$402 Word Readership Evaluation Questionnaire Created by Kei of Carnage During a recent conversation, the question was asked "What sort of person reads The Word?". This lead onto other questions regarding the percentages of word readers that own a PC, have internet access or are on a computer scene of some sort. I decided that since some of you send in article contributions and the rest obtain their copies of The Word through a Carnage member or associate, that I should get feedback from you so we can get an average Word reader template which we can use to gain a better idea of "Who reads The Word?". So we, the Word staff hope you will take the time to fill in this questionnaire and send it in to us. Here's how to get your questionnaire in to my hands: 1) Mail it to The Word Diskback address on one of your disks. (You know, the one with the articles on that you really really really want to write and send in to us!). 2) Email it to keiofcarnage@geocities.com 3) Complete the on-line version located at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/4500/ ..and press SUBMIT and everything will be taken care of! 4) Email it to another Carnage member or Dick at Dick@emarkt.com Other members emails should be in an article somewhere within this issue. Ok, on with the questionnaire. Please answer as much of it as possible, just turn on your favourite music (preferably loud), keep that can of cherry cola nearby and have phun... $fff ----------------------------------8<---------------------------------- Handle/Alias/Sig: Age: Questions about Computers 1) How many years ago did you first use a computer? 2) What was it? 3) What is the most important feature you can recall about your favourite computer ever? 4) Can you program? If so, how many languages? (list them) 5) Can you do computer graphics (state pixel/ray-tracing/other/all) 6) Can you compose music on your computer? 7) List the top 3 favourite things you like to with your computer. 8) Do you own a PC? Have you ever used one and if so, where? 9) Have you ever used an Apple Macintosh? Do you own one? 10) Have you ever used a console? (ie Playstation) 11) List the computer(s) you currently own and those you once owned. 12) Do you buy computer magazines? Which ones? Questions about your computer skills 13) If you own an Amiga or have used one answer these with a Y (Yes) or N (No) a) Can you use LHA to create an archive? b) Can you un DMS? c) Have you ever used ZAP? d) Can you navigate your computers hard drive from CLI? e) Can you uncrunch a file you do not recognise? f) Can you create ascii art? g) Can you type fast? h) Can you type with both hands (typist style)? i) Can you create your own icons? j) Can you assign drives? k) Do you use XPK? l) Can you rip music from non-dos disks? m) Can you guess the Word's adult password easily? n) Can you recover from hard disk corruption easily? 14) If you own a PC or have used one answer the following (Y/N): a) Can you use MS-DOS to navigate your hard drive? b) Do you use Windows 95? c) Have you ever used Linux or tried to install it? d) Do you understand what XMS is? e) Do you know what SB and GUS are? f) Can you create your own icons? g) Can you ZIP a directory with subdirectories? h) Do you know how Windows95 stores long file names? i) Can you view a JPG from DOS? j) Can you do ANSI art? k) Can you use a compression program for executables? l) Do you understand what XM and S3M files are? m) Can you edit your startup files? n) Can you show hidden files in DOS? Questions about your interests 15) List your top 3 magazines. 16) List your top 3 music tastes (ambient/techno/metal/rock/etc..) 17) What is your favourite musical interest? (say none if so) 18) What is your favourite car manafacturer? 19) List your top 3 favourite sports. 20) List your top 3 favourite broadcasted programmes. 21) How much TV/satellite do you watch a day? 22) How long do you use a computer each day? 23) How often do you go out to the pub/club/party? 24) What is your favourite: a) Drink b) Colour c) Computer game d) Food e) Actress/Actor f) Singer/Group g) Book h) Film i) Posseion j) Animal k) Electrical device Questions to assess your persona 25) You see someone breaking into your car. What do you do? 26) You are looking for a place to live. List the top 3 things you look for in a place? 27) You see a girl/boy in a pub/bar/club you like a lot. What do you do? 28) Someone says your computer is shite. What do you reply with? 29) You see another guy/girl with your girlfriend/boyfriend. What do you do? 30) You are asked to do a talk for an hour on a computer related subject that you know nothing about in front of a room full of people in one hour's time and it pays fifty quid. What do you do? 31) Your cousin wants to borrow your computer to type her school essay on and you owe her a big favour anyway but it's got some dodgy stuff on it. What do you do? 32) You are caught leeching copyrighted software from university/college/work and your head/tutor wants an explanation. What do you say? 33) A PD company has used your software on their new CD and it has been altered. What do you do? 34) Someone doesn't send your jiffy back through the post and it's got 5 disks and an audio tape in it you lent them. They live 250 mile away. What do you do? Questions about your morals Please answer the following with a (Y/N). Don't worry, this info ain't going further than me. 35) Do you think copying commercial games is ok? 36) Do you think copying commercial videos for your own use is ok? 37) Do you thin women are all dumb bimbos that need a good seeing to every once in a while? 38) Do you read mens magazines? 39) If a Jehovas witness comes to your door asking you if you have found god yet do you give a witty reply like "Why, have you lost him?". 40) If you were in deep trouble but you could get out of it by framing someone you didn't like, would you? 41) There's a wallet on the floor with no id and nothing else in it but 50 quid. Do you hand it in to someone? 42) A mate offers you a piece of hardware for a price an eighth that of it's retail value. It works so do you buy it without asking any questions? 43) Would you knowingly introduce a virus to the computer of someone you didn't like? 44) Ever tried hacking/phreaking? 45) Ever been arrested? Feedback on The Word 46) Do you think a monthly release is a good idea? If not how often would you suggest? 47) Do you think the adult check section is needed? 48) Do you think the Word is distributed widely? If not how could we improve this? 49) Do you think making a HTML version of The Word available on the internet each issue is a good idea? 50) Is there any improvements you think should be implemented in the Word? If so tell us. ----------------------------------8<---------------------------------- $402 Thanks for completing this questionnaire. Make as much space as you want when answering the questions by frequent use of the RETURN key. A handle, nickname or alias is all we need as well as your age to gain a better idea of who out there is reading The Word. The rest of the questions give us more detail and are fun to answer with the last section being more informative to us. The results will be posted as a file in a future issue and will be in the format : "Who Reads The Word? A Word reader is aged between xx and xx and has been using computers for xx years on average...." Get the idea? Kei end