Hi Saint, thank you so much for your suggestions! I'm working on incorporating them.
However, we have a bit of a logistical limitation when it comes to allowing 'Please explain' type boxes. The DW Poll doesn't allow freeform spaces to be attached to existing multiple/single choice questions; I have to create a new question for each one. If you (and others) really think it's worth it to have this additional flexibility, I'm probably going to have to move off of DW and use Surveymonkey (or a similar platform) instead, and the inconvenience may feel quite significant.
At this point, I'm adding an 'Additional Information'/'Please Explain' box to each general category of questions only. I'm also going to have to include a disclaimer that it may be difficult for mods to make changes based on individual unstructured/freeform feedback (e.g., dozens of folks might be asking for similar things with different wording, or use similar words to ask for different things, etc.), but we'll read and consider it.
The reality is that I have limited ability to access the nuance of every player's opinion and collate patterns from them or turn them into actionable changes. I don't want to pull the rug out from anyone by opening the floor to longer essays that I can't actually turn into action. In an ideal world, I'd have tons of time to parse the information, but realistically I am going to have to ask players to work on being brief and practical.
If you have other suggestions on how to deal with this, let me know. I'm hoping to get Phase Beagle up tomorrow 10/14/2020 in the evening (Pacific Standard Time), but if you need extra time to think of solutions, let me know and I can push it back a bit!
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However, we have a bit of a logistical limitation when it comes to allowing 'Please explain' type boxes. The DW Poll doesn't allow freeform spaces to be attached to existing multiple/single choice questions; I have to create a new question for each one. If you (and others) really think it's worth it to have this additional flexibility, I'm probably going to have to move off of DW and use Surveymonkey (or a similar platform) instead, and the inconvenience may feel quite significant.
At this point, I'm adding an 'Additional Information'/'Please Explain' box to each general category of questions only. I'm also going to have to include a disclaimer that it may be difficult for mods to make changes based on individual unstructured/freeform feedback (e.g., dozens of folks might be asking for similar things with different wording, or use similar words to ask for different things, etc.), but we'll read and consider it.
The reality is that I have limited ability to access the nuance of every player's opinion and collate patterns from them or turn them into actionable changes. I don't want to pull the rug out from anyone by opening the floor to longer essays that I can't actually turn into action. In an ideal world, I'd have tons of time to parse the information, but realistically I am going to have to ask players to work on being brief and practical.
If you have other suggestions on how to deal with this, let me know. I'm hoping to get Phase Beagle up tomorrow 10/14/2020 in the evening (Pacific Standard Time), but if you need extra time to think of solutions, let me know and I can push it back a bit!
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