Andrew Ho wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > I am pleased to announce online voting capabilities that are now available > to OSHCA members. It has been added to the OSHCA Mirror in the OIO > Library. > > The direct URL is: > http://www.txoutcome.org/scripts/zope/library/files/browse/show_contents/objectid-285 > > You will be able to complete and cast a first/test ballot. Live results > are available. The ballot is also available for inspection and download > via the forms section of the OIO Library. > > For now, name and email are recorded to confirm the identity of the ballot > submitter. In the future, we will also be able to confirm membership via > the OSHCA member roster. > > Your comments and criticism are sincerely invited. > > Best regards, > > Andrew
Andrew, That's a nice facility. I wonder if it would be possible to add the ability to pose open-ended questions, such as (inspired by your test questions): Complete the following sentence. Andrew P. Ho is a(n): _________ Automatically tabulating the results of such questions might present an interesting challenge in natural language processing and other aspects of computational linguistics. For instance, how would the computer code possible responses such as "great guy", "super-productive person", "paragon of tact" or other probable replies. Cheers, Tim C PS I accidentally fell off the openhealth mailing list a few months ago, but now that I'm back its a real pleasure to witness once again the spirit of co-operation and bonhomie with which open source medical software develop is proceeding. TRC
