I'm all giddy because I've received the first external submission to the Electorama weblog (http://electorama.com/)
Here's an excerpt:
Crude Polling Hampers Sophisticated Political Discussions <http://electorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=54&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0>
wegerje writes: "/Internet based political discussion has become quite fashionable these days. The onset of the U.S. political season combined with the explosion of weblogs (Blogs) has created vibrant political websites. [..] A quick survey of the polls by anyone familiar with voting systems will soon reveal a glaring weakness among them, namely the acute need for multiple-choice and ranked polls./" Read more for an appeal to create better software for weblog polls.
http://electorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=54&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
I'm not sure if the author (Jeff Wegerson) is on this list, but his contact info is in the article, and I would presume he'll monitor a discussion up on Electorama should one develop.
Rob
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