you do a terrific job with the tourbus. I have been reading it
for about 3 years, wouldn't miss it. |
| 47556 | None, but who is conducting it |
| 47583 | painlessly
>done at my leisure-thanx
>
>
> |
| 47593 | >Very easy to do in e-mail format. Easy to perform whilst browsing through
e-mail.
>
> |
| 47603 | Some of the questions are very American - i.e level of education, what does
college mean (A-levels, Batchelors degree)? Also income in US$ is very
approximate as I do not know what the £ to $ exchange rate is (I used 1.57) |
| 47609 | Yes, why isn't this a web site with the survey on the site. Emailing
surveys is not efficient and effective use of technology. |
| 47615 | Yes. For questions 4, 5, and 6 , more than one answer applies. >
Requiring the user to "pick one" results in a less than accurate >
reflection of user activity. Otherwise, the survey was fine! |
| 47630 | >
I would never answer questions pertaining to income on line -- I've seen the
X-files!
> |
| 47631 | Would have helped to have an example of the format you expected
for the income: 110,000, 110K, $110000 ??? |
| 47632 | I think you influenced the answers you will get on question no. 12 with
the prefacing statement. I don't put much stock in surveys because
infinite factors influence human behavior. Even if people answer the
questions truthfully, they may change their minds tomorrow on subjective
questions such as primary usage or occupational field, etc., not to
mention that the technical question answers could change with the
purchase of new equipment. |
| 47639 | KEEP THE TOURBUS COMING! THANKS FOR ALL THE TIPS EACH WEEK. |
| 47648 | > A few of the answers need to be multiple choice or essay
>
> |
| 47649 | No, but I sure hope you will post the results in a future Tourbus. |
| 47654 | > No, but I think I know why!
>
> |
| 47664 | Glad to see "Library/Info Science" on the Occupation list.
I usually have to check "Other" |
| 47671 | I lied about my household income. Why don't you tell us yours. While your
at it, how about publishing your social security number. I promise not to
abuse it. |
| 47673 | Why does the entire message need to be sent? |
| 47682 | >
Question 6: Once a week I search the net, looking up the URL's which
I collect from TOURBUS and various email lists to which I subscibe.
> |
| 47763 | There's got to be an easier way to get from question to question and
among the choices. |
| 47777 | Why do you want to know my income? |
| 47783 | NEXT TIME, DON'T ASK FOR AGE. |
| 47784 | Yes/No
> answers leave no room for middle ground. For example, I may not purchase
> online (being a security type I have good reason not too) but I may purchase
> from a vendor who advertises online |
| 47791 | Not all that user-friendly, and question 12 is phrased in such a way
that the respondents may feel like they SHOULD say they visit the sites
even though they may not do so. Other than that, it seems sufficient. |
| 47801 | I have Internet access at home and at work, but receive the Tourbus at work,
so I filled the survey out with that in mind. I'm guessing at the modem
speed. I *hope* we have a high-speed connection! I also don't have Net
access at my computer at work, but do have graphical access at another
computer in the department. That means that my computer is used mostly for
e-mail, but that is mainly for research/educational purposes (professional
mailing lists). |
| 47804 | You did't specify if I can use the 'reply to this message' or if I must
copy and paste in a new message and send a 'new' message. I suppose it's
the same, but....could be important to elaborate the survey?
>
> |
| 47811 | The answers to the questions about the modem and interface are going to be
different depending upon whether I give you information about home or
work. I chose to give home. Which would you prefer? |
| 47819 | Would have been easier if I could have just filled it out and hit the reply
button. |
| 47820 | Yes. I would
have perferred to fill out the survey form on the BeachTech Web site rather
than making sure I stayed within the [ ] |
| 47821 | My initial responses never showed up - I've repeated them here. |
| 47822 | Seems like rather than cutting and pasting the entire message into a new
message, it could have been done by simply hitting the reply button and
then filling in the form. |
| 47831 | HOW MUCH OF THE MESSAGE WAS I SUPPOSE TO COPY? |
| 47833 | Very good, a great way to keep yourselves on top of your subscribers. |
| 47834 | You have asked us to "pick one." Some times, or for some people, more than
one answer would have been equally correct. For example, I have more than
one internet connection, more than one internet account: home and work. At
work e-mail is always in the background so if someone is clocking on-line
time, that is how the bulk of my internet time is spent. At home, I surf
and research as well as send and receive msg traffic. I don't sit on-line
tying up the 2nd phone. Most of that internet time is spent researching. |
| 47846 | Yes, just one
and I'll be as brief as possible. I think it would have been better if you
had asked all of us for our home or office addresses and sent us a real
piece of paper to fill out and return to you. It sounds like i would be a
big job but it's not if you just break it up into 125 small tasks. If you
did it this way you could keep all of the returned surveys in a box in a
storage room. The box may collapes from the weight of other boxes on top of
it but I think this is a small price to pay. **The real comment starts
here**. I think I'll have the spam, eggs, sausage and spam. I love it. I'm sorry but I couldn't resist. I work for a survey company and people include similar comments at an alarming rate, I hope you forgive me. |
| 47850 | Ref: 6) above.
Other frequencies of internet usage can be important, since E-Mail
usage is almost like getting the morning paper every morning. |
| 47861 | Questions 3 and 6 are fairly poorly written. Ask them differently. |
| 47865 | Would be nicer if you could just reply instead of all the cut and paste stuff |
| 47880 | Nope - just don't sell my email name to any spammers..... .!!
Seriously - keep up the good work, it's much appreciated. |
| 47889 | IS IT DONE FOR A SPONSOR PURPOSE ? |
| 47894 | Do you guys care who is on an online service as opposed to an ISP? |
| 47897 | Not Really. Why do you want age & financial information? |
| 47899 | Could have been simplified. |
| 47908 | iT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE TIME EFFICENT IF YOU HAD SIMPLY DONE A FORM PAGE ON
YOUR WEBSITE AND SENT AN E-MAIL ANNOUNCING IT. |
| 47917 | Your help file doesn't exist! It doesn't say how to mark your responses
anywhere _ I used an 'X' as though I was voting..
