tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post8886811263337713195..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: The CensusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-32738312598264059492011-04-08T14:03:47.652+01:002011-04-08T14:03:47.652+01:00It is also probably not a good idea to refer to on...It is also probably not a good idea to refer to one's self by a variant of one's name which has never been seen by a Government ever before, since this would not then tie into any Government database keyed by name and will thus create a new record. <br /><br />Email is also supposed to be unique, but if you happen to be on a NAT IP address, running as root at that particular moment, then you may have no choice other than to be brutally honest about your IP address, which will be something like root@172.20.55.16 and will unfortunately not be routable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-84652054251760857872011-03-31T22:14:35.625+01:002011-03-31T22:14:35.625+01:00Although I've completed the form in english, I...Although I've completed the form in english, I don't recall any requirement to use a latin character set.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-10842182345393939092011-03-31T11:23:40.478+01:002011-03-31T11:23:40.478+01:00I am begining to wish we too had these census thin...I am begining to wish we too had these census things. I feel as if I am missing out on the fun.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-19951297301866325352011-03-31T04:58:49.694+01:002011-03-31T04:58:49.694+01:00Also make sure that if you accidentally rip a page...Also make sure that if you accidentally rip a page DO NOT repair it with Selotape as this will break their machines but DO supply full and acurate e-mail and phone details as this will make it much easier for them to track you down in the event of them needing clarification.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-79117863762707518082011-03-30T19:31:19.003+01:002011-03-30T19:31:19.003+01:00"I'd like to stress that the reason the f..."I'd like to stress that the reason the form asks how many bedrooms you have and whether you have central heating is NOT because they're planning to billet a couple of Somali families with you."<br /><br />Of course that's ridiculous. <br /><br />Every fule kno it's so they can increase your Council Tax banding.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-56558289419179968552011-03-30T19:27:33.082+01:002011-03-30T19:27:33.082+01:00A guillotine can cleanly remove the bottom 1/2&quo...A guillotine can cleanly remove the bottom 1/2" containing all the page codes.<br /><br />It also fucks-up auto-scan readings because the page-alignment is now wrong.<br /><br />A Highlight pen is not useful for completing the form because although it's "blue" as specified, it's so light the reader gets confused. I believe Staples sells one whose tip is conveniently the height of a 'tick box'. Unfortunately it's useless because it's impossible to read which character it is. Don't buy it.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-72466389064847530532011-03-30T18:41:05.246+01:002011-03-30T18:41:05.246+01:00Must make sure I don't make those mistakes as ...Must make sure I don't make those mistakes as well. I wouldn't like to make work for other people. Maybe I should send it back unfilled.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-83996679405108905622011-03-30T16:56:31.569+01:002011-03-30T16:56:31.569+01:00You definitely don't want to fill the form out...You definitely don't want to fill the form out with a special pen that we use at work to amend labels that have bar codes on which uses a highly reflective black ink designed not to be picked up by scanners.<br /><br />Just saying, so's not to cause any problems.Quiet_Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575652127079681825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-89229474296213856562011-03-30T16:33:49.683+01:002011-03-30T16:33:49.683+01:00Great bit of writing. Informative, too. Now I full...Great bit of writing. Informative, too. Now I fully understand all the numerous errors and slips I must at all costs avoid. Phew...Tonyjgroveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354847045659776035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-35787263849544078732011-03-30T16:22:07.801+01:002011-03-30T16:22:07.801+01:00Make sure you don't fill the form in with penc...Make sure you don't fill the form in with pencil either. The scanners generally don't like pencil, especially hard pencils such as 4H. Avoid those.Tuftynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-64471587558337665592011-03-30T16:13:55.335+01:002011-03-30T16:13:55.335+01:00And if you should decide NOT to fill the form in a...And if you should decide NOT to fill the form in at all, whatever you do, do NOT refer to this decision by the ECHR, in which the court found that:<br /><br />The court referred to "informational privacy" - "This notion of privacy derives from the assumption that all information about a person is in a fundamental way his own, for him to communicate or retain for himself as he sees fit."<br /><br />Do NOT follow this link for corroboration:<br /><br />http://www.swarb.co.uk/lisc/HumRi19851989.php<br /><br />CR.Captain Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839241144954596066noreply@blogger.com