I did mine on-line. No problems, but there few opportunities to mess up the arms industry as Caroline would wish.So, if you wish to foul up the process by 1) A paper copyThis is the most important step. If you fill in the census online, that reduces costs massively, and increases Leidos’s profit. So, you should ask for a paper form.If you don’t have access to the internet, you can phone them up on 0800 328 2021. If you do have access to the internet, you can request the paper version from the census website:www.tinyurl.com/peacenews35842) Upside downIf you write in the boxes upside down, it’s unlikely that the computer will be able to process your form, and a human will have to read those pages.3) Think outside the boxAlternatively, write some or all of your answers outside the boxes they are meant to go into.4) Staple itIf you give the wrong answer to a question, cross it out, then write the right answer on a bit of paper and staple it to the census form. Stapling means that page can’t be put through the computer scanner.5) That’s torn itWith one or more of the pages, you might tear the page in half and then repair it with sellotape. This probably also means it can’t be put through the scanner.6) Solid blackThis is a bit time-consuming. Every page of the form has a unique barcode so that the form can be taken to pieces and the separate pages fed into a scanner.If you fill in all the white space of a barcode, that page will have to be processed by a human. Don’t leave little bits of line sticking out at the top or bottom!7) Use your ownCopy the Freepost address onto an envelope without a transparent window when you send back the form. This means a human has to open the envelope to start the processing. which imho is adding to societal costs, and is the equivalent of my grandchildren shaking the play-pen bars
James Roy ● 2049d