Comments on: WriteToThem all at once http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/ Relentless user-focus on civic websites Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Wendy Stern http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-1657 Wendy Stern Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:35:46 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/#comment-1657 Although this may slow things down, nevertheless it creates far greater awareness and interest in issues of personal concern, eg I could now write to ask how much public money has been spent on adapting streets for blind people and what if any efforts have been made to help speech impaired people communicate with public and private sector organisations. Although this may slow things down, nevertheless it creates far greater awareness and interest in issues of personal concern, eg I could now write to ask how much public money has been spent on adapting streets for blind people and what if any efforts have been made to help speech impaired people communicate with public and private sector organisations.

]]> By: Taras http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-1653 Taras Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:03:17 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/#comment-1653 Personally I don't think this is always going to be a good idea. I currently work in a complaints department within local government. If you complain to multiple representatives about the same (local) issue, they will forward it on to people like me, which creates (number of representatives) times as much work with little advantage over one letter. For example, one group has written to every MP and MSP in our area, as well as directly to the council, which has led to six identical enquiries being generated. This doesn't speed up the process of getting things sorted, it bogs it down. Personally I don’t think this is always going to be a good idea.

I currently work in a complaints department within local government. If you complain to multiple representatives about the same (local) issue, they will forward it on to people like me, which creates (number of representatives) times as much work with little advantage over one letter.

For example, one group has written to every MP and MSP in our area, as well as directly to the council, which has led to six identical enquiries being generated. This doesn’t speed up the process of getting things sorted, it bogs it down.

]]> By: Carol Stagg http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-1651 Carol Stagg Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:26:15 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/#comment-1651 Hi there I tried to use the write to them to contact my MEPs and unfortunately it did not work - the link came back also as having errors - are there problems? Hi there

I tried to use the write to them to contact my MEPs and unfortunately it did not work – the link came back also as having errors – are there problems?

]]> By: Louise Crow http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 Louise Crow Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:01:39 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/#comment-1650 The message that gets sent to the representatives includes a short note telling them who else the message has been sent to. The message that gets sent to the representatives includes a short note telling them who else the message has been sent to.

]]> By: Creso Moraes http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-1649 Creso Moraes Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:14:46 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/#comment-1649 I would like to know more about this new feature, please. I guess it does not give the MEPs the impression that they are being contacted in a "wholesale" way. On the other hand, won't that encourage people to send "carbon copyed" messages? How is the personalization treated? Please, I'm just worried with assigning more value to the communication between voters and representatives. Thanking you for sharing your views and experience, with best regards, Creso. I would like to know more about this new feature, please. I guess it does not give the MEPs the impression that they are being contacted in a “wholesale” way. On the other hand, won’t that encourage people to send “carbon copyed” messages? How is the personalization treated? Please, I’m just worried with assigning more value to the communication between voters and representatives. Thanking you for sharing your views and experience, with best regards, Creso.

]]> By: Anita http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-1647 Anita Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:14:52 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/2007/01/31/writetothem-all-at-once/#comment-1647 Awesome! Neat idea Awesome! Neat idea

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