Marsha
Jul 27th, 2012
Jul 27th, 2012
An observation
From time to time I contact my elected officials to let them know my opinion on certain issues. Usually this takes place via a website or e-mail, and often I am asked to select a category for my communication as well as provide additional information about myself.
One of my U.S. senators, Bob Casey, requests a salutation. The default selection in the drop-down menu is a blank.
The other of my U.S. senators, Pat Toomey, also requests a salutation. The default selection in the drop-down menu is “Mr.”
What do you make of that?
One Response to “An observation”
I think it is a side effect of systems like PeopleSoft or any other system that captures data. The people who set them up and the people who gather the data and the people who use them often have a disconnect and little bit of collective “stupid factor” and being unable to see past the created program to see what is reeeeeaalllly needed.