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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Jeeezzuuus! I forgot the third front. What was it's name?<br><br>Lets resume: IDIOTS.<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:50:24 -0400<br>From: jemers2@gmail.com<br>To: pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>Subject: Re: [pp.int.general] EU elections and website<br><br><div dir="ltr">"<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Andrew</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">US Pirate Party Vice Chairman</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Georgia State Pirate Party (US) Vice Chair</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Pirate Party of UK Governor</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">(speaking for myself, and not on behalf of any of those organisations,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">or on the behalf of Torrentfreak)"</span><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">That just speaks volumes right there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">US Pirate Party Vice Chairman? Um no, you're not.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Georgia State Pirate Party (US) Vice Chair? Yes, this is true.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Pirate Party of UK Governor? Pick a country.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Jay</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">US Pirate Party Secretary of Defense (because why not?)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Pirate Party of New York, Founder</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Eastport Fire Department, Seatuck Company, Badge #324</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;">(speaking for myself, and not on behalf of any of those organisations, </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;">but I would just like to throw those titles in your face to give my words </span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;">more authoritah!</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;">)</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br>
</span></div><div class="ecxgmail_extra"><br><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Andrew Norton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ktetch@gmail.com" target="_blank">ktetch@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Greetings all,<br>
<br>
As many of you know, my day job is working as researcher and community<br>
manager for Torrentfreak. One of the things we're obviously looking at<br>
is covering the EU election. So, guess whose job finding all that info<br>
became?<br>
<br>
Yep, Mine.<br>
<br>
Many of you may have received emails from me, asking about candidates,<br>
or for statements, or comments over the past month. There are a few<br>
reasons for this, but mainly it boils down to one thing.<br>
<br>
For a "tech" party, our websites are mostly TERRIBLE.<br>
<br>
Since mid-March I've been through every website listed on the PPI wiki,<br>
and that I could find via twitter, for the 28 EU nations. Not every one<br>
has a party, not a problem. However, those that do, the websites are<br>
often poorly designed, or half-abandoned. Often there's no clear<br>
information that said party is even participating in the election, even<br>
if it is, let alone any candidate info. When there is information, it's<br>
often buried 2-4 pages deep on the site<br>
<br>
This is basic stuff. It should be pretty much 'top banner' on the main<br>
site, clearly marked.<br>
Next, distinguish it a little - set up a quick sub-domain if possible,<br>
to focus everything internally. It's much easier for people to remember<br>
<a href="http://eu14.partyname.com" target="_blank">http://eu14.partyname.com</a> than<br>
<a href="http://partyname.com/number/number2/eukandidate" target="_blank">http://partyname.com/number/number2/eukandidate</a><br>
If I'm searching for it, and I know it's there somewhere and getting<br>
frustrated, then how will regular voters feel about it if they're just<br>
curious?<br>
<br>
Next, contact info - this is a MUST. A lot of the sites have poor<br>
information here. Many don't list who the important people are in the<br>
party (like the leader) and often don't list contact information.<br>
Instead they'll have 'contact the party at <a href="mailto:info@partyname.com">info@partyname.com</a>' and<br>
that's it. Or worse, a forum/wiki. No-one wants to join a forums to ask<br>
a simple question.<br>
Also, if you have a real-time communication medium on your site (such as<br>
an irc webclient) make SURE it's used. Nothing is as off-putting as a<br>
webchat window that has no-one else on. It gives the party the look of a<br>
ghost-town.<br>
<br>
This might not seem important, but it's VITAL for the media to contact<br>
you, as well as interested people. Journalists are lazy, if they can't<br>
easily find the information they need, they won't bother.<br>
<br>
Finally, parties NEED to update their pages on the PPI wiki. Member or<br>
not, each party should at least have a page. On that page, it'd be nice,<br>
if there's a list of officers (as in the elected/appointed party<br>
positions) as well as a link to statutes, some contact addresses<br>
(including press contact), and maybe a brief overview of what those<br>
positions entail, and their responsibilities. Like the UK's NEC is<br>
day-to-day operations, while the UK's board of governors deals both with<br>
the party constitution, and with arbitration/discipline within the<br>
party. Even provide primary methods of communication (be it irc, mumble,<br>
etc.)<br>
<br>
This makes it MUCH easier for someone like me (with my news reporting<br>
hat on) to find who I should be looking at/talking to and so on.<br>
<br>
There's one month before the EU elections, and it really needs to have<br>
been done a month ago. 20 minutes from 2 people per party is all the<br>
last point needs, the initial points will take as long as it takes, but<br>
the sooner the better.<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
US Pirate Party Vice Chairman<br>
Georgia State Pirate Party (US) Vice Chair<br>
Pirate Party of UK Governor<br>
(speaking for myself, and not on behalf of any of those organisations,<br>
or on the behalf of Torrentfreak)<br>
<br>
- --<br>
Andrew Norton<br>
<a href="http://ktetch.co.uk" target="_blank">http://ktetch.co.uk</a><br>
Tel: +1(352)6-KTETCH <a target="_blank">[+1-352-658-3824</a>]<br>
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