Dan Michaels wrote:
>
> At 11:40 AM 2/15/01 +1100, you wrote:
> >Dan,
> >
> >Thank for your comments regarding the Electronics discussion group joining
> >form at http://www.orbitcoms.com
> >
> >The list uses LISTBOT as the server for the group. The questions posed are
> >the standard form supplied by LISTBOT and as far as I can understand at
> >present, cannot be modified.
> >
> >If you take a look at the marks next to the boxes, you should see that only
> >a few fields are actually required to join the group. I have tried to mark
> >fields as REQUIRED only if they were not too personal.
> >
>
> Hi David, I'm not sure how others feel about it, but my general feeling
> is that american society is already "greatly" too invasive, and soon as
> I see something like your form, my first inclination is to simply exit
> right. Adios muchacho.
>
> Whether some fields are or are not "required" doesn't really matter to
> me in this case. When there is a line for "income" [not required] and
> another for age [*=required], etc, as shown below, the ole RED FLAG just
> goes right up the pole --> who are these people and why do they need
> to know this stuff anyways?
>
> Mr/Ms:
> *First Name:
> *Last Name:
> Address:
> *City:
> State or Province:
> ZIP or Postal Code:
> *Country:
> Phone
> * Age:
> Gender:
> *Occupation:
> Income:
> *Company Name:
> *Organization Type:
> *Company Size:
> Web Site Type:
> Primary Net Connection:
> Home Ownership:
> Internet Experience:
> Education:
> Marital Status:
> Children in Household:
>
> Company size [required], home ownership, children in household
> - [give me a friggin break].
>
> Maybe I'm just being an overly sensitive american - but personally I'd
> get rid of the damn thing completely. It also doesn't help that ListBot
> comes from Micro$oft, this sounds like something they would create for
> a lawyer or insurance company.
>
> I would be interested to know if I am the only person around these
> parts to feel this way  ???????????????????????


I'm with you Dan. I hate that information gathering
crud. Just tattoo a number on all our forearms I think
and give all the numbers to Microsoft and the tax
department.

Statistically forums/mailing lists have a very low
success rate unless joining is totally non-invasive.
Invasive membership forms activate my browser's
"back" button. :o)
-Roman

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