[Ipg-smz] The U.S. Census Bureau pays me $100 for some UI feedback

[Christine Hall]

At this point, that would probably depend on who's in the White House.


Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
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On 09/12/2018 03:59 PM, Ken Gagne wrote:
> But not transgender health issues?
> 
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018, at 3:56 PM, Christine Hall wrote:
>> For the Census Bureau, gender questions are legitimate. We need to know
>> how many males and females there are for a variety of reasons, many of
>> which are connected to funds to be allocated to programs addressing
>> women's issues, as well as planning, etc.
>>
>> Christine Hall
>> Publisher & Editor
>> FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
>> http://fossforce.com
>>
>> On 09/12/2018 03:14 PM, Phil Shapiro wrote:
>>>     This morning the U.S. Census Bureau paid me $100 for some UI
>>> feedback.  The person there told me, "I didn't design the web site, so I
>>> want you to be very candid in your feedback."
>>>
>>>        Me: Okay
>>>
>>>         Her: "What is your overall impression of the web site?"
>>>
>>>          Me: It totally, totally sucks. Did you folks use Crayola crayons
>>> to build a mock-up? If this web site were designed by middle school
>>> students,
>>> I'd say it would be a good first attempt.  Do you want me to tell you why?
>>>
>>>           Her: Yes.
>>>
>>>          So then I patiently and kindly explained about all the
>>> gratuitous and un-needed elements on the web site.
>>>
>>>           Then when I reached the Male/Female radio buttons on one of
>>> their surveys, I could barely take it any longer.
>>>
>>>            "Just curious, did you folks get your web design degrees at
>>> Patriarchy University?"
>>>
>>>              I was fully expecting to read about the 3/5th of a person,
>>> but apparently the Census Bureau heard about the Emancipation Proclamation.
>>>
>>>              I concluded by telling them, "I appreciate your asking me
>>> for feedback. I'm hopeful that improvements can be made
>>> before the decennial census. You folks have your work cut out for you."
>>>
>>>               They paid me my money and I gleefully ordered a pizza.
>>>
>>>                     phil
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> --
>>> Phil Shapiro, pshapiro at his.com
>>> http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html
>>> http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro
>>> http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html
>>>
>>> "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates
>>> "Learning happens thru gentleness."
>>> "We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from
>>> real options."  David Suzuki
>>>
>>>
>>
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