Also I would like more space to comment - In question 13 to the question
'why?' I would reply 'because they are all in the US!'. Tourbus is also
*way* too parochial. I *don't care* about sites giving me a map of the US
or US TV listings as I live in London! The internet is supposedly world
wide - they are many many local sites for all areas but please do not
feature them. |
| 47924 | My primary e-mail does not have an editor, so I couldn't complete the survey
on the address which is subscribed to the Tourbus. Instead, I forwarded it
to my other e-mail address (which I don't have access to as often), and
completed it there. |
| 47936 | The directions mention copying and pasting but don't mention
simply replying as I have done, so I don't know if this message
is being processed since there's a bunch of quoting symbols at
the beginning of each line. Also, I put "$650.00/month" between
the "[]" as the directions said, but that made 'pine' stick the
"]" on the next line (because of line wrapping); I didn't know
if that was okay, so I put it back on the line it came from.
The URL given for more help
HTTP://WWW.BEACHTECH.COM/HELP
1) is wrong; I had to change 'HTTP' to 'http' (upper to lower
case) before my Web browser, 'lynx' would handle it, and
2) is not useful since it's still under construction and
somebody who needs help probably would have a hard time figuring
out what sort of query to send, and I know how frustrated
beginners can get. It would be better to have what's currently
there for those who know what they want to ask and have lists of
help available. |
| 47952 | The unpleasent part was the income question. Not good idea. |
| 47963 | CAN'T ANSWER QUESTION 6 AS STATED. MY ANSWER IS "ALL OF THE ABOVE!" |
| 47969 | >Would have liked more flexibility on some questions where one answer was
almost impossible. Both employment and internet use questions have MUCH
more complex answers in my case.
>
> |
| 47999 | You might need a few more fields in some of the questions, i.e.
4) What type of Internet connection do you have? (Pick one)
some people access the internet both from home and work but have
different access speeds.
6) Describe your primary Internet usage. (PICK ONE)
For me All of the above was the closest to the truth, but there
was not such an option. |
| 48001 | ..........Love
the Tourbus...........keep up the good work! |
| 48015 | More surveys
should be this concise and easy to complete! |
| 48040 | I'm not sure what the point of question three is - I would guess that (like myself) there are plenty of highly competant users out there who would not like to put themselves in any of the last three categories. |
| 48041 | I'm not sure I copied the ENTIRE message that you wanted copied. |
| 48206 | I realize you're reaching an email audience, but this could have been done
much easier using an HTML form. Could that have been a choice for those
of us with browsers? |
| 48207 | Don't like the question about $$$ Income
>
>
> |
| 48208 | It's the wave of the future...I'll check out their web site. |
| 48213 | > It should have been done at a web site. |
| 48217 | It would be good to also make a web version available. Less hassle.>
>
> |
| 48227 | Instructions would have been much clearer if you had said:
From this message copy the lines {###.....###} to {###.....###}
and paste them into a new message. The first line after the top
marker line should indicate the To: line, and also the subject
(even if you don't need any specific subject, make one up), so that
they're right there when starting to process the new message. |
| 48249 | Add ISDN to the modem speed choices. |
| 48259 | I really like the tourbus. I have learned a lot of things. I am always
sending a copy of the tourbus to a friend who has a related problem.
Hopefully some of them have subscribed. I feel like I am "in the know"
after reading the tourbus. One of my friends brought up the story about
Jessica Mydek and I was able to squash it as an urban legend. That was
fun. I also showed them how to look up the address of a phone number in
a want add. They were impressed. |
| 48044 | I think you may influence answers on no. 12 with your prefacing
statement. I never put much stock in surveys because of the fickleness
of participants. Even if people state their answers truthfully, they
may change their minds tomorrow with regard to those questions that are
subjective in nature. Even the answers to the technical questions will
no longer be valid with the purchase of new equipment. Incidentally,
this is the second time I will have sent this message. I'm using
Netscape and the first time I "sent" the message it went off into the
ether--I know not where. I have no record of its being sent either in
my outbox or sent box. |
| 48054 | It was an easy survey to fill out. with capabilities to add a comment into
the answers to help clarify the answer. Like that. |
| 48057 | I don't know my modem speed, but it is a Hayes, and has the number
115200 as max speed for my e-mail connection. |
| 48060 | Why do you need financial information for your survey?
>
> |
| 48063 | I think the question regarding household income is a little too
personal. |
| 48076 | Hope I did it right, no instructions at URL given, so I used "*" to mark
answers. |
| 48078 | I know that every survey is attempting to target according to household
income.
I think that that type of information is NOYB (none of your business) nor is
it
anyone elses. |
| 48079 | I know that every survey is attempting to target according to household
income.
I think that that type of information is NOYB (none of your business) nor is
it
anyone elses. |
| 48081 | - Since I'm not from USA, I haven't understood what basis "household
income" stands for - per year, per month ? |
| 48083 | The survey should have two lines that indicate that everything between the
two lines should be sent. Perhaps
two lines that say <--- cut here ---> |
| 48089 | NOT SURE ABOUT THE 'COPY EVERYTHING' |
| 48093 | seemed to be a
little lightweight |
| 48095 | I love
> the Tourbus and have reccommended it to every new netizen I meet. I am
> connected to the net at home by an ISDN line and that was not a choice
> in your form. |
| 48096 | Some answers could have multiple answers. |
| 48278 | Yes: I would have marked it "Easy", except for the requirement that you
must cut-&-paste this message to a NEW E-Mail, instead of simply editing
a reply (and its "TO:" address). For that unnecessary bit of tedium, your
rating got downgraded to "Ok".
Suggestion: upgrad your software so that a reply -- even a quoted reply --
can be used instead of requiring an Original Message. |
| 48279 | Web based form would have been easier. |
| 48288 | Why not add the survey address as the Reply to of you email?
WOuld make it even easier for people to respond. |
| 48294 | Look forward to viewing the results. |
| 48109 | >
>>Thanks for asking, instead of all the copy and paste to a new message, why
>don't you just ask for a reply without deleting any of the original message.
>Much easier and there's no problem gettying the TO: field correct. Thanks for
>listening. TOURBUS rules!!
>
>>
>
>
> |
| 48115 | > Unless you can tell where I'm located, I would think the region an
important aspect. "USA"is pretty general considering the diversity of income,
education..and general lifestyle found between New England, the Left Coast,
The South, etc.... |
| 48304 | >Questions 2 and 3 are very poor. There's quite a big gap between 3 years
>using the Internet and forever. I fall somewhere in between. Same thing
>for question 3 (although I'm sure this was meant to be funny).
