Hi John,
How do you apply the logic of that? Oxford dictionar-il-y speaking a
form is simply "a printed document with blank spaces for information
to be inserted" and I could think of many instances where both
requirements fit eg if you ask the age of the applicant for a friends
network it could be...
a. because the business wants to filter out minors > required for
legal reasons
b. to plot the site demographic > required for business reasons
c. to help in matching age groups > required for a more productive
use of the site.
etc...
Out of context that quote just seems a little philosophical.
Not that I'm picking on you of course! ...on the contrary I can do
nothing but thank someone whose work for ABC Kids Online provides
tired parents a half hour respite here and there ;-)
Nick
Of course there is always the question: if the fields are
optional, why include >them at all?
One of the most interesting things at the Nielsen/Norman thing a
few years back was a session on forms. One sentence I've never
forgotten is "Is your form really a form, or is it a questionnaire?".
A form is something you *must* fill out to get a result, as in,
withdrawing money from your bank.
A questionnaire is just one party asking another for information.
"Where did you hear about [ProductName]? TV/Radio/Word of mouth/Other"
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