tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post5894128651633088765..comments2024-03-25T12:38:37.998+12:00Comments on The Best Shark Dive in the World!: David about those Petitions!Andrew Cumminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675497080700112390noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-7987324555064880792013-03-03T11:35:45.036+12:002013-03-03T11:35:45.036+12:00El-Gee, thanks for that!
Were it as you state, th...El-Gee, thanks for that!<br /><br />Were it as you state, then I would sign those petitions whenever I would agree with their content and aim.<br /><br />But as I said, I remain skeptical.<br />As far as I know there is no proper research into their effectiveness, especially when it comes to conservation projects - I see examples for their success, however the rate and causes (!) of failure of DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-56325483746293549912013-03-03T05:13:33.004+12:002013-03-03T05:13:33.004+12:00Da Shark,
I agree with you on a lot of things, but...Da Shark,<br />I agree with you on a lot of things, but not on this one.<br /><br />Generically speaking, I would say that (if well written, organized by someone who actually has authority on the matter or knowledge of cause, etc), petitions are a good way for people to lobby the political decision-makers.<br /><br />Conservation/Environmental decisions (such as CITES list introductions, the El-Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13803714176663919529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-70625547182804703922013-03-01T16:24:42.772+12:002013-03-01T16:24:42.772+12:00Yes of course Selkie!
I remember one specific pet...Yes of course Selkie!<br /><br />I remember one specific petition, equally from Florida, where one of the politicos actually <i>asked</i> for a collection of signatures!<br /><br />I just wish that when it comes to those "good" petitions, the initiators took the time to tell the public about the underlying strategies and why that specific petition was likely to make a difference.<br /><DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-87070601409434898992013-03-01T16:16:07.257+12:002013-03-01T16:16:07.257+12:00Sez the dude with the totally unintelligible mancu...Sez the dude with the totally unintelligible mancurian accent! :)DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-44903407146890328122013-03-01T16:05:20.220+12:002013-03-01T16:05:20.220+12:00Agree 99.9%...slactivist petitions make me nuts; m...Agree 99.9%...slactivist petitions make me nuts; my email/twitter/facebook are flooded with them. I do have one example of a petition contributing to positive change, here in Miami. A disreputable, deteriorating marine park was planning to open yet another 'branch'...the activist community here rallied around the issue (and the petition) both signing and showing up to the Town meetings. Tropical Selkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418161372091039003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-68284576894571664602013-03-01T15:46:36.349+12:002013-03-01T15:46:36.349+12:00200 Billion! :D
By the way, Stoke is indeed in En...200 Billion! :D<br /><br />By the way, Stoke is indeed in England but research into the area is still trying to find evidence of human lifeforms there, there are lifeforms, but it's inconclusive whether they are in fact, human. It's been said we know more about outer space than we do about what actually dwells in Stoke.OfficetoOceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994215418331139925noreply@blogger.com