>
> |
| 48305 | Instructions are not that clear. A simple example of how to answer the questions, and a "cut here" to show what to include would make a lot of sense. |
| 48326 | I decided not to fuss with the spacing between the brackets too much. I'm
feeling lazy today, so it seemed like a slight hassle to copy the message
into a new one; but it's worth it if it's helpful to you. |
| 48330 | Will Not answer income questions (privacy). |
| 48336 | I really, really appreciate Tour Bus of all the internet helps and sites.
Thankyou! |
| 48344 | Maybe include a "start copy here" and a "end copy here" line for those
who wonder if you *really* meant to copy the whole text or just the
questionnaire part. |
| 48348 | Maybe make it more obvious what to do with your 2 character big
boxes... |
| 48353 | Question 6 was unsatisfactory in that I use the internet for varying
uses which would include e-mail, surfing business, research,
advertising and marketing product, chat, each of which is important
for it's particular focus. |
| 48126 | I had to move the cursor around a lot because I could not just tab to
> the boxes. |
| 48141 | You could make a form on the Internet instead of requiring an email
response. This makes it easier because all a user has to do is click on
the URL and get to the form. (You could even embed an ID number to the URL
and send it to a CGI script to dynamically create a form with the ID number
in it). |
| 48155 | Excellent idea, I hope the survey results will help you. |
| 48156 | It's the first time i am filling up a survey through email. Hope it's
all done correctly. You guys do a great job and i enjoy each of your
rides...right from the start. Thanks ! |
| 48159 | It was very easy to complete and I feel should not pose any
'problems' for others replying to it! |
| 48367 | No...Please continue and good luck ! |
| 48395 | >Well, I
think I finally figured it out, I do have a learning disability. Thank
you for getting me to solve this issue. Dori Freed.
>
> |
| 48168 | No really, but if there was a way to avoid the cust-and-paste and the gettin
down from one question to the next - maybe tabs - it would be nice! |
| 48173 | You don't say what should be put in between the square brackets. You have
two spaces so I just put two X's in. |
| 48175 | The response code was ambiguous. Like it was not explained if it was to be
entered in the subject field or in the body of the message. |
| 48178 | > No, but question 6 for me is a mixture of two things so difficult to
answer.
>
> |
| 48438 | As far as I'm concerned, you could do this more offten and you could check
what your readers find most interesting. |
| 48186 | As I only registered for the tourbus yesterday I havn't had much chance to
use it!! |
| 48187 | Did you really mean every part of the message? How about a line delineating the question/answer section a paste from there? |
| 48195 | The question of incomes abit personal. |
| 48455 | > Seemed like a great way to do it to me!
>
> |
| 48466 | Didn't know the
answer to #4 and #5. All that stuff is built in to my
'puter. I just guessed at the answers. I am really a novice! I have a Mac
Performa6360. Maybe YOU can tell ME the answers to 4 and 5. I have AOL, if
that is any help. Thanks for caring about us, and keep up the good work.
Could you just give us an idea of the results on the Tourbus? I don't know
how to tap into the HTTP etc. |
| 48467 | > Quick and simple is the way I like em...so you rate tops by me! |
| 48468 | WHY DID IT CHANGE SO MANY OF MY ORIGINAL ANSWERS? |
| 48481 | I was confused with the instructions. On my system, just replying seemed to
address the response OK. I was not sure why I needed to cut and paste
original message. Or would the >'s in the reply have caused a problem.
Also, I think you would have got more information from questions 12 and 13
by asking for a range of responses like for Q2 or 3. Some people may have
once purchased something online, but a yes answer to this question will not
give an indicator to on-line merchants (or future sponsors) as to the
possibility of on-line purchasing by the respondents. |
| 48483 | Why not just say, "If your e-mail software has a "forward"
option, that will probably be the easiest way. Be sure to put the right
address in the 'To:' line" (just as you did below!) |
| 48485 | [No brackets here, question on sponsors is leading, Computer occupations not enough options] |
| 48486 | I have overdone my examination of this survey. I eventually ended up at the
website but found I could not read the "comments" without java. I found them
in my cache file and was able to access them there. I was impressed with how
few misspellings there were! Most of my comments were already mentioned:
should we put an "x"?, the brackets around the answers move, the "help" site
is under construction, the "income" question is questionable, I would only
fill this out because I like TOURBUS so much; I did not notice that anyone
had metioned that HTTP://WWW.BEACHTECH.COM/HELP will get you nowhere, since
the caps are not allowed. it would be nice to be able to just paste the url
into my browser. |
| 48489 | I do appreciate your efforts running these tours :) |
| 48490 | I sent e-mail to Bob pointing out potential difficulty with Q's 8 & 11.
> Both of these are highly specific and in some cultures very personal.
> Logic dictates that you will computing statistical spreads and
> means/medians etc. So why not start out that way? On the age question,
> ask what age *band* people are in - eg less than 20, 21-25, 26-30 etc.
> On the income question - ask for a response in $10K bands. That way, you
> may get more actual responses instead of blanks.(and half your data
> processing is pre-done!)
>
> Qualifications - only the US has "College" education implying a
> batchelor's degree, so - add a qualifier. Some people may think College
> means secondary school (ie teenagers aged 13-19!)
>
> Management - too general and misses a whole potential group of people.
> Try Executive/Senior Management, Middle Management, General Management,
> Technical Management, Financial/Legal Management. |
| 48495 | I enjoy the Tour and appreciate getting it. |
| 48498 | No, the survey was quite straightforward. I look forward to
seeing the results. My congratulations to Bob & Patrick for
an always interesting read! |
| 48507 | I didn't know what to put in the [ ] as a response |
| 48516 | Felt obliged to respond after getting your information free for so long. |
| 48522 | Hard to choose an answer that fit in some cases |
| 48524 | Yes. It really DID only take 5 minutes! Thanks for that. Keep up the good work! |
| 48526 | Since you ask, yes, I do. You shouldn't expect people to have to connect to
the Internet to find out how to fill in the survey. I always do all my
E-mail preparation off line and it would be a bother to have to get on line,
download something, and then fill in the form, so I just filled it in with
X's in the brackets and hoped for the best.
