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Community new topic request survey

Clarify topic proposal routes.

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PLAN A BOUNDED FOLLOW-UP

START WITH THIS OBSERVATION

Topic requests lack a decision explanation.

TEST ONE CHANGE

Describe the actual topic-review process.

REVISIT THE EXPERIENCE

After testing this change—Describe the actual topic-review process.—ask people who encountered the changed arrangement whether this original issue still occurred or did not occur: “Topic requests lack a decision explanation.” Invite a concrete explanation, including none or not applicable. Compare participant context and sample differences; a before-and-after survey alone does not establish causation.

Synthetic planning example. A repeat survey alone does not establish causation.

From question to next step

Make the feedback useful.

01

Set the decision

Clarify topic proposal routes.

02

Invite relevant voices

Ask after an adult respondent has encountered this specific situation. For draft-copy testing, show the actual material first; accept none or not applicable when the issue did not occur.

03

Choose an action

Describe the actual topic-review process.

A worked interpretation example

From a comment to a practical next step.

Illustrative scenario. These are not customer results.

01 / OBSERVE

Keep the finding specific

Topic requests lack a decision explanation.

02 / INVESTIGATE

Choose an action to test

Describe the actual topic-review process.

03 / FOLLOW UP

Check the experience again

After testing this change—Describe the actual topic-review process.—ask people who encountered the changed arrangement whether this original issue still occurred or did not occur: “Topic requests lack a decision explanation.” Invite a concrete explanation, including none or not applicable. Compare participant context and sample differences; a before-and-after survey alone does not establish causation.

A useful starting point

Three questions for this specific decision.

Clarify topic proposal routes. These prompts examine proposal scope, submission clarity, review meaning. Choose only questions your audience can answer. A missing detail can be answered with none; do not assume an issue occurred.

If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.

QUESTION 01

What topic could you propose?

Read for proposal scope. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score.

QUESTION 02

Which submission instruction was unclear?

Read for submission clarity. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score.

QUESTION 03

What review explanation was missing?

Read for review meaning. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score.

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Examples to adapt, rather than a validated research instrument.

Choose the response format

Make room for the explanation.

Suggested formats for this example questionnaire
QuestionSuggested formatWhat to preserve
What topic could you propose?Optional free text; none or not applicable acceptedRead for proposal scope. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score.
Which submission instruction was unclear?Optional free text; none or not applicable acceptedRead for submission clarity. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score.
What review explanation was missing?Optional free text; none or not applicable acceptedRead for review meaning. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score.

Make questions optional where appropriate. If you add a rating scale, label its endpoints, keep one idea per question, and retain a follow-up for reasons. These examples are not a validated measurement instrument.

Read the answers carefully

What these answers cannot establish.

No guaranteed topic creation.

Topic requests lack a decision explanation. This is an illustrative pattern, not observed customer data. No guaranteed topic creation.

Before you send it

Check what your wording assumes.

BEFORE / LEADING

Would you agree that this entire experience was clear and easy?

AFTER / CONTEXTUAL

What topic could you propose?

The first wording assumes a positive outcome and combines clarity with ease. The revised prompt asks about the concrete situation; respondents may report no difficulty.

Before you send it

Questions, answered.

Who should answer?

Adult members, volunteers or organizers who encountered the described community activity. Ask only about the step each person actually encountered; voluntary responses are not automatically representative.

What does the first question help explain?

Read for proposal scope. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score. It supports this decision: Clarify topic proposal routes.

What should I preserve in the second answer?

Read for submission clarity. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score.

How should I read the third answer?

Read for review meaning. Keep the specific explanation in the respondent’s own words rather than converting it into an unexplained overall satisfaction score. No guaranteed topic creation.

What would a practical follow-up look like?

Describe the actual topic-review process. After testing this change—Describe the actual topic-review process.—ask people who encountered the changed arrangement whether this original issue still occurred or did not occur: “Topic requests lack a decision explanation.” Invite a concrete explanation, including none or not applicable. Compare participant context and sample differences; a before-and-after survey alone does not establish causation.

Can I load this automatically in SurveyTeams?

The page offers text, CSV, JSON and Markdown downloads plus manual copying. Registration does not import the questionnaire. Use account-supported features and verify your own response-handling arrangements.

Inside the product

Create a manual draft and check the questions

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  1. Start a draft with this decision in mind: Clarify topic proposal routes.
  2. Copy or select only applicable questions from this page. Add them as optional text prompts; the download is an editorial definition, not a product importer.
  3. Preview the respondent wording. No guaranteed topic creation. Explain your actual response handling before distribution.

Creation and preview were exercised in the observed account. Distribution, results and other features are separate workflows and depend on account conditions.

Respondent preview of a synthetic post-event feedback draft containing one free-text question.
Check the respondent preview. Actual SurveyTeams interface, captured 2026-10-01. Synthetic demonstration data where displayed.

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