On-line Entry Forms

All the more reason to keep it as simple as possible. If there are no perpetual trophies that need finding before the next year you don't need an address (and even then you could just get it from the winner at the time), if you are working via email you don't need a phone number, tick boxes will do for whether you qualify for veteran  trophies, an U18 tick box to show both parental consent and junior trophy qualification. So, name(s), email (twice as a check for mistakes), tick boxes.  Add on the blurb needed about insurance and the rules, and aren't you there?

Yes, RS have decided to do this for all their events.  Although not an issue in itself, what has happened a couple of times is that I enter an event online from Zambia.  After entering all the details etc, the internet connection is so slow that the form times out before I get to the payment stage.

...or indeed offer age-ranges to choose from in a drop-down menu.

Edit: I think the thing that bugged me initially was the way it appeared the organisers had simply thrown the kitchen sink at us without thinking about what they really needed: right, all of you complete all fields; we might not need them all but we can't be bothered to decide what do and don't need, so just do the lot.

Maybe organisers should be provided with a very basic template, with minimal info reqs, with the option of adding questions if they feel they are really necessary.

Edited by Medway Maniac - 11 Dec 14 at 9:43am

Why would you need date of birth for adults? I'd suggest "Over 18" should be an acceptable input.

Sounds like some serious data protection issues and I would not be happy filling that form in. I've not entered any of the SJ events yet this year, but no way am I putting mothers name and bank details on same form! Why do you even need mothers name?