On 02/11/06, Martin Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure whether you're joking here, but I would be very careful > about using the word 'lie'. Lying implies an intent to deceive, the > accusation of which is slanderous unless you have proof. Choosing > your words carefully is important when campaigning - both to avoid > legal action and being labelled crazy.
Yes I was joking when I said 'lying', maybe I should have been more clear. In my response to the BBC's response I did use the phrase 'inaccurate' and not 'lie' > Check your MP's track record on these issues. How would I go about doing this? I have looked him up on <http://www.theyworkforyou.com> He seems to claim a lot of expenses for computers though: Centrally Provided Computer Equipment £1,082 its a pity it doesn't say exactly what that was spent on (this is for a single year). > If you visit them in > person they will be far more responsive (they get a lot of mail) and > you can put your point across more clearly. My MP fails to provide any details for visiting them in person, the only address listed is a PO BOX not a physical address. > When talking to large organisations try to avoid emotional appeals. > Instead focus on procedural issues or policy which can be easily > delegated. Point out contradictions in current policy and give hints > to as how to correct this. However, be wary of preaching - people > prefer ideas they think they had themselves. My writing skills aren't excellent, I make the common mistake of assuming that if something is obvious to me its obvious to the reader, I really must stop doing that. Will look into this further, see if I can write a nice letter to my MP. I'm sure I can find an introduction to free software I can borrow stuff from. It shouldn't be this hard to get a publicly funded company to allow all the people who fund them to access their content and not a selection of people should it? - Andy -- DRM: Digital Restrictions Management -- learn about the dangers at http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
