But I don't want all kinds of specific questions that survey monkey is set up for (and indeed, SM wants to charge for comments, though you can get around that).? All I want is a way to receive whatever comments the general public has to make on our local policing in general and on our committee's recommendations in particular.? A comment bucket.? It looks like our group,
/g/UlsterTownPoliceReinvention,will do that just fine, a private group directory listed with posting by non-members allowed.? The committee is the group's membership.? After moderation (required even though moderation is turned off on the group), comments will be sent to us, but the public will not be able to see these comments, which is just as well.
As I wrote in a note explaining this to the group:
If this group were public, everyone would be able to see the postings....and things might become heated and unpleasant.? Making it private keeps the comments confidential and private, so that people can be frank.? In addition this provides a buffer: people might say things that would cause them trouble if said publicly; this will save them that embarrassment.?
Thanks to all that helped me with this.