Gavin et all The problem here is that what the website is trying to hold is neither a technically competent survey nor a poll, but it looks like one. The designer of the question, the administrator and counter of votes should have no interest in the outcome of a poll / survey (thus the Coalition's recent legal case against the Elections and Boundaries Commission). The call to action on 5 December shows up this conflict perfectly.
There is always a temptation to, as the Observer does on occasions, use the outcomes of such exercises to reach conclusions that the methodology is quite incapable of supporting. If you want people to show solidarity, a poll is a presumptuous way of doing so. All this technical carping aside, the website represents a significant political development for Swaziland. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SA Swaziland Solidarity EOM Forum" group. Visit the group site at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum for more options, pages and files. To post to the group, send email to [email protected] or reply to this message. To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
