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Unfortunately, "bugs" are virtually inevitable. Most are insignificant, but once in a while there may occur one or two [or more?] which need to be addressed immediately.

If you're experiencing a problem with EthicsWorks, please fill out and submit the following bug report form. You may also want to check out the list of known problems below. Most of them have already been resolved, you you may have one of the earlier versions of EthicsWorks for Today's Moral Issues. If so, your problem will be listed below.

If the "bugs" you notice are indeed on the list, you may want a "fix" immediately! In that case, there are two files available, one for the PC version and the other for the Mac:

  1. Download the appropriate archived file: PC: exer.zip or Mac: exercise.sea
  2. Unzip [PC] or unstuff [Mac] it. (The latter should happen immediately.)
  3. You will now have one folder or directroy: "Exer" [PC] or "Exercise" [Mac].
  4. Copy it into the root directory of your EthicsWorks for Today's Moral Issues disk.
  5. Allow it to overwrite the existing folder or directroy.
  6. All fixed! [Simple, ay?]

If what you want to tell us is really more of a suggestion or a request for enhancement, please use our suggestion form instead.

 

 

Bug Report Form

When you submit your bug report, it will be looked at immediately. Periodically we will post notices regarding bugs reported by our customers in the Known Problems section of this page, and tips or workarounds on the FAQ page.

Please be as specific as possible when describing the problem.

  1. What version of the software are you using?


  2. What operating system are you using?
    Other:

  3. Please enter a brief one-line description of the problem:

    (example: "I can not highlight the conclusion in Language in Context, question #32.")

  4. If the problem is reproducible, please list the steps required to cause it,
    leaving a blank line between steps:

    (example: "1. Create a new file. 2. Insert some text ...")

    If the problem is not reproducible (only happened once, or occasionally for no apparent reason), please describe the circumstances in which it occurred and the symptoms observed:

    (note: it is much harder for us to fix non-reproducible bugs)

  5. If the problem causes any error messages to appear, please write down the exact text displayed and enter it here:


  6. Please provide us with the following information in case we need to contact you:
    Name:    
Phone:   
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We may need to contact you for more information, such as if we have trouble reproducing the problem you describe.

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Earlier Known Problems

The following is a list of some earlier known problems with some versions of EthicsWorks for Today's Moral Issues; they will be corrected in the next release. This new release should be available by April, 1999. Should you want an "immediate fix," please download the files mentioned above.

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SEXUAL BEHAVIOR               
1. Answers: Whenever "optimistic" is the correct answer you have to spell it "optimistc"
8. "Roger Scruton" in the 3rd blank. [a blank was omitted.]

 

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ANIMALS               
11. "United Nations" But "UNESCO" should be an optional answer...
14. Should read "...because [a] being..."

 

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DRUG LEGALIZATION               
1. Answers: Whenever "necessarily true" is the correct answer you have to spell it "mecessarily true"
27. "empiriclly"
28. Spell "Mormon" as "Morman"

 

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PORNOGRAPHY               
1. Answers: Whenever "necessarily true" is the correct answer, you have to spell it "mecessarily true."
2. Answers: Whenever "necessarily false" is the correct answer, you have to spell it "messarily false."
26. Read "advocation" as "advocating."

 

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ABORTION               
24. First sentence should begin "See Mary Ann Warren's..."
27. Should be "Her examples are..."
28. Should be "pro-choice"
30. "Common knowledge" should be fully quoted in the clue.

 

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT               
14. Use a period at the end of the last blank, even though one is already provided.
17. A poorly written question. It will be rewritten.

 

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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION               
9. No answer was written for the 4th blank. 75% is all you can earn...."close enough for rock and roll."
17. Collapse the answer "Brown..." in the appropriate answer.

 

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THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY               
18. "oblibation"
19. Open quote for the first blank
19. Use "left" instead of "let
19. "Blackmun" is the correct spelling.
19. Use "Brandise" instead of "Brandeis"
19. The second blank should have an open quote.
22. The first sentence should be "and" and not "an."

 

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GLOBAL HUNGER               
1. Use "utilitarian" instead of "utilitarianism"
2. The answer "Johnson, Holmes & Kirkpatrick" will not fit. There is too little space.  67 will count as full credit.
2. Eliminate the word "that"
2. The clue should be "Index..."
2. A comma after "of course."
3. 67 will count as full credit.
5. 75 will count as full credit.

 

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