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Just doing a survey that I would like everyone to give their insights on!

Please answer as many questions as possible:

Questions are answered with a 1 to 10 vote...10 being the most severe.

QUESTIONS:

1. Will bank runs start in the US and/or the world and when do you think they will start? How serious will their affects be?

2. When will shortages on Y2K supplies start to be felt EVERYWHERE? How serious will this be?

3. Will we be facing a national depression or a worldwide depression? How serious will this be?

4. Will the power, water, and telecommunication companies be ready? How serious will this be?

5. What percentage of our nations computers will be fixed on time? How serious will this be?

6. Will our nation be on a SEVERE shortage of oil and gas come 01/01/00? How serious will this be?

7. Will we have a SEVERE shortage of food, water, and medicine? How serious will this be?

8. Will Y2K affect of at all? How serious will this be?

I think you for reading this survey seriously and remember only serious answers will be read (HINT: DO NOT BOTHER COMMENTING DIETER!!)

Please Respond!

-- SURVEY (Survey@survey.com), February 22, 1999

Answers

And just what do you plan to do with the survey results?

Is this to gather information for the "dis-information engine"?

If you really wanted to know how the regular "serious" forum readers feel, you would spend some time going through the archives.

Sign me -- Surveys, hate 'em

-- (Survey Doubter@yeh right.com), February 22, 1999.


I personally feel uncomfortable about filling out a survey like this posted by some anonymous person. I certainly wouldn't attach my name to it. Never know how it's going to be used. I'd be more willing to do it if I knew who the poster was. I can just see it in some publication "Check out these loonies on the Yourdon forum and their responses to our scientifically conducted survey." Especially the one to ten thing.

I ain't gonna touch this...

-- a regular (poster@interested.not), February 22, 1999.


PERhAPS OnLY DIEtER WILL be ThE oNe to ANSwER YOUR SILLy PoLL????? NO SMOKInG!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 22, 1999.

I'll only respond if Slimfast responds first.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), February 22, 1999.

1 - 10

2 - 10

3 - 10

4 - 10

5 - 10

6 - 10

7 - 10

8 - 10

-- 10 (10@10.10), February 22, 1999.



How can you respond with a 1-10 answer on these questions?

1. Will bank runs start in the US and/or the world and when do you think they will start? How serious will their affects be?

-- A 1-10 answer will answer this??? It's asking a "yes/no" answer, then a "date" answer, then a "how serious" answer.

2. When will shortages on Y2K supplies start to be felt EVERYWHERE? How serious will this be?

-- This requires a "date" answer, then a "how serious" answer.

3-10... You get the idea. The poster has no idea of what he's/she's posting. Maybe we should answer with 20's or 30's... or even -10's or -20's...

-- (Survey Skeptic@oh sure.com), February 22, 1999.


What? It's not multiple choice?

-- Faze the Nation (dazed@confused.com), February 22, 1999.

Mr SURVEY,

Two comments.

1) Dieter's been acting real nice lately and having something constructive to add. (Even though he is terminally capsLocks challenged). So get off his back.

2) MY response is: You should drink a large quantity of liquid. Find youself a rope. Tie is up vertically and....well, in deference to the ladies here, I'll let you figure out the rest.

-- Greybear, who is feeling surly today, but then bears are supposed to have days like that.

- Got Rope?

-- Greybear (greyber@home.com), February 22, 1999.


For the sake of discouraging the posting of threads with all-uppercase titles, and for other good and valuable considerations, I decline to answer this survey.

-- No Spam Please (anon@ymous.com), February 22, 1999.

You can all kiss my ASS! I am an 17 year old high school student trying to do a survey on y2k. Fortunately people at other boards are not so harsh! I do not give out my real Email because I do noit want to be overwhelmed with messages and the last time I was on here I was overwhelmed with messages.

BUT....I GUESS THE ONE TRUE THING I DID LEARN HERE TODAY WAS THIS. OUT OF EVERYBODY WHO RESPONDED ONLY ONE DID SO WITH SOME HONESTY. I DO APPRECIATE THAT! HOWEVER, EVERYONE ELSE MADE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ME....THUS, PROVING TO ME THAT THESE PEOPLE MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT Y2K. OR IN OTHER WORDS YOU FUCK-UPS DO NOT KNOW SHIT FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND! I HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAPPY WITH YOURSELFS BECAUSE YOU JUST MADE A GI REALIZE THAT THE BOARD HE LOOKS TO FOR ANSWERS FOR NOT ONLY HIMSELF BUT TO EDUCATE OTHERS AROUND ME FOR THEIR PROTECTION (RESEARCH PAPER AND SURVEY) IS NOTHING BUT A B8NCH OF PEOPLE MAKING ASSUMPTIONS!

YOU KNOW WHAT...I MAY NOT BE THE best PERSON AT DOING SURVEY'S BUT PERHAPS THAT IS BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST. SO TO ALL OF YOU THAT THINK I AM THE SECRET SPY MAN OUT TO RUIN THIS BOARD YOU ARE WAY THE UCK WRONG!

YOU PEOPLE ARE A BUNCH OF BASTARDS WHO CARE MORE ABOUT BEING SMARTASSES THAN ABOUT BEING HELPFUL! i WILL GET MY ANSWERS FOR NOW ON FROM BOARDS THAT GIVE FACTS AND NOT ASSUMPTIONS.

THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- SURVEY (survey@survey.com), February 22, 1999.



WHY DiD You not say thAt TO BEGiN WItH????? TrY AGAiN!!!!!DiETER IS NoT HATeFUL!!!! it is SpITEFULNEss DIeTER HAS, is IT NOt????

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 22, 1999.

Wow! See what yall did?? But, in defense - SURVEY - how do folks answer 'whens' and 'wills' with 1 thru 10's?

Deano

-- Deano (deano@luvthebeach.com), February 22, 1999.


Well,

THE FIRST PART OF THE WUESTIONS IS THE PART I WANTED EVERYONE TO ANSWER AS MANY AS THEY COULD!!!!!

THE SECOND QUESTION WAS THE 1 THROUGH 10 ANSWER!

OF COURSE, I AM JUST 17 SO WHAT THE HELL DO I KNOW. I GUESS I HAVE TO BE MIDDLE AGED AND DIGGING HOLES ALL OVER MY PROPERTY TO BE AN ACTIVE PART OF THIS BOARD. I HOPE YOU PEOPLE ARE JUDGED SOMEDAY FOR THE WAY YOU ARE SO JUDGEMENTAL OF EVERYONE ELSE!

YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED!

-- SURVEY (survey@survey.com), February 22, 1999.


The fact that you are only 17 years old may explain your ineptitude, but it does not excuse your rudeness or your assumption of a "right" to demand answers from this forum.

As for kissing your ass, that wouldn't be at all hard to do since it appears that you're ALL ass. . .

Grow up kid, and get some manners.

-- Hardliner (searcher@internet.com), February 22, 1999.


Middle-aged?? That wasn't very nice........

Deano

-- Deano (deano@luvthebeach.com), February 22, 1999.



DIeTER IS AWArE OF HiS FOoLISHNESS!!!!! MANy HERE Are paranoid InFIDELS, HAS THIS affEcted dietEr Too??? DIETeR Will try to HeLP YOU NOW????

1 IF BANk RUNS OCCuR tHis may HappeN IN FaLL OF 99??? 9

2 SHoRTAgES ARe FELT NOW iN CAsE OF GENErAToRS AND SuCH??? widEspred SHoRTAGES MAY oNLY OCCuR AFtER THE FAcT???? 9

3 dEPRESSIOn IS FELtNOW BY DIEtER, WILL tHE REST OF worlD CATCH UP??? dIETER THiNKS YES In eaRLY 2000 9

4 DIEtER IS NOT engEneeR, REPOrTS ARE mixeD NOW, dieTer thinKS MOSTly YES????? dIeter is a dReaMER THOUGH????? 9

5 80%???? HOW MAnY ANgeLS ON THE HEaD OF A Pin???? 9

6 yES!!!! tHIS IS FRigHTFULL TO dieTer????? 9

7 watEr mayBe, DEPEnDS ON POwER, NO???? mEdicine YES????? FOOD MAYBE, BUT DEpENDs ON gas and cheMicALS?????? 9

8 yes YES IT WILL aFfECT ALL FOOLS AND INfIDELS ALikE!!! 9

DIEtER HAS TRIed tO HELp SHoERT TEMPErED CHiLD, IS THAT NoT SO???? GO AN WaSH OUT MoUTH NOW JACKAL!!!! also reMemBER THAT dIETER IS guessIng only, AND ENJOyS THe SOuND OF NIEN NIEN NIEN NIEN NIEN!!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 22, 1999.


Survey.......

Your question had not even been online for two hours and you're already jumping to conclusions......One or two answers or comments you don't like and you're assuming the worst of everyone.....

You needn't have bothered to tell us you're 17. Perhaps with age you will mellow out a bit and show some patience. With all the questions you have asked, you're asking responders to write pretty lengthy articles supporting their positions. Well, if you had explained your situation a little better initially, plus done some research to assist with your information gathering, you would have gotten somewhere.

Try again in a week under a different pseudonym, be polite, and you just may get some useful answers.

-- Craig (craig@ccinet.ab.ca), February 22, 1999.


Oh dieter - you seem to be a squirrelly little dude no doubt but that was some funny shit!!! Thanks for ending my Monday on a good belly laugh!!! NIEN NIEN!!! ROTFLMAOPIMP!!!

Deano

-- Deano (deano@luvthebeach.com), February 22, 1999.


Dieter, PLEASE stop the cap locks thing. PLEASE!?! You might actually have some relevant things to say, but it's not funny anymore. STOP IT!!! Thank you.

Survey, you gotta understand that there are a lot of people concerned about the disinformation campaign being waged by .Gov, .BigBiz and the media. It's difficult to tell sometimes, but at times it appears as though there are people on the board stirring things up as part of this campaign. Your post may have been perceived as such a post.

Look, this board can be tough at times; very critical. But it's much gentler than many others. There are a few simple unspoken protocol guidelines that if people follow, they can get anything they want. If they don't follow them, they get flamed. You didn't follow that protocol. It doesn't mean people wouldn't love to help you out. But, you didn't identify yourself, you demanded, you contradicted yourself, and you asked for way too much information all at once. I'd like to encourage you to try again, and think it out a little more. And yes, if you really want to know what people think, a real e-mail address will make you more credible. Just turn off the notifications...

-- pshannon (pshannon@inch.com), February 22, 1999.


LET ME ASK yoU THIS HERe QUEsTION mR SHANOON????

WHY DO ThE INFiDELS ON THIS FOrUM COMPLAIn ABOUT DIEtERS TYPING????? DIETER SEES NoTHING WrONG WITH HiS POSTINGs, IS THiS NOT TRUE????? iN FACT, IS IT NOT true that DIETER SPEnDS A HuGE AMOuNT OF TIME TRYING TO REaD AND DECIpHER THE INSaNE UP AND DOwN WRITINGDS OF THE FOoLS HERE????? HUSH NoW!!!!

ALSO MR MAn, DIEtER CAReS NOT WHAT OTHeRS THINK OF HIm!!!!! if dieter careD ABOUT THAT HE WOULd NOT CHANNEL THE SpIRIT OF ThE MARQUIS dE SAdE!!!!!BUT!!!!! ALsO!!!!!! TO try to apease the infiDels here, dieter wiLL increasE his level of mEdications, WILL THiSS HELP????? WILL tIME TELL???? GOOD MORNING!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@to ask.com), February 22, 1999.


Slimfast,

You forgot

i HATe YOU!!!!!!!!

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), February 22, 1999.


Hey dieter why don't you do the world a big favor and go on a CAPS LOCK diet? Or better yet how about just shutting the hell up and acting like your some unique individual because you can draw attention to yourself. If attention is all you want you can spare us all your ranting and childish tantrums. Just forget all this stuff and go get yourself a hooker. For 50$ she'll tell you she loves you.

Personally, I hate you.

-- (I hate dieter @ I hate dieter. I hate dieter), February 22, 1999.


ME LoVE YOU LoNG TIMe!!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 22, 1999.

Dieter might be the first Y2K casualty that I know. It's obvious, whether he is a GI or not, that he's greatly distressed by Y2K, and this forum.

He could be an oldtimer from this forum who went over the edge. I don't doubt that many will follow, CEO's in perticular. Or maybe it's just his way of having fun and relieving stress, he might survive us all in the end, since he seems to have a good supply of Prozac.

I'vE goTtEN USEd tO hIS SCHytZo TYPpiNG.

-- Chris (catsy@pond.com), February 22, 1999.


Isn't it obvious that dieter is Jimmy Bagga Horseshit?

-- (dieter&jimmyare@ss.holes), February 22, 1999.

No, JBD never made as much sense as Dieter does.

-- Chris (catsy@pond.com), February 22, 1999.

YeS ChRis iT'S Fun ISN't iiiiIIIT!!

This thread is an example of where we sometimes go wrong on this forum. Because we've had a few posters who were of the disinfomatzia (?) variety, and because there is a general effort at large to obfuscate the reality of the y2k situation, a few of us are a little hair-triggered with regard to new posters or clumsy posts. The disinfo trolls will have succeeded if they've spooked us into being overly snappy and caustic with any post not written in fluent long-term-GI. While it is very fun here when articles get debonked or a definite disinfo-op is discerned, we must still be careful to only level such accusations when appropriate. If we do, then any intentional disinfo trolling must be done in such a way that it comes across as kinda' reasonable, in which case we civilly demolish their arguments, and WE benefit from their disinfo efforts.

Survey kid: We've had quite a few past threads that surveyed our opinions. Plus entire threads on how the surveys should be crafted so as to give most meaningful results. All the questions you ask are pretty much the big ones, but the answers are tricky. 979881099, fwiw.

-- humptydumpty (no.6@thevillage.com), February 22, 1999.


Well Survey, got the idea yet? Most here would be more than happy to help you out, but you've got to be a little more polite and less demanding. I know it ain't easy, even at 47 I remember how it was when I was 17. Give it a rest for a couple days, and present your case again. Just be cool, and we'll take care of you. Later. <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), February 23, 1999.

Survey,

If you're new to Y2K, here are some articles you might like to see...

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000UdL

"Y2K news articles and items for newcomers"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), February 23, 1999.


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