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loneeagle_24 · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:24 am Post subject: GC.com Survey

Did anyone else get the GC.com Survey? I got one yesterday that asked general Questions about my geocaching. Things like: How many times I go out, Which type I prefer to find, what size i prefer to find, if I've hid any myself, etc, etc. The last question on the bottom was one that asked if I had any concerns about GC.com in general. I mentioned that there seems to be certian day of the week that it is hard to navigate the site due to too many user on.
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Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

Moved this to "Geocaching Websites".
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Kitch · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:39 am Post subject:

http://info.zoomerang.com/

they used the survey using this software tool

I was fine doing it until the last few ?'s.... I quit....reason...

they wanted to know 2 damn much....more of what I buy, make, do, etc....vs the quality of his site.

Lyverbird · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:41 am Post subject:

Yes I got it and filed it out. Embarassed

Vagly, (sp) I don't tell income to anyone but the IRS, didn't tell make of GPS prefered, as I only use one, how do I know if it's the best. Etc. Didn't think of them using it to show advertisers until it was pointed out later. Embarassed

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celticwulf · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:37 am Post subject:

I'm just wondering what the concern over using it for advertisers is? Wouldn't that mean they make more money and can keep the servers moving on the slow days? I'm just wondering...as long as there really isn't anything personally identifiable that they can sell to an advertiser for spam, I'm not seeing too much of a problem...I'm paranoid only to a point, and that point is if I can see the method behind the madness Wink

But I do have to say I haven't taken the survey yet, so I may change my opinion after I see the questions Wink

Celticwulf

<edit> just finished the survey, opinion didn't change...odd, must be a first Laughing

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Kitch · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:02 am Post subject:

I'm paying for use of the site...rather pay more and not have the ads

but that's me

KC0GRN · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1424

eh, I took the survey anyway (it's my one chance to officially complain about the website slowness, even if that's not what TPTB are interested in learning).

As for the personal information, I usually skip it if I can.

celticwulf · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:11 am Post subject:

Actually, I just found the forum on GC.com discussing the survey and it's got some commentary from Jeremy discussing the reason for the survey and that it's not about advertising. With some of the questions, I'm hesitant to agree completely, but the last questions are pretty general to all types of surveys, they want to get a basic understanding of the user base.

Celticwulf

sir_zman · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:21 am Post subject:

I took the survey, and the only question I wasn't sure about was the personal finances question, and that had an "I don't want to answer" option.

onionpond · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:36 am Post subject:

I received the survey but haven't filled it out yet. If it helps them do a better job, then I'm all for it, but as with all survey's I will skip questions I don't feel is any of thier buisness.
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