http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/04/20/one-of-the-biggest-ideas-is-ours/ Ambit Gambit Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/04/20/one-of-the-biggest-ideas-is-ours/comment-page-1/#comment-2313 Graham Young Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:21:29 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=2946#comment-2313 One of the things that we set-out to solve was the issue of politicians not knowing where their email correspondents come from. Because they can't easily tell who is, and who isn't, a constituent, they tend to ignore all emails sent to them unsolicited. One of the things that we set-out to solve was the issue of politicians not knowing where their email correspondents come from. Because they can’t easily tell who is, and who isn’t, a constituent, they tend to ignore all emails sent to them unsolicited.

]]> http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/04/20/one-of-the-biggest-ideas-is-ours/comment-page-1/#comment-2314 Michael Angel Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:48:26 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=2946#comment-2314 What a joke. Last year I wrote to Howard twice about things I was concerned about. No reply, no acknowledgement. Someone told me "Write to Rudd, he answers all his emails." I did and was pleasantly surprised on two occasions when I got a reply within 3 weeks. After the election I have emailed Ms Wong, Kevin Rudd, Peter Gareett and both my local members. Congratulating them, Asking a few questions and giving some information on a local environmental initiative that I thought they should be aware of. The best I have got in reply was a demand from my adjacent electorate about "Where are you enrolled" This is despite her weekly adds in the local paper asking people to contact her. I have now sent more emails than I have ever written letters. This is the NEW digital world. The Rudd Government needs to at LEAST acknowledge the emails I have written to MPs. I am very disappointed at the response I have got and feel very cynical about a citizen's web site when no politician/MP will answer their email. What a joke.
Last year I wrote to Howard twice about things I was concerned about.
No reply, no acknowledgement.
Someone told me “Write to Rudd, he answers all his emails.”
I did and was pleasantly surprised on two occasions when I got a reply within 3 weeks.
After the election I have emailed Ms Wong, Kevin Rudd, Peter Gareett and both my local members. Congratulating them, Asking a few questions and giving some information on a local environmental initiative that I thought they should be aware of.
The best I have got in reply was a demand from my adjacent electorate about “Where are you enrolled”
This is despite her weekly adds in the local paper asking people to contact her.
I have now sent more emails than I have ever written letters. This is the NEW digital world.
The Rudd Government needs to at LEAST acknowledge the emails I have written to MPs.
I am very disappointed at the response I have got and feel very cynical about a citizen’s web site when no politician/MP will answer their email.

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