To sum up, there is too much guff (is that English or American slang I
wonder) at the begining which is distracting and off putting. The questions
themselves are admirably simple - no complaint there - except that you
should tell people what mark you wanted within the square brackets. The
expression "Make your responses within the [ ] marks below." is vague and
invites people to write an essay. I doubt if you want them to do this. |
| 48528 | Why did I have to copy it into another message instead of forwarding it
to beachtech? |
| 48542 | Straightforward works for me. |
| 48545 | [Where's the Spanish version? :)] |
| 48548 | > Without a disclaimer there are things you shouldn't be asking for; such
> as household income. |
| 48549 | Very painless, and I think you asked the right questions, so tip of the
hat.... Good stuff. |
| 48553 | > I use Internet at work, which is where I read Tourbus. But my main
use of Internet is at home, which is where I do lots of email.
I answered the questions as if I didn't have a home connection--but
you didn't ask about more than one usage!
I wonder why you asked about income...That's the only question I
hesitated to answer.
> > |
| 48559 | What mark was I supposed to use to check my selection? |
| 48560 | Neat, nice and
easy, well presented. |
| 48563 | Comment:
I'm not sure what I have in question #5 (I selected 'novice' in
question #3). |
| 48564 | This information is not to be sent out to others or used to sell off my email
address for some fools stupid bulk mailings |
| 48569 | >I was unable to do the cutting and pasting with my old Netscape. All I
could do was forward this and then plug in my xx's.
>
> |
| 48580 | I would suggest that multiple categories be acceptable in answering. For
example, I am both a doctoral student, teacher and a job seeker. I access the
internet at home and at school/work. I use e-mail, surf the net for business,
education, research and fun, and that's just the tip of my usage. |
| 48585 | > YES PLEASE E-MAIL THE DIRECTIONS FOR HOW YOU CAN COLLECT AND COUNT THE
RESPONSES... DOES A SURVEY HAVE TO BE DONE BY A COMPANY OR CAN AN
INDIVIDUAL DO ONE ON THEIR OWN?? |
| 48588 | Well, it wasn't very interesting. The questions were broad and simple. Tour
Bus is well done. It's one of my favorite newsletters. |
| 48590 | Why not use a web page that has a form? |
| 48594 | It was very painless and efficient |
| 48597 | it would be a good idea to tell folks exactly how you need the answers (e.g.
Y/N or x) |
| 48599 | Wasn't able to highlight the entire message so am trying just forwarding
it completed to the address given. |
| 48600 | It was easy to complete the way I did it, but I am not sure it was
correct!! |
| 48602 | I subscribe through Colorado College & they use Kermit. I had to
download survey,fill it out, and then upload it again. Hope you get it. |
| 48607 | No. But you should have asked about the Southern Word of the Day. I love the
feature, but believe some may find it offensive. As a Yankee who lived in the
Deep Sout for a few years, I am limited in who I can send it to. Do others
find this true? |
| 48613 | Why the
>"x"s? Why not just answer the question?...
>
>I may be subscribed under slick@broadcast.net or slick@usa.net,
>also...if
>so, please remove my Juno subscription address...
>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 48618 | Yes--What is
meant by "this message" ?? |
| 48619 | Hi!, You didn't mention until which date we can answer the survey.
Bye. |
| 48635 | You need more categories in the "primary usage" section, with more than one
checkable answer...ie: entertainment...download software. Some of these
things rate equally as important as e-mail, research and business which I
also rank at the top. |
| 48652 | I could not
copy and paste this as directed. |
| 48666 | Not enough choices--e.g., I'm not a novice (I've been doing WP for thirteen
years, and on the Net for four!), but I'm far from proficient, let alone a
hacker--I only know how to do a few things. |
| 48682 | You should have a 'General Comments Section.' ... Or is this it ???
I don't mean only comments about how this survey was done... |
| 48705 | I love the tourbus, I love surveys. What else can I say? Will check out site
to see how to do surveys. Maybe I could do them on my homepage! |
| 48710 | I think it
would be easier if you could just "reply" to the survey, rather than cutting
and pasting it into a new message. Also, under question #6 (primary internet
usage) it was difficult, for me, at least, to pick just one..... |
| 48712 | Don't like to give financial details in this manner |
| 48716 | did you tell us to put an x in the appropriate place? when were we
supposed to enter pull text answers... (see question about country
above....) |
| 48721 | Just
emailing back, probably screwed it up. (G) |
| 48723 | Salary info irrelevant, omit on next survey |
| 48727 | I hope the logical x ( but not explained, will be ok for you )
Multiple choice would be more usefull, I think. |
| 48729 | Maybe better using CGI or Active-X-- just let us punch buttons or tick
boxes and fill blanks... that sort of thing. Easier that way. Maybe next
time? |
| 48731 | This survey did not have room to include other users. My wife reads your
tour as well and she is 42, a college grad , presently working as a RN |
| 48739 | I was unsure if I should leave the brackets uneven or if I should try and
align them, so I think I did both! ;-) Thanks for all that you do; I am an
"old" Roadmap grad as well. |
| 48749 | > - My household income is private!
- The Beachtech "how to fill out the form" isn't available!
>
> |
| 48750 | The connection speed question should allow for more than one answer
as at least I have high speed at work and 28.8 modem at home. |
| 48766 | MY EARNINGS ARE MY BUSINESS |
| 48776 | In response to question #12 about visiting web sites of TourBus sponsors. I have only just come
across the Tourbus site itself and therefor had to answer "no" to this question. However, perhaps
after I have visited again, I may start going to the sponsor sites also.
> |
| 48787 | Might have
been nice to have the survey at Beachtech. |
| 48801 | Request that personal data not be forwarded without my permission.
Use in your own database for information compilation is permitted. |
| 48802 | ===
A form based web page survey will be handy next time. :)
=== |
| 48805 | Putting one space between brackets would make me certain how I should fill in the blanks. |
| 48812 | Should allow for multiple answers by priority. |
| 48816 | Confused by "entire text" meaning. Saying "copy from this line downward"
or some such would be clearer for me. |
| 48817 | I'm still insulted that you forgot industrial scientists in your job list.
What's wrong with you guys?! We're some of the most important people
around. We make what the world uses. What the hell do you think those
computers of made of, air? |
| 48837 | Only that you didn't say how to mark the answers. Hope the "x" was OK.
I liked the bit about twitching if I'm more than 15 minutes away from the
Internet. I'm on vacation and only logging in every other day at a phone
with a jack at the local train station (I'm in Japan where they have
public ISDN phones with analog jacks even out in the boonies where I am
now): I'm starting to go into VDTs (video delirium tremens?).
