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Mike Barnes
Dec 3, 2012, 12:58:12 PM12/3/12
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I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England
etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England
Jerry Friedman
Dec 3, 2012, 1:06:15 PM12/3/12
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"Donor's info(rmation) source"?
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Jerry Friedman
Harrison Hill
Dec 3, 2012, 1:13:37 PM12/3/12
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Peter Duncanson [BrE]
Dec 3, 2012, 1:13:46 PM12/3/12
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:58:12 +0000, Mike Barnes <mikeba...@gmail.com>
wrote:
"Awareness method"?
With luck someone will improve on it.
--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)
wrote:
With luck someone will improve on it.
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Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)
tony cooper
Dec 3, 2012, 1:29:41 PM12/3/12
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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
R H Draney
Dec 3, 2012, 2:10:34 PM12/3/12
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Mike Barnes filted:
Referrer....r
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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
John Varela
Dec 3, 2012, 2:16:43 PM12/3/12
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might work. Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
--
John Varela
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will
herald the end of the republic. -- Benjamin Franklin
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musika
Dec 3, 2012, 3:45:19 PM12/3/12
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Ray
UK
Mike Barnes
Dec 3, 2012, 3:43:48 PM12/3/12
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John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
he's given, but I'd like to make it as easy as possible, especially as
he (like me) is an unpaid volunteer.
Unfortunately there are already "members" and "donors" in the database,
and the chosen term has to apply to both.
>Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
Terse is definitely better, as it will be used in column headings on
reports for instance. And, less importantly, it will be used in program
code, and in conversation.
>On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:58:12 UTC, Mike Barnes
><mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
>> etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
>> Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
>>
>> I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
>> the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
>> reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
>> short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
>
>Who is your audience? If they are at all technical, "Donor Link"
>might work.
The least technical is a sort of data entry clerk and will use whatever
><mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
>> etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
>> Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
>>
>> I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
>> the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
>> reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
>> short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
>
>Who is your audience? If they are at all technical, "Donor Link"
>might work.
he's given, but I'd like to make it as easy as possible, especially as
he (like me) is an unpaid volunteer.
Unfortunately there are already "members" and "donors" in the database,
and the chosen term has to apply to both.
>Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
reports for instance. And, less importantly, it will be used in program
code, and in conversation.
Mike Barnes
Dec 3, 2012, 3:55:36 PM12/3/12
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Lewis <g.k...@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>:
>In message <1LH38PM0...@34klh41lk4h1lk34h3lk4h1k4.invalid>
>In US ad-speak that would be the 'lead' wouldn't it?
I'm not familiar with that - in my layman's usage a "lead" is similar to
a "prospect", i.e. the stage between being an ordinary member of the
public and being a customer.
Source?
Referrer?
Trigger?
Prompt?
All pretty unsatisfactory.
Bait?
Draw?
Lure?
Hook?
Getting pretty desperate here.
Currently "Source" is my favourite, not very meaningful on its own but
as a column heading it works when you see what values it can have.
>In message <1LH38PM0...@34klh41lk4h1lk34h3lk4h1k4.invalid>
I'm not familiar with that - in my layman's usage a "lead" is similar to
a "prospect", i.e. the stage between being an ordinary member of the
public and being a customer.
Source?
Referrer?
Trigger?
Prompt?
All pretty unsatisfactory.
Bait?
Draw?
Lure?
Hook?
Getting pretty desperate here.
Currently "Source" is my favourite, not very meaningful on its own but
as a column heading it works when you see what values it can have.
LFS
Dec 3, 2012, 5:37:10 PM12/3/12
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Laura
(emulate St. George for email)
Pierre Jelenc
Dec 3, 2012, 5:40:40 PM12/3/12
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In article <1LH38PM0...@34klh41lk4h1lk34h3lk4h1k4.invalid>,
Provenance?
Pierre
--
Pierre Jelenc
The Gigometer www.gigometer.com
The NYC Beer Guide www.nycbeer.org
Pierre
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Pierre Jelenc
The Gigometer www.gigometer.com
The NYC Beer Guide www.nycbeer.org
Whiskers
Dec 3, 2012, 5:49:24 PM12/3/12
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Introduction
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-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
Rich Ulrich
Dec 3, 2012, 6:35:04 PM12/3/12
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Rich Ulrich
Stan Brown
Dec 3, 2012, 6:36:23 PM12/3/12
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--
"The difference between the /almost right/ word and the /right/ word
is ... the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."
--Mark Twain
Stan Brown, Tompkins County, NY, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com
JOF
Dec 3, 2012, 6:40:55 PM12/3/12
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>On Dec 3, 10:58 am, Mike Barnes <mikebarnes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
>> etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
>> Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
>>
>> I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
>> the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
>> reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
>> short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
If it's a choice among a small number of alternatives, maybe
>> I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
>> etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
>> Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
>>
>> I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
>> the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
>> reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
>> short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
"channel" or "source" or "stream" would fit.
--
John
Jerry Friedman
Dec 3, 2012, 7:11:32 PM12/3/12
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On Dec 3, 1:43 pm, Mike Barnes <mikebarnes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> John Varela <newla...@verizon.net>:
--
Jerry Friedman
> John Varela <newla...@verizon.net>:
>
> >On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:58:12 UTC, Mike Barnes
> ><mikebarnes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
> >> etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
> >> Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
>
> >> I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
> >> the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
> >> reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
> >> short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
>
> >Who is your audience? If they are at all technical, "Donor Link"
> >might work.
>
> The least technical is a sort of data entry clerk and will use whatever
> he's given, but I'd like to make it as easy as possible, especially as
> he (like me) is an unpaid volunteer.
>
> Unfortunately there are already "members" and "donors" in the database,
> and the chosen term has to apply to both.
"How found"?
> >On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:58:12 UTC, Mike Barnes
> ><mikebarnes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
> >> etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
> >> Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
>
> >> I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
> >> the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
> >> reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
> >> short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
>
> >Who is your audience? If they are at all technical, "Donor Link"
> >might work.
>
> The least technical is a sort of data entry clerk and will use whatever
> he's given, but I'd like to make it as easy as possible, especially as
> he (like me) is an unpaid volunteer.
>
> Unfortunately there are already "members" and "donors" in the database,
> and the chosen term has to apply to both.
--
Jerry Friedman
John Varela
Dec 3, 2012, 9:25:06 PM12/3/12
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:43:48 UTC, Mike Barnes
<mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
> >Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
>
> Terse is definitely better, as it will be used in column headings on
> reports for instance. And, less importantly, it will be used in program
> code, and in conversation.
I was thinking that responses to the question might be wordy, so
that if the entries in the column are wordy then the heading needn't
be terse. For code and conversation maybe you could use a title that
forms an acronym. Something like How Learned About Us (HLAU). That
could be pronounced "Hello". Sort of.
<mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
> >Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
>
> Terse is definitely better, as it will be used in column headings on
> reports for instance. And, less importantly, it will be used in program
> code, and in conversation.
that if the entries in the column are wordy then the heading needn't
be terse. For code and conversation maybe you could use a title that
forms an acronym. Something like How Learned About Us (HLAU). That
could be pronounced "Hello". Sort of.
Guy Barry
Dec 3, 2012, 10:03:07 PM12/3/12
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"R H Draney" wrote in message news:k9itf...@drn.newsguy.com...
before, and it seems the simplest word to describe the concept.
--
Guy Barry
Mike Barnes
Dec 3, 2012, 5:58:06 PM12/3/12
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Pierre Jelenc <rc...@panix.com>:
Origin
Derivation
Origination
or simply
Reason
>In article <1LH38PM0...@34klh41lk4h1lk34h3lk4h1k4.invalid>,
>Mike Barnes <mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
>>etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
>>Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
>>
>>I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
>>the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
>>reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
>>short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
>
>Provenance?
Good answer. Which prompts a few others along the same lines...
>Mike Barnes <mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>I'm sure you've seen the question on application forms, order forms,
>>etc. "How did you hear about us?" With a selection of answers: Personal
>>Recommendation, Newspaper, Search Engine, etc.
>>
>>I'm creating a database for a charity and one of the fields will hold
>>the answer to that question. I need a name for that field (for use in
>>reports, discussions, etc) and I'm struggling to think of a noun or
>>short phrase that expresses the idea. Suggestions?
>
>Provenance?
Origin
Derivation
Origination
or simply
Reason
Mike Barnes
Dec 4, 2012, 2:34:46 AM12/4/12
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John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I've learned that there probably
isn't something obvious that I was missing, and I'll probably go with
Source or HLAU (which might be spelled out in full on occasion).
>On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:43:48 UTC, Mike Barnes
><mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
>
>> >Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
>>
>> Terse is definitely better, as it will be used in column headings on
>> reports for instance. And, less importantly, it will be used in program
>> code, and in conversation.
>
>I was thinking that responses to the question might be wordy, so
>that if the entries in the column are wordy then the heading needn't
>be terse. For code and conversation maybe you could use a title that
>forms an acronym. Something like How Learned About Us (HLAU). That
>could be pronounced "Hello". Sort of.
