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Subject:Re: RE; Finding out if anyone: From:Richard Sobocinski <"Richard_G_Sobocinski%~WHC207"@CCMAIL.PNL.GOV> Date:Fri, 22 Jul 1994 11:52:00 -0700
Shelly La Rock
larock -at- tycho -dot- arh -dot- cdc -dot- com wrote:
What kind of incentive should readers be given to respond? Why
does it seem like you have to give someone something--a gift, if you
will--to do you a favor? I wouldn't mind seeing something like
a postage-paid reply card, but I certainly don't expect a
drink holder with a company name on it, nor do I want one.
And unfortunately, I don't have any brilliant ideas on how to
get readers to send the questionnaires in, so don't ask me to
post my bright ideas. I would if I had some. I'll ponder this
over the weekend and get back to you.