I enjoy your tourbus. Wish I had time to check out more of the sites you
mention. Thanks for all the hard work in providing this.
TEWYL. --Steve |
| 48846 | No comments about the survey but I think the Tourbus postings are excellent! |
| 48865 | >
Yer, Why can't I quote my income in MY currency? |
| 48876 | I wasn't clear
about "all the text" that you wanted---so I copied the
WHOLE thing. |
| 48884 | Questions 10:
I think - Masters degree but I'm not sure of the American educational
system...
Question 11:
I've given a figure -- however, these figures don't translate by
exchange rate only... (there're way different taxes, cost of living
etc to take into account...) |
| 48908 | Choosing answers from rollover menus in an HTML form would
have been easier, perhaps. |
| 48910 | Prefer not to respond to personal question .. although I can see why you ask it. |
| 48922 | > Why not make it as a form for those of us who have a browser? |
| 48931 | You left out a possible answer under Q.3: "I get around ok for what I
need to do, but when it gets complicated, I have my kids (college)
figure it out for me."
Also: The "Scinces" category was left out of Q. 10. |
| 48949 | [ I think that there is a way to send the survey out from TourBus
and have "Reply" go to Beachtech] |
| 48960 | No. Glad to help out. I thoroughly enjoy Tourbus. |
| 48974 | How about a web based form -- you give me the url and I go there and click
checkboxes -- I would find that easier. |
| 48978 | >some responses are vauge and do not allow correct answers
>
> |
| 48988 | > There is still an american bias, but things are gradually getting
better.
>
> |
| 48992 | I had to "copy" the address and "copy" the message. Why was it not
possible to simply hit the "reply" button to generate a new message, and
then simply fill in the answers? |
| 48994 | This is the first time I used this format and attempt to transfer it to
the
mail box. I am using Juno for my e-mail and hope it works. |
| 48998 | Yes. I have a "High Speed Connection" at home but had nowhere to put my answer to question number 4. My connection is not at work or at school. I have a kabel Tv connection with about 50 times the speed of a 33.600 modem. |
| 49002 | > none, would like to see results, will go look later! |
| 49003 | I filled out this survey only because I've been impressed with the efforts
of the Tourbus boys and feel sincerely that it is a good vehicle (no pun
intended) for (especially) new web users like myself. I do hope this info is
confidential and will only help the tourbus. I don't need anymore spam.
Thanks. |
| 49005 | I'm a bit unconmfortable providing personal information on a fairly open
system such as email. I would have thought an HTML secure form would have
been a much
better vehicle for gathering this data. |
| 49034 | A web page would be cool. |
| 49035 | Very nice!! :)
Good luck to the bus in their third year! How about HTML format postings? |
| 49038 | Yes. I would like to know the purpose and the results |
| 49041 | The thing I like the most in the TourBus is the sketches
on some partilular problems concerning Internet and around,
e.g. cookies, junk e-mail and search skills. |
| 49051 | No, but thanks for caring:-).
>
>
>
>
>
> |
| 49059 | Hopefully it is
confidential - I don't particularly care about giving personal information. |
| 49061 | not a very
good list of selections for "occupation"--for example, "professional"
categories left out. Business: only retail/wholesale....what about manufacturing,
etc? |
| 49063 | >Should have been sent out from the return address so that one could
simply reply.
>
> |
| 49066 | I think this
>survey was done very well. My field is marketing and part
>of what I do is research so I know the value of a good survey and how
>beneficial the information that is obtained from it can be. Keep up the
>good work! I love your site!
>
>
> |
| 49071 | No, but PLEASE do not sell or give my e-mail address to anyone for any purpose.
I rarely complete surveys because I am concerned about distribution of my
address. The ed.gov server protects us, but all the protection in the world
won't help if I respond to a survey and my e-mail address is used for commercial
purposes. |
| 49106 | A survey during the summer holidays is bound to reach some people pretty
late (if I remember correctly I also found your survey of last year when I
got back after a three weeks vacation, just like this time) So why in the
midst of summer??? |
| 49122 | Would like to know how it is done (technically). |
| 49129 | yes - income should be in categories, "advanced degree" should be broken
down. |
| 49148 | > Instructions at top are a bit hazy. Your comment below is sufficient.
>
> |
| 49151 | > My english isn´t very good, so I have sometimes trouble to read
> all the stuff. Thats why I am answering so lately.
>
> |
| 49152 | I have different internet access at home and work and use them differently,
which couldn't be addressed--I get TOURBUS at home so considered my home use. |
| 49154 | > Just fine and dandy.
>
> |
| 49162 | What do you require as a response I have used a '1' is this correct?
You do not say!
Anyway THANKS for the service it is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 49171 | >
I think the survey was well laid out and easy to fill in. I guess you are
trying to get some market info for sponsors so I'm a little surprised
you haven't included a question to rate the type of typics people are most
interested in and also their interests.
keep up the informative work :)
>
> |
| 49180 | Fair enough. As a reader of the RISKS Forum Digest though I would caution
against reading too much into the results! |
| 49188 | Yes:
You picked the week that I was on holiday, sorry for the delay.
Re. Q13. I have purchased on-line (in UK) but not from one of your
advertisers. |
| 49190 | >
Specify specific instructions in answering the survey on the e-mail itself
so we do not have to go to the website to look for instructions. The first
time I visited the website on Help, it was unavailable. It is now that I
remembered the survey when the results were sent by the Tourbus newsletter,
otherwise, I have completely forgotten all about it.
>
> |
| 49212 | One answer responses are not the best descriptive responses.
#14 should have been a yes/no, or at least included as an option
I enjoy the bus. Some real goody info. Keep it rolling.
..Carey |
| 49214 | >
I had had Statistics education at University,
I know that statistics support development.
I am sorry to have replied your querry this late.
>
> |
| 49218 | Don't like questions on household income. |
| 49222 | Income earned in countries other than the US and then translated into $
can be very misleading (or depressing!) |
| 49224 | - NO, You
made it simple and easy to do. Only a question, What is the survey for
and for what purpose are the results to be used? |
| 49230 | Is good! Now sabran un poco mas el perfil de los riders.
me gusto que apareciera el nombre del pais de donde recibo
el correo, gracias por la consideracion. |
| 49250 | Question #14 requires a 'yes/no' response or rewording. |
| 49251 | [ You might want to
mention the survey in the "Tourbus" postings themselves -- I held off on
completing this, having received it from an unfamiliar sender whom I'd never
heard of, from, or about previously (eform@beachtech.com), until getting the
note from the Tourbus with preliminary results. Perhaps I'm just paranoid about
Spam, having received a truckload lately, or about giving out personal
information on the net... but...
