Allowing users to enter text into a web page

Hi there,
I'm not at all versed in Java, so I would like some advice on how to do the following in a web page.
Imagine you have a group of four users and they have to be able to give you a response to a question and be able to see what the others have responded.
Basically I want the users to be able to to enter text into the webpage, so that the question can be changed and also so that each person can change their reply (in a space under their name.)
It would also be acceptable if the text was from a predetermined list, ie a drop down list which has a "memory"
Any ideas would be most welcome, thanks in advance!
-Ekipero-

Hi again,
I think I didn't explain myself clearly enough.
Basically, all I need is a text box which can be edited by anyone who visits the webpage, and which once edited has a "memory" so the next person who visits the page can see what the person before wrote.
I don't know any Java but I'm sure an applet to do this can't be too difficult right?
Perhaps doing it through a text box and a Submit button which then pastes what has been written in the text box onto the page? Or perhaps the text can be chosen from a predetermined list?
Thanks in advance to all ;-)
-Ekipero-

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