Received this in an email from The Barna Group admitting a serious error in their latest graph and study.
Gave me a good chuckle today; honest mistake really, but made me think about how one goes about correcting mistakes in the digital world. Are emails still the best way to admit a mistake and/or share a correction? Are there better means?
Another random food-for-thought post for your Monday afternoon.
ha I'd hate to be that guy.
But really it happens to everybody. Darn goofs.
bad move and hopefully their desk not moved closer to the unemployment office
Too bad they did not correct the mistake that was Pagan Christianity. That book was awful.
eh? hmm.
Barna co-wrote a book with Frank Viola called Pagan Christianity which
was filled with proof-texting and errant historical accounts. It was
worse than wikipedia falsifications. I was making a crack that he
should first correct his errors in his book before worrying about bad
polling. Just a (bad) joke.
If your mistake took place in an email then a follow-up email is a good way to announce the correction. "Oops" messages tend to have better open rates due to the rubbernecking effect.