It would be nice to be able to select more than one response in some questions,
particularly the one on one's uses of the Internet. "Web Surfing" has negative
connotations -- sounds like time wasting -- and might discourage respondents
from selecting it to describe their activities, even though it may be more
descriptive than "business," "research," etc. of their activities online.
I object (STRENuously) to having to translate my income into US$. So I didn't.
Nyah nyah.
Perhaps the addition of a question in the future re. where Tourbus riders
receive their newsletters -- i.e. home or work? ] |
| 49256 | > I didn't get around to responding until I saw the first wave of
results. I guess that says I'm a procrastinator!! Tourbus is a great
service. I especially appreciate your authoritative debunking of several
online hoaxes: I love to forward your posts regarding the hoaxes to the
person who sent them to me!
Thanks!! |
| 49257 | > Very basic info requested --you haven't captured the real me. But I
haven't either.
>
> |
| 49259 | I
humbly promise to visit the sponsors more often so Tourbus can
continue to be free! It's just that I read at work and barely
have time to look at Tourbus let alone the vendor sites! |
| 49285 | The survey doesn't allow multiple answers, e.g. no. 4 doesn't include the
possibility of a 64 KB/s-ISDN-connection at home AND a
highspeed-connection at university (school/work). No. 6 is choosen badly.
I would expect comparable categories, but why can't I use mostly e-mails
for my education (e.g.)? I would have suggested something like "Pick one
of a) mostly e-mails, b) e-mails and browsing, c) mostly browsing" and
additionally "Pick one of a) Research, b) Education, c) Business, d) Fun,
e) Other ". |
| 49288 | RE #14: Ambiguity is *always* difficult. I do my internet-ing
at home (14400 kbs) and Work (highspeed connection)
RE #10: I *used* to program cobol & assembler on the m/f.
Nowadays I bring home a paycheck support PCs (s/w & h/w)
RE life: Thanks for the tourbus. DOGPILE has been my favorite so
far, but, that was *after* my Yellowstone visit where I used
the fantastic web sites listed. All have been interesting
to read. Thanks. |
| 49289 | Is good! Now sabran un poco mas el perfil de los riders.
me gusto que apareciera el nombre del pais de donde recibo
el correo, gracias por la consideracion. |
| 49296 | I LIKE THE PRICES AND FREE STUFF ( A FREE DEMO AT LEAST ! ) |
| 49301 | My only problem was figuring out which part to copy into a return email.
Hope I did it right. |
| 49302 | Are you using a special program to create this e-mail, recognize it when
it when a response comes in, and tabulate the results |
| 49305 | Except that on
the question of what I use the computer for most of the
>time... it was
>impossible to limit is as I use the email for the newsgroups so I had to
>choose 2 - net and email. (Plus I never like putting my age.... hmmm... I
>guess that is an obvious for over 40. )
>
>
> |
| 49308 | pretty easy, but my Mom might have a slight challenge. She's new to this
whole thing you know. |
| 49325 | The question about computer proficiency is poorly written; there is
no option for skills between "total novice" and "feel pretty
proficient". There's a big jump between feeling totally lost and
feeling "pretty proficient". I fall somewhere between those two
options. Most of your options basically indicate a high level of
proficiency and I don't think most people fall in those categories.
Therefore, I would guess that you get a higher level of people
answering "feel pretty proficient", even if that isn't the case,
because they aren't total novices. |
| 49336 | > How about that the passenger of Tourbus give the destination of the tour? |
| 49342 | It's not clear if I must paste the entire Tourbus post or only a part
of it in order to send the response. |
| 49346 | A web based form would be easier, this cutting and pasting is
annoying and takes more time. |
| 49347 | More options for some questions |
| 49350 | > I misplaced my original survey and tried to follow the blue website
address to get a copy (as stated in the August 12th "Survey Results"
message) and clicked on Survey and couldn't figure out how to make that
work. But I did find my misplaced message and that was easy to complete.
I did a 'forward to' instead of a 'copy to', so I hope that works.> |
| 49369 | >
> Not a novice, but not proficient. No category fits my limited, but
expanding skills. |
| 49376 | No, but I love
tourbus and have found many useful sites i.e. dogpatch, dujour and other
tips. Thanks. |
| 49386 | The survey form and results of the survey reached me on the same date;) |
| 49391 | Look quite good. This is the first survey I've done on the WWW. |
| 49402 | US Dollars... Sory, don't use them, We have a marvelous currency called a
Pound ! |
| 49427 | why is there a second survey? |
| 49431 | >
>>Why IN the Bloody Bedammed Hell Do We Have to do it TWICE?????
>>
>
>
> |
| 49438 | Question No. 4 begged for a different answer from this Tourbus
rider. I have a a cable connection to the net, and therefore no 'speed'.
And my connection is from home and not from work or school. But I
answered as best I could. Maybe you oughta have 'Other' as one of the
answer choices. |
| 49448 | Include an open "other" to the questions and allow multiple choices as an
answer to a question. I for instance use multiple ways to get online,
including 14k4, 28k8, 33k6 and the universities T1 connection. Furthermore
I am a student *and* have a job (24 hr/week)... |
| 49461 | Yeah. Where are the "[" and "]" I'm supposed to put my comments between? ;^) |
| 49477 | Easy, and amusing. thanks. But I didn't see anything promising that this
would not add me to spam lists, and that makes me nervous, especially with
income information given.
If I needed a net survey done, I would contact you (but I don't -- sorry). |
| 49494 | Question 6: Primary Internet Usage: This question is too ambiguous. I am
not sure what wording (or separate questions) would have been better, but some
improvement is possible, I'm sure, perhaps by giving examples or descriptions
of each category (see my point #2 below).
1. "Primary"/On-Line & Off-Line: I chose "Mostly E-mail" as my response
because by volume viewed and time spent, all offline, this is "primary."
However, I don't regard this as "Internet usage", any more than reading my
ordinary snail mail is "Postal Service Usage". True, I may depend on the
Postal Service to deliver it to me, but I am not "using" the Postal Service
when I read my mail, write letters back, or pay bills. A second, related
issue: Is receipt of Tourbus and other periodic distributions by subscription
even "e-mail use"? I guess so, but sending and receiving messages to/from
friends is what I consider e-mail; the subscription services seem more like
"publications" than "mail".
