Tuesday August 9, 2016.
C-Day for Australia.
Census Day.
The day millions of Australians attempted to log on to the MyCensus website to hand over private information to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Sure, paper method is available, but you had to plan that in advance by getting it mailed to you by calling up a hotline, then spend an hour using a pen to mark and write… I mean – who writes in this day of texting and voice activation??
TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE!
Anyway, the site worked well for some, not well for others.
These – are their #MyCensus tweets.
*DONG! DONG!*
Guess that means my personal information should be safe then… right?! #MyCensus #censusfail pic.twitter.com/kHE0jZ0eSc
— Stephen Chan (@thechanclan) August 9, 2016
Spinning wheel of death #MyCensus pic.twitter.com/N4cYY3Eud5
— Matt Young (@MattYoung) August 9, 2016
24 million people log onto a single website at the exact same time made it crash? #mycensus #censusfail @ABSCensus pic.twitter.com/sNTVzxRMQx
— Shirley Jackson (@asintemple) August 9, 2016
"Guys how is the post dinner rush going?" #MyCensus #Censusfail pic.twitter.com/BZqKtVk5pP
— Sam B. (@Sir_Samuel) August 9, 2016
Hey @ABSCensus How about you tweet me the Qs and I'll tweet you my answers. #MyCensus #SiteFail
— Matt Fulton (@MattFultonComAu) August 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/zzippidydoodaa/status/762954138422431744
#censusfail #MyCensus might go catch some Pokemon! pic.twitter.com/NFK4SIE68Z
— Alysha Dennien (@Alysha05) August 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/McLoughlinGerry/status/762954084710125568
Though someone got cheeky on the paper form…
Yes it is… #census2016 #census #MyCensus pic.twitter.com/j5kmj15IgR
— Jay Rodger (@JayLFRodger) August 9, 2016
I wonder if any of this would’ve happened if we had kick-arse NBN….
yeah.. I went there.
