dibber25 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Model Rail Reader Survey ****************** Dear Modeller, Here at Model Rail we are always striving to produce the most practical, inspirational and enjoyable magazine for today's railway modellers. To make sure we are doing this, we want to hear from you. What is your layout like? What do you think about Model Rail? How could we make it better? To capture your thoughts, we've set up an online questionnaire and we'd be extremely grateful if you could spend a few minutes filling it in. Not only will your views help shape the future of Model Rail but by completing the survey, we'll enter you into a prize draw to win a goody bag of models, books and DVDs. To open the questionnaire, simply click on the link below: http://www.bauersurveys.co.uk/mr2010/mr2010.htm (if the link doesn't work, please try copying and pasting it into your browser). Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing your views, The Model Rail team. Follow us on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/modelrailUK DON’T MISS MODEL RAIL LIVE AT BARROW HILL ON SEPTEMBER 25/26th 2010! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2010 Is this survey ok? Just completed it twice and when submitting at the end it error's with a DNS error. Can connect to other sites ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Same issue as Garry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CullingworthGNR Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Sorry to hear others are struggling, I've just completed it without a problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2010 Is this survey ok? Just completed it twice and when submitting at the end it error's with a DNS error. Can connect to other sites ok. Just worked ok for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2010 Just worked ok for me. Might try again at home then. Work PC has old version of IE, lastest at home so maybe a factor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2010 I completed it off the Bauer email link an hour or so back and it worked fine but I couldn't find the 'padlock' on the personal details page at the end so do wonder (too late) if it is fully secure? BTW - very sensibly constructed survey I thought and it stuck to the subject. Will the results be published as they should make interesting reading? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 We've just done two tests from the office and it worked fine. CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Just for the record it worked fine for me just now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Works fine for me as well even with Javascript switched off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2010 We've just done two tests from the office and it worked fine. CHRIS LEIGH Make sure you delete your input otherwise you will get accused of influencing your own surveys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 survey complete. good luck to all entrants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I hope mine worked but I kept having the same problem right at the end when submitting after filling in the prize draw details page. Does this mean that I need to fill it in again or will my responses have counted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2010 Also had a failure at the end of the survey. A couple of points... - "What sort of layout do you have ?" - the options were Steam, Modern or both - what does 1970's blue diesel count as ? (I chose Modern). - "Which gauge is your layout" ? - Should this have been scale rather than gauge ? (7mm narrow gauge was not an option) - "Where is your layout?" - No option for portable / exhibiton layouts or club layouts (there was the option of 'other') - "Which of the following types of modelling do you take part in?" - Options were R-T-R, Kit, or scratchbuilt - My stock is 99% R-T-R but my buildings are 75% scratch built - maybe one question for rolling stock and a seperate one for scenery ? HTH Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2010 A couple of points... - "What sort of layout do you have ?" - the options were Steam, Modern or both - what does 1970's blue diesel count as ? (I chose Modern). I said steam although I willl have some early sixties diesel which is hardly modern. Maybe transition period should have been an option? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigwelsh Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Also had a failure at the end of the survey. A couple of points... - "What sort of layout do you have ?" - the options were Steam, Modern or both - what does 1970's blue diesel count as ? (I chose Modern). - "Which gauge is your layout" ? - Should this have been scale rather than gauge ? (7mm narrow gauge was not an option) - "Where is your layout?" - No option for portable / exhibiton layouts or club layouts (there was the option of 'other') - "Which of the following types of modelling do you take part in?" - Options were R-T-R, Kit, or scratchbuilt - My stock is 99% R-T-R but my buildings are 75% scratch built - maybe one question for rolling stock and a seperate one for scenery ? HTH Stu You can tick as many as you like on the type of modelling and most other options. Sanity checking would have been good, especially on the page that asks you to tick 'top 3' and you can tick them all.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yes you can tick them all, and I did pick more than one, but the options didn't cover all my reasonable requirements (not that they ever would cover everyone's choices, but I thought there were a few ommisions). Sanity checking would involve validation routines, etc., probably overkill for a simple survey. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Just completed it, be interesting to see if the comments are read and noted. I will let you know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted August 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2010 Finally got mine through ok at home. Maybe it was just the software version or set up on my work PC. Anyway, got there in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I fully concur with Stubby's point about layou location. My 2 live in the garage but that's only for storage as they are exhibition layouts and hardly get used at home. By putting 'Garage' as their location it skews the results to my mind. The same applies to time operating. I had to guess at an average based on show usage plus testing. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I suppose that if the survey had more boxes for every possible variable (how many 16t mineral wagons are you planning on building this year?) we'd all be moaning that it took to long to complete! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebnoswal Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I've just completed it, but is the prize draw avaialble to overseas readers? When filling out the address details at the end there is no provison tio indicate Country, just County. Unless Australia is now being considered a county of the UK? . I've filledi it in regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jollysmart Posted August 3, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2010 Worked OK for me but the worrying bit is that I'm now in the next to oldest age group! How did that happen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Huw Griffiths Posted August 3, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2010 Worked OK for me but the worrying bit is that I'm now in the next to oldest age group! How did that happen? ... while my age group will change between now and the closing date - so I've said what it will be then! I like the way we're asked how we think the amount of "how-to" articles compares with what it "used to be like", about 1 year back. If you discount changes in layout and typefaces, very few magazines are likely to change much over this timescale - comparison with 10 or 20 years back would probably be more useful. Also of interest was the list of magazines we read - I notice that "Continental Modeller" and "Model Railroader" weren't listed and there wasn't an option for other "reads", like the free e-zine "Model Railroad Hobbyist". OK, I know you can't possibly list everything - but I'd have thought these would be obvious ones. It might also have been interesting to find out how many readers are on model railway forum sites (and which ones) - still, there's always next time! Some people might also have appreciated a box for "any further comments" - or one asking us to say if we'd be happy to be contacted for further info on anything we said. For those who signed up for "friends of Model Rail", or similar, the answer would be obvious - but there might also be other people interested in providing this feedback. Anyway, I don't want this to sound like a "moan-fest" - it isn't. I think the perfect survey is yet to be invented - it probably never will be! Regards, Huw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Some people might also have appreciated a box for "any further comments" Regards, Huw. There was one. I used it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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