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Collecting Anonymous Questions For Visiting Authority

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gardnergee
New Member
#1
In my new calling I've been asked to create an anonymous online survey for the youth in our stake to submit questions to a visiting general authority. I would like to have the option to do this through the Church website so that it will be limited to church members and not accidentally get sent to people outside of our stake or those not involved in the upcoming meeting that might try to submit antagonistic or inappropriate questions. Is there any option through the Church website that would enable such a survey to be sent or recommended websites for collecting such questions?
garystroble
Senior Member
#2
gardnergee wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:59 pm In my new calling I've been asked to create an anonymous online survey for the youth in our stake to submit questions to a visiting general authority. I would like to have the option to do this through the Church website so that it will be limited to church members and not accidentally get sent to people outside of our stake or those not involved in the upcoming meeting that might try to submit antagonistic or inappropriate questions. Is there any option through the Church website that would enable such a survey to be sent or recommended websites for collecting such questions?
No, unless you mean via the church send a message system, but many youth do not have their email addresses listed, Yahoo, Aol and some other ISP's are currently blocking church emails, and even with email I don't see how you can control who gets a hold of the original email and may reply, member or not, if the youth forward it to their friends.
russellhltn
Community Administrator
#3
gardnergee wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:59 pm Is there any option through the Church website that would enable such a survey to be sent or recommended websites for collecting such questions?
Nothing within the power of local leaders. The GA might have something.

Of course, if they're logging in, it's no longer really anonymous.

What I have seen done is announce a number at the start of the meeting they can text their questions to. That limits the opportunity for troublemaking.
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sbradshaw
Community Moderators
#4
You could have a member of the stake council review the questions as they come in, and copy all of the ones that are relevant to a separate document that's shared with the visiting general authority.
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gardnergee
New Member
#5
sbradshaw wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:42 pm You could have a member of the stake council review the questions as they come in, and copy all of the ones that are relevant to a separate document that's shared with the visiting general authority.
I guess I'm wondering what platform to use though. I would prefer to use something through the Church website but don't think there's an option. If there isn't an option through the Church website but there's a preferred website the church recommends (many websites offer anonymous online surveys) I'd like to use that.
russellhltn
Community Administrator
#6
The times I've seen it done, I think it was just a text to an assistant's cell phone.
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davesudweeks
Senior Member
#7
I've seen cases where questions were written on 3x5 cards and collected at the ward level, then routed through the bishops to the stake presidency. Youth Leaders could have a box for individuals to drop them in so no one will know who submitted which question. I know no one wants to do the "archaic paper thing" these days, but it can work pretty well...