I like that. I toyed with HDYHAU but yours is better.
><mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
>
>> >Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
>>
>> Terse is definitely better, as it will be used in column headings on
>> reports for instance. And, less importantly, it will be used in program
>> code, and in conversation.
>
>I was thinking that responses to the question might be wordy, so
>that if the entries in the column are wordy then the heading needn't
>be terse. For code and conversation maybe you could use a title that
>forms an acronym. Something like How Learned About Us (HLAU). That
>could be pronounced "Hello". Sort of.
Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I've learned that there probably
isn't something obvious that I was missing, and I'll probably go with
Source or HLAU (which might be spelled out in full on occasion).
John Varela
Dec 4, 2012, 2:42:40 PM12/4/12
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 07:34:46 UTC, Mike Barnes
(pronounced howdy-how) but decided that sounded a little too Texan
for British use and so coined the shorter version.
> Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I've learned that there probably
> isn't something obvious that I was missing, and I'll probably go with
> Source or HLAU (which might be spelled out in full on occasion).
--
<mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
> >On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:43:48 UTC, Mike Barnes
> ><mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
> >
> >> >Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
> >>
> >> Terse is definitely better, as it will be used in column headings on
> >> reports for instance. And, less importantly, it will be used in program
> >> code, and in conversation.
> >
> >I was thinking that responses to the question might be wordy, so
> >that if the entries in the column are wordy then the heading needn't
> >be terse. For code and conversation maybe you could use a title that
> >forms an acronym. Something like How Learned About Us (HLAU). That
> >could be pronounced "Hello". Sort of.
>
> I like that. I toyed with HDYHAU but yours is better.
Great minds think alike. I first composed my response with HDYHAU
> John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
> >On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:43:48 UTC, Mike Barnes
> ><mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> John Varela <newl...@verizon.net>:
> >
> >> >Is there a need for the field name to be terse?
> >>
> >> Terse is definitely better, as it will be used in column headings on
> >> reports for instance. And, less importantly, it will be used in program
> >> code, and in conversation.
> >
> >I was thinking that responses to the question might be wordy, so
> >that if the entries in the column are wordy then the heading needn't
> >be terse. For code and conversation maybe you could use a title that
> >forms an acronym. Something like How Learned About Us (HLAU). That
> >could be pronounced "Hello". Sort of.
>
> I like that. I toyed with HDYHAU but yours is better.
(pronounced howdy-how) but decided that sounded a little too Texan
for British use and so coined the shorter version.
> Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I've learned that there probably
> isn't something obvious that I was missing, and I'll probably go with
> Source or HLAU (which might be spelled out in full on occasion).
--
R H Draney
Dec 4, 2012, 3:28:19 PM12/4/12
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John Varela filted:
>
>On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 07:34:46 UTC, Mike Barnes
><mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I like that. I toyed with HDYHAU but yours is better.
>
>Great minds think alike. I first composed my response with HDYHAU
>(pronounced howdy-how) but decided that sounded a little too Texan
>for British use and so coined the shorter version.
Mister Hankey the Christmas Poo is Texan?...r
>On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 07:34:46 UTC, Mike Barnes
><mikeba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I like that. I toyed with HDYHAU but yours is better.
>
>Great minds think alike. I first composed my response with HDYHAU
>(pronounced howdy-how) but decided that sounded a little too Texan
>for British use and so coined the shorter version.
Frank S
Dec 4, 2012, 4:27:36 PM12/4/12
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Mike L
Dec 4, 2012, 6:07:27 PM12/4/12
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:27:36 -0800, "Frank S" <fshe...@san.rr.com>
wrote:
I know Mike's made a decision, but you force me to suggest "Whence?"
--
Mike.
wrote:
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Mike.
mrucb...@att.net
Dec 4, 2012, 6:28:14 PM12/4/12
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John Varela
Dec 4, 2012, 8:23:05 PM12/4/12
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 20:28:19 UTC, R H Draney <dado...@spamcop.net>
wrote:
I have never heard of MH the CP but Howdy Doody definitely was some
sort of cowboy.
http://media.wsu.s3.amazonaws.com/1920_HowdyDoody_small.jpg
wrote:
sort of cowboy.
http://media.wsu.s3.amazonaws.com/1920_HowdyDoody_small.jpg
Guy Barry
Dec 5, 2012, 1:58:48 AM12/5/12
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"Frank S" wrote in message
news:pKCdnT2kGKjv9iPN...@giganews.com...
> "Whither?"?
Surely "whence", not "whither".
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Guy Barry
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