form 47sk and question 17...

10-25-2003, 08:24 PM

I'm IN A LOOP!!! HELP ME!

q17 marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question 17. q17
marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question 17.q17
marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question 17.q17
marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question 17.q17
marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question 17.q17
marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question 17.... i'm
sure you get the point....

sorry... i just had to say something. you thought someone would have
proof read this form before they post it! maybe i should point this out
on my application, do you think they see the funny side? part of my job
is proof reading pre work being printed....

no? .. hmm nevermind then.

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10-25-2003, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by scutterUK

    > I'm IN A LOOP!!! HELP ME!

    > q17 marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question 17.
    > q17 marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question
    > 17.q17 marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question
    > 17.q17 marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question
    > 17.q17 marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question
    > 17.q17 marital status,.... answer = never married so go to question
    > 17.... i'm sure you get the point....

    > sorry... i just had to say something. you thought someone would have
    > proof read this form before they post it! maybe i should point this
    > out on my application, do you think they see the funny side? part of
    > my job is proof reading pre work being printed....

    > no? .. hmm nevermind then.

    >

No i think you misunderstood scutter old chap, if the answer to q17 is
never married then you go to q17, but if you've not been married then
and only then can you go to q17...........see, easy
really...........NEXT

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10-25-2003, 10:23 PM

Originally posted by CROSSY

    > No i think you misunderstood scutter old chap, if the answer to q17 is
    > never married then you go to q17, but if you've not been married then
    > and only then can you go to q17...........see, easy
    > really...........NEXT

aaaahh so that's how it works.... and i thought filling out these forms
would be easy!!

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10-26-2003, 01:00 AM

Originally posted by scutterUK

    > I'm IN A LOOP!!! HELP ME!

    > <snip>

    >

The folks who drafted the July 2003 version of Form 47SK obviously
didn't do a very good job. This particular problem shows that
DIMIA merely lifted the text from the Nov 2002 Form 47SK to the
July 2003 version.

Question 17 in the July 2003 edition was Question 15 back in Nov 2002.
Hence it made sense then in Nov 2002 to direct you to Q17 when your
marital status was any of the top three choices (pun intended).
Rightfully, Q17 in July 2003's edition should direct you to Q19 under
the same circumstances.

Peter

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10-26-2003, 06:58 AM

Originally posted by ptlabs

    > The folks who drafted the July 2003 version of Form 47SK obviously
    > didn't do a very good job. This particular problem shows that DIMIA
    > merely lifted the text from the Nov 2002 Form 47SK to the July 2003
    > version.

    > Question 17 in the July 2003 edition was Question 15 back in Nov 2002.
    > Hence it made sense then in Nov 2002 to direct you to Q17 when your
    > marital status was any of the top three choices (pun intended).
    > Rightfully, Q17 in July 2003's edition should direct you to Q19 under
    > the same circumstances.

    > Peter

cheers peter.

it is easy to do, and i've done it myself in my day, but you expect more
from an official document like this than you would a brochure request
form for a holiday company!

i finally worked out that i need to go to question 19.....

thanks again anyway.

leigh

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11-03-2003, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by scutterUK

> ...BUT it's nice to see they fixed it in the new version of the form!!

>

Just you wait till the next minor revision...

Peter

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11-03-2003, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by scutterUK

> oh well, practice makes perfect or however the saying goes.
>

True - DIMIA have been perfecting the art of making errors in their
forms and booklets (albeit minor ones most of the time, but there have
been some major ones) by relatively constant practising.

Peter

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