ZapBoom - Creating a Petition Culture in Chile

e-petitions reflections

Mary — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:40:00 -0400

Glad you liked the article, Joe, and that it inspired reflection about your own ideas on e-petitions. I wouldn't say e-petitions are spectacular, but they do have an important use for activists, particularly since they are so easy to set up.

Great Solution!

JoeSolomon — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:16:50 -0400

I found this blog personally quite timely as I recently made a presentation advocating away from epetitions. Having read your article, though, I am doubly reminded of the great service that they provide - not only in conveying the weight of a message but also in countries where epetitions may be one of the best ways to engage an online constituency. I think having people's names verified by email is a great solution - it might also be a way to increase Chile Primero's subscription list - which could be an invaluable added bonus! It would be pretty doubtful that people would have the patience to create scores of false emails to sway any given cause. Although if this was a valid fear, perhaps tools like CAPTCHA or one petition per IP address could also help out?

I really like the idea of petitions as comments - it provides the structure for people to do more than just jot down their name - it gives them the opportunity to express their thoughts & opinions as well.

un placer

Mary — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:27:00 -0400

No hay de qué. Fue un placer!

Gracias

Alberto Precht — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:09:58 -0400

Buenisimo Mary, quedo muy explicativo tu post y el lunes damos el segundo paso en esta creación de una cultura de los petitions acá en Chile.

A nombre de Chile Primero te agradesco tu aporte que fue muy importante para ordenar las ideas y establecer un camino de como utilizar esta herramienta en la construcción de una mejor y más participativa democracia.