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<H3>Section 1: How aesthetically pleasing is this web page or site?</H3>
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<LI>Rate the overall aesthetics, as viewed with YOUR web browser. <BR>
<SELECT NAME="aesthetics"> <OPTION> No Answer <OPTION> 1 <OPTION> 2 <OPTION> 3 <OPTION> 4 <OPTION> 5 <OPTION> 6 <OPTION> 7 <OPTION> 8 <OPTION> 9 <OPTION> 10 </SELECT>
<LI>Rate the graphics appeal. <BR>
<SELECT NAME="graphics_appeal"> <OPTION> No Answer <OPTION> 1 <OPTION> 2 <OPTION> 3 <OPTION> 4 <OPTION> 5 <OPTION> 6 <OPTION> 7 <OPTION> 8 <OPTION> 9 <OPTION> 10 </SELECT>
<LI>Rate the text: appropriate font, formatting, etc. <BR>
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<LI>Comments about aesthetics on this page or site.<BR>
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<LI>Can you easily tell what function this page or site serves? (1=no, 10=yes) <BR>
<SELECT NAME="tell_function"> <OPTION> No Answer <OPTION> 1 <OPTION> 2 <OPTION> 3 <OPTION> 4 <OPTION> 5 <OPTION> 6 <OPTION> 7 <OPTION> 8 <OPTION> 9 <OPTION> 10 </SELECT>
<LI>Rate how this page or site provides a unique function. <BR>
<SELECT NAME="unique_function"> <OPTION> No Answer <OPTION> 1 <OPTION> 2 <OPTION> 3 <OPTION> 4 <OPTION> 5 <OPTION> 6 <OPTION> 7 <OPTION> 8 <OPTION> 9 <OPTION> 10 </SELECT>
<LI>Rate the practical usefulness of this page or site. <BR>
<SELECT NAME="usefulness"> <OPTION> No Answer <OPTION> 1 <OPTION> 2 <OPTION> 3 <OPTION> 4 <OPTION> 5 <OPTION> 6 <OPTION> 7 <OPTION> 8 <OPTION> 9 <OPTION> 10 </SELECT>
<LI>Rate the fun-factor of this page or site. <BR>
<SELECT NAME="fun_factor"> <OPTION> No Answer <OPTION> 1 <OPTION> 2 <OPTION> 3 <OPTION> 4 <OPTION> 5 <OPTION> 6 <OPTION> 7 <OPTION> 8 <OPTION> 9 <OPTION> 10 </SELECT>
<LI>Are there missing pieces of functionality? (1=no, 5=a few, 10=yes) <BR>
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<LI>Rate the page update speed, compared with most other sites. (1= really slow, 10=Yow! Fast!) <BR>
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