The Old New Thing

Don't require your users to have a degree in philosophy, episode 3

June 24, 2008 Jun 24, 2008 06/24/08

Raymond Chen

While signing up for online bill payment for one of the services I use, I encountered the following check box: Uncheck this box if you do not wish to receive electronic communications from XYZ. This is not simply a negative-sense checkbox; it's a double-negative-sense checkbox! What's wrong with this: Send me electronic communications from...