Comments on: Polling Place Photo Project http://listics.com/20061103709 Frank Paynter's Voice and Vision... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:31:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ethan http://listics.com/20061103709#comment-7073 Ethan Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:22:12 +0000 http://listics.com/20061103709#comment-7073 Yeah, a big sticking point will be the laws against photographing people entering or leaving a polling place. I'm sure the root intent of this project is noble, however, in reviewing the linked site, I'm kinda asking, what are we, Iraq? Taking photos of polling places doesn't guarantee that "democracy" happened, merely the act of voting. And there is a difference. I won't get into the whole Diebold thing, but "Diebold." I trust I've said enough to advance the conversational football. Oh... reading the "about" page I think I found the seamy underside to this project: <i>With citizen's images and the information that accompanies them, the Project becomes a research tool on how voting happens in America and how it can be designed to be easier, less confusing and more enjoyable.</i> In other words, we get paid to do the consulting work, the rest of you are "empowered" to take photos of "democracy in action"... and provide these firms with freebie study materials. Uh huh. Another item for the "UGC is Evil" folder. Yeah, a big sticking point will be the laws against photographing people entering or leaving a polling place. I’m sure the root intent of this project is noble, however, in reviewing the linked site, I’m kinda asking, what are we, Iraq? Taking photos of polling places doesn’t guarantee that “democracy” happened, merely the act of voting. And there is a difference. I won’t get into the whole Diebold thing, but “Diebold.” I trust I’ve said enough to advance the conversational football.

Oh… reading the “about” page I think I found the seamy underside to this project:

With citizen’s images and the information that accompanies them, the Project becomes a research tool on how voting happens in America and how it can be designed to be easier, less confusing and more enjoyable.

In other words, we get paid to do the consulting work, the rest of you are “empowered” to take photos of “democracy in action”… and provide these firms with freebie study materials. Uh huh. Another item for the “UGC is Evil” folder.

]]> By: Winston http://listics.com/20061103709#comment-7017 Winston Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:25:20 +0000 http://listics.com/20061103709#comment-7017 One question: WHY? One question: WHY?

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