2. Response Category Definition: In use of Internet resources, while
connected to the Internet, I do things like read and download articles on CNet
or Mercury Mail. Is this "web surfing" or "research" or "education"? Beats
me. Is reading off-line part of my "internet usage" to determine what is my
"primary use", or did you mean to ask how I spend my time on-line?
3. "Primary"/Volume, Time, Greatest Need or Focus: In sheer volume
received over the Internet, my download of securities prices into a database
on my PC is probably larger than e-mail. But this takes little time and no
personal focus. Is this "Internet Usage"? I used to do it without an Internet
account, by dialing into a network, connecting to the data provider, and
ordering a download. The Internet connection is faster, so I use it, but I
would hate to characterize this as my "primary usage of the Internet", though
in volume of data transmitted/received, it probably is the most significant.
But I need the Internet less for this than for any other use.
I hope these comments help, perhaps in improving your next survey. No
one said a meaningful survey was easy to design.
===== End of response===== |
| 49502 | It was hard
for me to answer Question 12 regarding whether or not I have been to visit
one of your sponsors, because I just could not remember. Two other questions
were purposely left blank--Numbers 9 and 11. Thank you. |
| 49511 | Why didn't you say we could forward it to you? That's what I did. |
| 49519 | Not yet, but then I don't yet know if I'm successful......(or too
late) |
| 49523 | I find it
interesting.... You guys are hilarious....
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!! |
| 49557 | Should have included more inline instructions and possibility to select
more than one option. |
| 49558 | The survey was easy, but the occupa |
| 49530 | I'm sorry it was done while I was on vacation. Hope this is not too late. |
| 49562 | how about a question on total time / day or week on the internet. |
| 49564 | > Yes. For some questions I need the possibility of more than one answer.
Also, ask why people don't buy from on-line catalogues.
I did, but made the purchase a different way. I am still not sending my
credit card number over the net.
> > |
| 49547 | You seemed to tap onto some important |
| 49548 | Not right now but I will check out the web site for information on how to
conduct
my own survey! Thanx in advance. |
| 49550 | Don't assume everyone gets paid in US dollars--to answer income
question, have to know current exchange rate. |
| 49569 | Not sure what you meant by *all the text of the message needs to be
returned*. Maybe a line of asterisks at the top and the bottom of the bit
you want returning might be more straightforward? |
| 49595 | Not sure I filled this thing out correctly, I got rid
of inappropriate answers. But, if you required a check
mark, this wasn't clear through my speech software. |
| 49599 | Thanx, sorry I'm late. I enjoy your TourBus so much, I save it until I
have the time to read and savor it - sort of like a fine wine, or in my
case Wild Turkey Rare Breed - never did understand the attraction of
sour grape juice.... Anyway, as a consequence, I wait to read your
articles until I have the time to sit & relax before I open TourBus -
and I waited 15 days, as you see. Sorry. THANX for the all the
enjoyment; this is the best "site" on the web, and one of the few
reasons in today's world for a laught out loud. |
| 49601 | With my email program (PC Pine) it is necessary to copy the message
a page at a time. This was a pain. |
| 49608 | PLEASE, don't give my screen name to any SPAM. It is a waste of their time
as I routinely delete ALL of it without bothering to read it. I completed
this survey ONLY on the hopes that it would help you continue to give the
reader valuable information. |
| 49627 | There's no "in-between" answer from "total novice" and "pretty
proficient". I'm not a total incompetent, but I can't claim proficiency, either!
(I did, however, enjoy the "Program complex systems in my sleep" and "Hack
into government computers for sport" choices!!)
Also, I was on vacation when the survey request came. I couldn't find a
"respond by" date - I hope this isn't too late.
The primary thing I would like to convey to you is how much I value the
information you provide! While I don't pay a lot of attention to the more
technical data, you have led me to some fascinating places, and I thank
you!! |
| 49632 | * [Yes why do you and other people want to know how much I earn
for difference things I fill out on the Net] |
| 49633 | * [Yes why do you and other people want to know how much I earn
for difference things I fill out on the Net] |
| 49642 | you didn't specify what we should say in the "subject" heading
you didn't have a government section for occupation |
| 49653 | Survey is fine! Demographics are a wonderful, wonderful
thing...! |
| 49664 | I just don't know whether I should include the following paragraph
in my response :-) |
| 49671 | Survey was easy
to complete, but some novices may find it confusing/difficult
to have to copy the text of the message... |
| 49676 | Yeah: Q.11 above -- income.
I put 40 as in $40,000 per annum. Question should have been clearer.
Good luck. I enjoy Tourbus. |
| 49680 | I have the
>strongest
>> possible objections to questions about income, age, or
>>other personal data....electronically or otherwise for marketing purposes.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> |
| 49839 | THE CATEGORIES OF Q3 ARE NOT ADEQUATE |
| 49840 | THE CATEGORIES OF Q3 ARE NOT ADEQUATE |
| 49841 | Wondered how to mark reply, but guessed that anything within the marks (27th
and 29th letters in Norwegian alphabet, by the way) would work. Two
attempts to contact Beachtech site elicited this response: DNS name lookup
failure. |
| 49720 | Should make it
plainer that you can't enter your data into the porm until AFTER you have
done the copy and paste thing. |
| 49736 | Good luck with your busdriving! |
| 49740 | I have
internet connections at home AND at work; also I use it for email,
web surfing, work related stuff, personal stuff and everything. It
isn't fair to make us pick only one answer from the list. Also, I
never answer the income question. |
| 49764 | Clearly may not reach you in readable form after processing into
my Company's OfficePower setup and out again. I shall probably decide to
pick TOURBUS up at home too, where I have full Internet access via 33.6
modem. [May I take this opportunity of letting you know that I regularly
pass your stuff on to no fewer than 15 others here.] |
| 49769 | The "pick One" responses, while it makes tabulation easy, often makes it
difficut to respond to a question. Some of us live in Canada and work in
the USA, and receive TOURBUS in both countries. Some have several
computers and therefore several modem speeds (9600, 33.6, and a high speed
connection). |
| 49902 | No. It's fine. I just hope I don't end up in somebody's spam-list. |
| 49939 | Just that I
have learned alot from tourbus, and will save the info on the address on
how to conduct (?) surveys. |
| 49692 | Don't ask rivate questions. |
| 49695 | What software do you use to tally the survey result? |
| 49868 | ABOUT THE QUESTIONS:
- They assume I have only one Internet connection - while I actually have
two, which are different (33,6 modem and full graphics at home, e-mail only
from my job workstation).
