Surveys!

by **kitesurfer** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:18 am

Is it just me or is or does anyone else get cheesed off :ninja:

with all the surveys that seem to circulate forums these days? Is there anything SP that can be done? I will gladly offer my services as a mod if it means i can delete them all and ban the perps involved! :twisted:

Seriously though they add nothing to the forum and in my opinion as bad if not worse than a good old tin of

Or am i just being grumpy cause im back at work after a 3 week snowboarding holiday?

KS

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by **jaffa1949** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:50 am

Hi Kitey,
I enjoy the surveys posters because it gives me a chance to have vent, I agree that they may be hiding viruses so I don't go to their sites DANGEROUS to the health of your computer.

Sometime I want to yell at some of the silly questions by new surfers who don't read previous posts and ask the same questions over and over! But they are new surfers and they prompted me to write Uncle Jaffa's fin primer so they are enhancing the forum.
IMO surveys don't.

BTW next week I invite everybody to smack a troll :ninja:

by **surf patrol** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:49 pm

All the surveys are getting moved to shoredump, (I also think they are a waste of time, although some do get responses)
I wonder what's behind the increase, a couple of years ago there was the occasional one, now it's a couple a week. Is it the same on other forums?

by **kitesurfer** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:43 pm

surf patrol wrote:All the surveys are getting moved to shoredump, (I also think they are a waste of time, although some do get responses)
I wonder what's behind the increase, a couple of years ago there was the occasional one, now it's a couple a week. Is it the same on other forums?

On some yes.

KS

by **billie_morini** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:32 am

KS,
you surely must know all these surveys piss me off (American English for "makes me very angry"). Funny, at this moment, I am pissed in the British sense (i.e., intoxicated)!

I'm thankful SurfPatrol came up with the shore dump category. It's where all these stupid surveys belong. As for why we have seen an increase in them, it's because too many high school and college kids are lazy dumb assess today. They know everything about using an i-phone, but nothing about mathematics, physics, history, grammar, etc. They sure as hell can't make a solder joint to assemble a computer or guitar amp. Most of them have never held wrench or carpenter's framing hammer in their own hand. In the old days, we researched in libraries and conducted in-person surveys at movie theatres, local government meetings, in wildnerness parks, etc. (We went to the people!) Also, because electronic communication has become too pervasive, they and professional employees overly relie on email and instant messaging. I can't tell you how many times I've had to force one of my employees or project staff to pick up the phone and call the client, subcontractor, agency personnel or whomever. In contrast, I'm scheduling more telecons, hardcopy correspondence, and in-person meetings. The result is I'm advancing work, gaining contracts, or getting what I want because I'm making human contact.

Now, off my soap box and off to bed. It's late enough for me and I've got chores for tomorrow. Hope the rest of you Tarzans go surfing.
billie

by **kitesurfer** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:37 am

surf patrol wrote:All the surveys are getting moved to shoredump

Ahh i hadn't spotted that as i always link in to view new posts. Hairy muff! Oh by the way billii thats english slang for fair enough. :wink:

Good call on the shore dump sp. I too shall get off my beer crate now. :beer:

KS

by **JoshAggars** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:40 pm

Did I make a boob by asking what peoples fav surf movies of all time were? Is that considered a survey? I just wanted to see what everyone thinks as its been an arguing point down the pub over the years. I see no one has responded so maybe people think it's a survery/rubbish topic/already been covered in the past? Delete as appropriate.

by **kitesurfer** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:07 am

JoshAggars wrote:Did I make a boob by asking what peoples fav surf movies of all time were? Is that considered a survey?

The surveys in question all include links to forms to fill out so the answer is no. And the answer to your questions has to be big weds. Nothing else even comes close.

KS

by **JoshAggars** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:42 am

Cool OK. As a newbie to this forum I didn't want to piss off the locals.

And yes Big Weds is great. Have you seen Endless Summer or Morning of the Earth? I'd have to have them at the top of my list.