Talk:Petition

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[edit] Line removed...?

"Non-governmental organization such as Amnesty International often use petitions in an attempt to exert moral authority in support of various causes."

Is there a reason this was removed? It is a somewhat biased comment, but removing it would also be somewhat biased...? I will replace if nobody objects to it within 24 hours. --StonedChipmunk 00:52, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Replaced. Also testing new signature (but still, I replaced the comment). --_{The preceding signed comment was added by StonedChipmunk and you can contact them here.} 18:54, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Also re-added link to petitionspot.com as it's not advertising (it's under the category Petition Sites, you moron). --_{The preceding signed comment was added by StonedChipmunk and you can contact them here.} 19:00, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Petitions.pm.gov.uk

Petitions.pm.gov.uk requires an email address in order to sign - why can't we vote in private?! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 147.188.192.41 (talk) 09:45, 26 February 2007 (UTC).

Historically, petitions have always required people to identify themselves on signature. I'm one of the guys behind the Petitions site on Number 10's website. We require email addresses to protect from abuse — so that people can only sign a petition once, for example. It's not a perfect measure, but it's part of the trade-off we made. There's more information on the FAQs:

I'm afraid that there is a trade-off to be made between allowing anyone to sign the petitions regardless of having an email address, and protecting the petitions from too much abuse. We have come down on the side of using one email address per person to act as an anti-abuse mechanism because it is now possible for anyone to get an email address for free in a few moments. On the converse, if we let people use one address to sign multiple times we will likely see considerable fake signatures almost straight away.

If you wanna discuss the policy further, there is a contact email address for the team on the FAQs page.

[edit] where would I go to file a petition

I am writing a thesis on politics and government, I am trying to find out how and where to file a petition to run for President of the United States. If you can help me please send answers to jacquesr2@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.30.133.50 (talk) 23:55, 12 October 2007 (UTC)