CWGC website

[gem22]

The CWGC have introduced a pop-up questionaire to their website. Pals may like to take a minute or two to answer the questions. I particularly liked the opportunity to give feedback on ways I felt it could be improved. I would like to see some additions to the search facilities and now I have had the chance to say so. Others of you may have similar requirement, if so, may I be so bold as to suggest you complete the questionaire.

Garth

[Terry Denham]

Those of you that have a decent firewall will not be able to see this pop-up as it will be filtered out.

I have asked CWGC if the questionnaire can be made available via another route.

[Terry Denham]

For those of you that cannot see the pop-up, I have reproduced the questionnaire below. Email your completed questionnaire back to media@cwgc.org

Please note that these changes do NOT affect the content of the database etc but only the way the site looks on-screen - the 'front-end' - nor does it concern the way the database is searched (I was told this morning). It is about the website as a whole rather than the Debt of Honour in particular.

The questionnaire will be removed by CWGC in a couple of days - they have had over 3000 responses so far.

CWGC QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Visitor

Over the next few months, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be

improving the service we offer to you by updating and redesigning our web

site. We would be very grateful if you would spend a few minutes answering

the following questions.

Any information you send us on this form will only be used by The

Commonwealth War Graves Commission to improve the web site, and not for any

other purpose or to be passed on to a third party.

Name (optional)

E-mail address (Optional)

Are you? Male Female

Please select one of the following age groups. 20 and under

21-30 yrs

31-40 yrs

41-50 yrs

51-60 yrs

over 61 yrs

What are your main reasons for using our web site? To obtain

information about The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

To access our Publications

To look at the frequently asked questions

To search the Debt of Honour Register

To obtain information about our Latest News and Work in Progress

How often do you visit the site? Every day

Several times a week

About once a week

A couple of times a month

Less than once a month

This is my first visit to the web site

How did you find our site?

How would you rate the site overall? Excellent

Very Good

Good

Average

Fairly Poor

Very Poor

How do you rate the site's navigation aids (ways of moving around the

site and getting to what you want)? Excellent

Very Good

Good

Average

Fairly Poor

Very Poor

What parts of the site were most useful?

How could the site be improved?

We appreciate the time you have taken to let us know what you think and we

will attempt to incorporate appropriate suggestions onto the site.

[wellsms]

It's a shame they are not considering adding alternative search methods.

I thought it would be useful to have a search on Battalion/Regiment/Ship I know the fields are not always completed but it would help with compiling lists. Other obvious ones are where they came from.

I did put these suggestions in my response, perhaps if enough people ask.....

cheers

Mike

[Terry Denham]

It's a shame they are not considering adding alternative search methods.

I didn't say that.

I said this questionnaire and the changes referred to were only about the 'front end'.

The 'front end' and the database are two different projects.

[Sue Light]

For anyone using a Norton Firewall, it's just the ad blocking that stops the pop-up. Just open the programme, click on 'Ad Blocking' and turn it off while you go to the CWGC site.

And then turn it back on again...

Sue