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Matt Edgar

Given a Word doc template to fill in that is superficially formatted but structurally mangled, probably by conversion to PDF and back again. Should I...

@mattedgar Depends on the source; will they do better next time if helped ? Also on the purpose .. quick data gather, or polished persuasion ? One off, or likely to be repeat exercise ?

@mattedgar Probably A. I have definitely done C in the past. But I think the right thing to do if you have time is A + D (email them a list of the problems you faced, how that might exclude others and a couple of links to their legal duties).

@mattedgar Depends.

What happens to you if you don't fill in the form?

If someone has significant power over me with such a form (i.e. it's the UK gov) I grit my teeth and fill it in as best as possible.

If I can cope with being retaliated against I'll complain after.

If they don't have significant power over but there's a deadline, I'd send a plain text response written out in a separate Word doc or email.