Dear Friends-- I have signed a number of internet petitions on various
subjects. The latest one was about the subjection of women by the Taliban
in Afghanistan, and after I sent it to a number of people, I got a response
saying NOT to do that--because"internet signatures are basically
worthless"---and that there were "real" petitions which could be printed
out, then actually signed and postal-mailed to the appropriate places. I
proceded to go that route, from one of 2 websites where the petition was
available (Amnesty International, and the Feminist Majority in this case ).
I wonder if the same may be true of the petition you brought to our
attention? It does make sense to me that *actual* signatures may carry
more weight. In any case the request NOT to do it *virtually* came from
Brandeis U. where the petition had originated. The websites below were
given as sources of further info if you are interested. Please note that I
am NOT questioning your intentions, or saying this petition is a fraud. I
was just interested in the suggestion that such things are basically wasted
effort.
Sometimes our good intentions don't produce the results we hope for, it seems !
> >For information on why Internet chain letters are never sanctioned by any
> >responsible organization, please refer to:
> >
> >http://athos.rutgers.edu/~watrous/pbs-funding-chain-letter-petition.html
> >http://www.wish.org/craig.htm
> >http://www.nbi.dk/~dickow/stop-chain-letter.txt
> >http://www.cancer.org/chain.html
> >http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa021198.htm
> >http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-run-adverts-00.txt
> >http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-run-spew-07.txt
> >http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html
ROB AND JANET WROTE:
>I found this to very important. I hope you take the time to sign the
>petition and help our voice to be heard.
>
>I'm participating in an Internet campaign to stop a regulation which
>would require your bank to spy on you, and I'd like to invite you to
>join me.
Camilla Flintermann, <[log in to unmask]>
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm My Home Page
" Knowing when to insist, and when to let be,
is,perhaps, a lifetime learning experience ."
--Mary McCurry
