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Correction Notices

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Correction Notices game quiz
"What is the most appropriate way to send, and respond to, a correction notice?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. You have just played a really good quiz on your favorite band, The Black Polka Dots. You're their biggest fan, and know some facts about one of their songs which would really improve the interesting information section of the quiz. What should you do?
    Use the Compliment button to send the quizmaker a note
    Nothing, Funtrivia members are not permitted to chat about anything except the quizzes
    Use the Correction button to send the quizmaker a note
    Try to find out the quizmaker's e-mail address so you can send a note that way


2. You have just played a quiz on varieties of stinkweed, and have noticed that some of the scientific names are spelled wrong. What should you do?
    Use the Correction button: "Where'd you learn your botany? Knownothing U?"
    Use the Compliment button so you don't hurt the quizmaker's feelings
    Nothing. It's only a spelling error, after all
    Use the Correction button: "I'd like to point out that the correct spelling for Question 3 is smellysox highheaven..."


3. You are playing a quiz on Book One in your favorite series of books, "The Adventures of Jane Pure". Q 3 asks, "True or False - Jane kisses James Mild." Now, you know, because you have read the whole series, that Jane only THINKS she is kissing James Mild, that James is actually David Evil, in disguise. However, this information is not disclosed until the second book. What does the quizmaker want? The answer according to this book, or the 'real' answer? You finally decide to go with "True", as the quiz is only on the first book, only to find, when you look at the answers, that you are marked incorrect. What should you do?
    Nothing. It was a tricky question, you were tricked, life goes on
    Leave Funtrivia forever, because we're all a bunch of cheaters
    Use the Correction button to say that you think the quizmaker is a jerk
    Use the Correction button to say that you think the question is poorly constructed


4. You have just finished playing a quiz on "Buttons through the Ages", but when you press the "Submit" button, all that appears is a page of confusing computerese, telling you that you have a "JRun error". You're angry at the loss of 250 easy points (buttons are your specialty) and want those points back. Should you send a correction notice to the quizmaker?
    Yes
    No


5. You played a quiz yesterday on "Celebrity Corns and Calluses", and noticed a glaring error of fact in regard to the question on Fred Astaire's feet. You sent off a polite correction notice, but, today, when you check the quiz, you see that the error still remains! What should you do?
    Send a stronger message immediately
    Nothing, the system obviously doesn't work
    Send a message to an editor
    Wait a week or so and see what happens


6. Your quiz on the concept album "HR Pufnstuf" by the great 1970's prog-rock band Revelations has been played many times without corrections, until today. A player points out that your Question 1, where you say that the original idea for the album came from a children's TV show, is incorrect. According to this player, the original idea, for both the TV series and the album, was actually an eighteenth century novel. There was nothing about this on the liner notes! You check one website, and see no mention of this novel. What should you do?
    Change your quiz - he's probably right
    Click 'Not an Error' and tell the player you have no intention of changing your quiz
    Click 'Corrected' without changing anything, and hope it all just goes away
    Ask the player for more information


7. You open up your mailbox this morning and receive a shock. Among the compliments on your new "Moose Jaw, the Pearl of Saskatchewan" quiz, there is an angry and abusive correction notice, full of foul language. What should you do?
    Delete the message
    Fire back with some choice words of your own
    Make the correction, so this guy doesn't get any madder
    Report it to the editors


8. These players are so picky! You've just gotten a correction notice on some teeny tiny detail in a quiz that you wrote, like, two years ago. So what if the player is right, you're just not interested. What should you do?
    Reply that the quiz is archived, so it's no longer your problem
    Inform the editors that the correction note is accurate, and let them know what change to make
    Click 'not an error' and explain that you're tired of hearing about this
    Ignore it


9. You have worked very hard on your first quiz, "Varieties of Nose Shapes in Disney Characters", taking days to word the questions just right, researching carefully, and double checking your English. Now, your quiz is online but...what's this? A correction notice! You have a big fat typo, right in the first question. You decide you are a lousy quizmaker, and take to your bed with a quart of chocolate fudge ice cream, determined never to write another quiz. Is this an appropriate response?
    Yes
    No


10. You have received several correction notices for your quiz, "Accountants - Those Wild and Crazy Guys", disputing your spelling of the name of an early Czechoslovakian actuary. You have double checked your facts in your source book, "The Magic and Mystery of the CPA", and your spelling is correct. The question is fill in the blank. What should you do?
    Ignore the notes
    Change the question
    Click "Not an Error" and explain that you are right, so there
    Click "Corrected" and forget about it


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Compiled Jan 25 13