- No.12 "Visited sponsor's Web site": No, never, but I have answered to
*e-mail*-available offers. Most of the sponsors are based in the U.S., so
ordering goods from them would be troublesome (international payment,
difficult to have warranty/repairs etc. later, and many sponsors are "U.S.
only"). |
| 49870 | I wonder how many people are willing to give you financial information...perhaps if you used ranges people would be more willing to do that... |
| 49881 | I did the *SAME* thing this time filling out this survey
as I did previously. Why you had some of my answers
and not all of them eludes me. |
| 49992 | What do you need this info for? |
| 50005 | I wasn't sure how to send it. You might want more information about the
interface with your sponsors. Although I visit sights, I am not an internet
shopper. I might use the brand and shop from ther vendor in person, but I do
not like shop by mail of any kind. |
| 50016 | Curious as to its purpose................. :)
E> |
| 50019 | I hardly purchase items through internet, due no credit card, but have
checking account, that's problem. |
| 50042 | Yeah!There should be a any-comment box,I just added mine anyway. |
| 50069 | It' s a fine
survey, although very basic. I hope it garners the information you want. |
| 50082 | Why is this a necessary question?
Approximate household income? $ US Dollars |
| 50084 | why not link to html with immediate keystrokes caught and then 'submit'
when done? |
| 50085 | - Very nicely done! It would be a lot easier if you could
make this into a web page so you wouldn't have to email
back the response- use forms! |
| 50086 | Wondered how to
mark reply, but guessed that anything within the marks (27th and 29th
letters in Norwegian alphabet, by the way) would work. Two attempts to
contact Beachtech site elicited this response: DNS name lookup
failure. |
| 50089 | Curious as to its
E>purpose................. :)
E>
E> |
| 50090 | Wondered how to
mark reply, but guessed that anything within the marks (27th and 29th
letters in Norwegian alphabet, by the way) would work. Two attempts to
contact Beachtech site elicited this response: DNS name lookup failure. |
| 50091 | ABOUT THE
QUESTIONS:
- They assume I have only one Internet connection - while I actually have
two, which are different (33,6 modem and full graphics at home, e-mail only
from my job workstation).
- No.12 "Visited sponsor's Web site": No, never, but I have answered to
*e-mail*-available offers. Most of the sponsors are based in the U.S., so
ordering goods from them would be troublesome (international payment,
difficult to have warranty/repairs etc. later, and many sponsors are "U.S.
only"). |
| 50093 | ABOUT THE
QUESTIONS:
- They assume I have only one Internet connection - while I actually have
two, which are different (33,6 modem and full graphics at home, e-mail only
from my job workstation).
- No.12 "Visited sponsor's Web site": No, never, but I have answered to
*e-mail*-available offers. Most of the sponsors are based in the U.S., so
ordering goods from them would be troublesome (international payment,
difficult to have warranty/repairs etc. later, and many sponsors are "U.S.
only"). |
| 50121 | > I'm not comfortable telling my "household income". Why do so many
surveys expect you to fill in this information? (I don't really expect an
answer). Most of my friends/family don't know what we make.
Thank you for Tourbus. It's been a great help to me. |
| 50101 | ABOUT THE
QUESTIONS:
- They assume I have only one Internet connection - while I actually
have two, which are different (33,6 modem and full graphics at home,
e-mail only from my job workstation).
- No.12 "Visited sponsor's Web site": Are you not interested in
e-mail offers? I have never visited their Web site, but I have
answered to *e-mail*-available offers. I read TOURBUS at work, with
only e-mail available.
- No.14 "Easy?": This is my third attempt to correct and verify the survey
answers. You make me a female "forever" user of the net each time. |
| 50128 | Demographic information on nature of work was not
what I would expect |
| 50134 | A bit dull. Could be enhanced with some graphics, color or whatever. |
| 50138 | Verry interesting, but it's always a marketing research !!! |
| 50140 | -just a tad confusing as to what constituted the "whole" message and
wondered whether the {####1.TOURBUS.0.0.1.0.0.1130####} needed to have
brackets and/or needed to be on the subject line. So, now it's here
more than twice! |
| 50156 | I' sorry i send this survey very late. |
| 50157 | How about an HTML form for those whose browsers can use one. |
| 50192 | Why can't I just hit reply instead of re-pasting message? That is a pain. |
| 50220 | > I'd like to see the results. |
| 50236 | Tell me more about E-form. |
| 50249 | >I could make use of such a program as well.
>
> |
| 50250 | Skip question 11, that is too private |
| 50414 | It was done well, for a snow bum!!!! |
| 50520 | Hi. This is a test.
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| 50523 | Hi. This is a test.
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| 50576 | Dont ask people about income |
| 65867 | oon teirän serverillä käyny (;-('=
/OfFeNLiCe/HaCkz |
| 65995 | donGBF†Rswers for serious |
| 66168 | What are results of some jerk adding answers and or answers that go
> out of range |
| 66208 | I couldn't link to the right website--I would have preferred to fill
it out over the web. |
| 66374 | Yes I am wondering what this information is used for but thank you for the example |
| 66450 | I think that more questions should be directed to the company, tourbus, rather than the person who is taking the survey. |
| 66454 | my english is very bad and i encontre difficulty to understand. |
| 66521 | u all suck! haha JK jkjkjk |
| 66603 | Two of the questions are too personal. 1. age. 2. salary. Raised the question in my mind.. "what are you going to do with this information"? |
| 66718 | Aujoud'hui c'était le rêve, demain la répétion du mot que cé ça |
| 66719 | Aujoud'hui c'était le rêve, demain la répétion du mot que cé ça |
| 66926 | are the users need to have Internet access or the forms could be sent from E-mail (without Internet access)? |
| 66928 | i'm wonndering the point of it all |
| 66929 | i'm wonndering the point of it all |
| 66954 | [Jong, Jeroen de] No, I don't. |
| 66956 | Just that I could not enter by clicking in aol |
| 67004 | change the backround color |
| 67058 | This product is great, simple... how about graphics? Color backgrounds? Jpgs? Animated Gifs? "Flash" incorporation? |