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Experience shows that people will not put up with much of a hassle before saying "the hell with it". This is particularly true if there is no direct benefit to the person. It's even more so if the task is physically or psychologically stressful. Therefore, if you want a good response, make it easy for people. For example, put the text-only version on the web site; don't rely on someone on the listserv figuring it out and spreading the word. With somewhat more work and more expense, you can generate a PDF form that people can fill out on the screen. [Ray: the file has to be created that way using the full Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional that costs $450. If it's not, it does not matter what version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader you have.] ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Jakobsen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:57 AM Subject: Re: THE HOW SURVEY | the how survey can be filled out on line it opens with adobe 7 thenyou save | it to file its now in your f ilss as adobe, c l ick on savse to text | now you g e t ascssreen version you can edit ie type your asswers over it | and asd more room for lenglhtyl answwers fiished---pritnt ittout | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> | To: <[log in to unmask]> | Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:17 AM | Subject: Re: THE HOW SURVEY | | | > My version of Adobe is 7.0 probably why I could not fill out the | > application | > for World Stem Cell Hub on line. Arnie, you're right this survey is a | > killer for those of us who have lost our fine motor skills | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Arnie Kuzmack" <[log in to unmask]> | > To: <[log in to unmask]> | > Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 3:44 PM | > Subject: Re: THE HOW SURVEY | > | > | >>I am not surprised you got a low response rate. It would be | >> MUCH easier to be able to fill it out and submit it on-line. | >> | >> Lacking that, you could get a newer version of Adobe Acrobat | >> that includes forms you can fill out. You would still have | >> to mail it in, but you could at least use the computer to | >> fill it out and then print it out with the answers. | >> | >> | >> ----- Original Message ----- | >> From: "Edith Love" <[log in to unmask]> | >> To: <[log in to unmask]> | >> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 3:27 AM | >> Subject: THE HOW SURVEY | >> | >> | >> | To Everyone, | >> | | >> | I apologize for disappearing after I reintroduced the HOW | >> DID WE GET HERE | >> | ANYWAY SURVEY. | >> | Unfortunately for me, the last Sunday in September I took | >> a nasty fall, so | >> | my time in front of the | >> | PC has been quite limited. Otherwise I would have sent | >> messages every | >> | couple of weeks to remind all of us that the HOW SURVEY is | >> one of the rare | >> | times when we have an opportunity for input. | >> | | >> | The first time the survey was offered, I believe PIEN | >> alone had somewhere | >> | in the neighborhood of 1600 members. We would have been | >> satisfied with | >> | 500 responses. We got a total of 149. | >> | >> [snip] | >> | >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: | >> mailto:[log in to unmask] | >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn | >> | > | > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: | > mailto:[log in to unmask] | > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] | In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn