Comments on: Do AAA surveys do any good? http://savageminds.org/2009/02/19/do-aaa-surveys-do-any-good/ Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:06:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dear AAA, can I have my $$$ back? | Savage Minds http://savageminds.org/2009/02/19/do-aaa-surveys-do-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-603802 Dear AAA, can I have my $$$ back? | Savage Minds Wed, 20 May 2009 02:05:06 +0000 http://savageminds.org/?p=1643#comment-603802 [...] sorry to keep complaining about AAA surveys. But this one is too much… The AAA is now conducting a survey to find out [...] [...] sorry to keep complaining about AAA surveys. But this one is too much… The AAA is now conducting a survey to find out [...]

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]]> By: John McCreery http://savageminds.org/2009/02/19/do-aaa-surveys-do-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-575922 John McCreery Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:05:03 +0000 http://savageminds.org/?p=1643#comment-575922 Perhaps we should make a campaign out of forwarding the following to the people who design these monstrosities. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/five-tips-for-better-online-surveys.html Perhaps we should make a campaign out of forwarding the following to the people who design these monstrosities.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/five-tips-for-better-online-surveys.html

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]]> By: Erica http://savageminds.org/2009/02/19/do-aaa-surveys-do-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-575915 Erica Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:30:19 +0000 http://savageminds.org/?p=1643#comment-575915 I have also stopped answering the surveys for multiple reasons, and am sick and tired of receiving the reminder e-mails to participate in the survey. I was particularly peeved about all of the emails surrounding the meeting survey since I didn't attend the meeting. Maybe next time I'll take a little creative license and answer their questions... I have also stopped answering the surveys for multiple reasons, and am sick and tired of receiving the reminder e-mails to participate in the survey. I was particularly peeved about all of the emails surrounding the meeting survey since I didn’t attend the meeting. Maybe next time I’ll take a little creative license and answer their questions…

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]]> By: kethryvis http://savageminds.org/2009/02/19/do-aaa-surveys-do-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-575767 kethryvis Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:18:08 +0000 http://savageminds.org/?p=1643#comment-575767 i emailed the power-that-is wrt the survey on the annual meeting. That survey was deplorable. There were textboxes with a 300 character limit, but you could only see 11 characters at a time. Then there was the final "do you have anything else to ask?" question that had a 10 character limit. The icing on the cake, though, was the fact that you could advance through the entire survey without answering any questions. i pointed out that even dorky internet meme quizzes require you to answer every question before advancing (although i see that's been fixed for this particular survey. finally). i was told that the 10 character limit was an error that was fixed quickly, which i have to dispute since i know i didn't get to this thing right away and it took me a few days to get around to answering it, and that in the future they may consult with members who have had experience with surveys. It makes me wonder who is writing them now, if not people who have experience... i think the AAA needs to hire a better company to run their surveys, preferably one that actually knows how to make one that works. Heck, they could go to OKCupid and it would probably work better from a tech standpoint. As to the questions... i give up on that one. i agree with you, i've never gotten so many survey requests evar. Even on FaceBook. i emailed the power-that-is wrt the survey on the annual meeting. That survey was deplorable. There were textboxes with a 300 character limit, but you could only see 11 characters at a time. Then there was the final “do you have anything else to ask?” question that had a 10 character limit. The icing on the cake, though, was the fact that you could advance through the entire survey without answering any questions. i pointed out that even dorky internet meme quizzes require you to answer every question before advancing (although i see that’s been fixed for this particular survey. finally).

i was told that the 10 character limit was an error that was fixed quickly, which i have to dispute since i know i didn’t get to this thing right away and it took me a few days to get around to answering it, and that in the future they may consult with members who have had experience with surveys. It makes me wonder who is writing them now, if not people who have experience…

i think the AAA needs to hire a better company to run their surveys, preferably one that actually knows how to make one that works. Heck, they could go to OKCupid and it would probably work better from a tech standpoint. As to the questions… i give up on that one. i agree with you, i’ve never gotten so many survey requests evar. Even on FaceBook.

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