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HappyMe

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9. There are too many of them.

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 10:28 AM

Apr 2013

Last edited Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:29 AM - Edit history (1)

Some of them are kind of goofy. I don't sign as many as I used too.

edit to add - I don't tend to sign petitions targeting corporations. The last one I signed was a Chic Fil A one.

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Is anyone else overwhelmed with the plethora of online petitions? [View all] OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 OP

Yep, I think it's become really fragmented! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #1

Nope. I ignore all of them. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #2

I think I'm going to ignore them all also.....yikes, was getting way to many e-mails from them too. a kennedy Apr 2013 #6

After watching the most popular petitions be the subject of jokes by politicians I stopped caring Fumesucker Apr 2013 #3

Some politicians pay attention, but I see petitions as most effective re: companies... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #5

The ones sent to you via email frazzled Apr 2013 #4

Boy, do I hear you about that. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #7

Yep, I get a ton of those. I used to respond, but now I just trash them ... becasue they are always RKP5637 Apr 2013 #13

I think they're an easy way to make people think they did something useful The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #8

If there were less of them, I think they'd be more effective. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #11

Too often they are merely a way of getting your email address The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #16

Yeah, I agreed with that in a comment below... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #18

There are too many of them. HappyMe Apr 2013 #9

They aren't petitions. They are mailing lists for donations NightWatcher Apr 2013 #10

You're right. A lot of these petition sites are monetizing it... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #14

A clearinghouse, of sorts, might help. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #12

What you said... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #17

Ha! So, I like thunderclap... NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #26

Others have brought home the point that... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #27

Excellent point, and one of those things, like pop-ups, that should lower a score NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #33

Most of the online petition sites are nothing more than MineralMan Apr 2013 #15

I agree. Sooooo........ OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #22

I'm not a big believer in petitions in general. MineralMan Apr 2013 #24

Understood. Thanks. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #25

I'll be seeing my Coingressman later tonite and will try to ask him... TreasonousBastard Apr 2013 #19

Thanks, TB. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #23

Well, I asked him... TreasonousBastard Apr 2013 #37

It definitely sucks a lot of the time. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #38

better than doing nothing or being gejohnston Apr 2013 #20

I think their usefulness has peaked. In the Laurian Apr 2013 #21

Stopped signing them. MadrasT Apr 2013 #28

Have you ever looked at the White House petitions? undeterred Apr 2013 #29

Yeah, for political petitions, I definitely prefer their site. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #30

Anyone familiar with Avaaz? OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #31

I like that they seem to partner well with other orgs. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #35

I'm liking them the most right now. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #36

Are you SURE it is a "Plethora"? stevenleser Apr 2013 #32

hahahaha..... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #34