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'''PetitionOnline''' is an [[Internet petition]] service owned and trademarked by Artifice, Inc. that allows users to create and sign petitions. When enough signatures on a petition are collected, the creator of the petition can send it towards its intended target, usually by [[e-mail]]. According to the site itself, as of November 23, 2007, it has collected more than 59 million signatures and "thousands and thousands" of active petitions. A large number of hosted petitions are political in nature, but petitions come in eight categories: Politics and Government (including categories for USA, state, local, and international), Entertainment and Media, Environment, Religion, and Technology & Business.<ref>http://www.petitiononline.com/</ref> |
'''PetitionOnline''' is an [[Internet petition]] service owned and trademarked by Artifice, Inc. that allows users to create and sign petitions. When enough signatures on a petition are collected, the creator of the petition can send it towards its intended target, usually by [[e-mail]]. According to the site itself, as of November 23, 2007, it has collected more than 59 million signatures and "thousands and thousands" of active petitions. A large number of hosted petitions are political in nature, but petitions come in eight categories: Politics and Government (including categories for USA, state, local, and international), Entertainment and Media, Environment, Religion, and Technology & Business.<ref>http://www.petitiononline.com/</ref> |
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Some of its petitions have received outside attention for the issues they have stood for. The site has claimed that its first official response to a hosted petition was from the "Dissatisfied [[Web TV]] Consumer Petition", in which Dennis Reno, senior director of [[Web TV]] customer service, responded to the claims of low-quality service.<ref>Reno, Dennis. [http://www.petitiononline.com/BAMMO49/petition_response.html Re: Dissatisfied Web TV Consumer Petition]. PetitionOnline: 2001</ref> In January 2002, [[CNN]] wrote a formal apology to the National Association of Muslim Women, which posted the "Petition to Correct the Negative Portrayal of Muslim Women in CNN Program Coverage" on the PetitionOnline site in December 2001, over perceived offensive comments made by [[Leon Harris]] during the ''[[TalkBack Live]]'' program.<ref>Bunda, Susan. [http://www.petitiononline.com/CNN1214/petition_response.html Re: Petition to Correct the Negative Portrayal of Muslim Women in CNN Program Coverage]. PetitionOnline: January 11, 2002.</ref> In 2005, the petition "Support for Nathan Warmack's Right to Wear his Kilt" received attention for the issue of the mentioned high school student's right to wear a [[kilt]] to a school dance in Jackson High School in [[Jackson, Missouri]].<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10570399/ Kilt-wearing teen seeks dress code change]. [[MSNBC]]/[[Associated Press]]: December 22, 2005. The petition mentioned was "[http://www.petitiononline.com/kilt05/ Support for Nathan Warmack's Right to Wear his Kilt].</ref> In 2007, the petition "Filipino Americans demand for apology from ABC and Desperate Housewives" was noted during coverage of the [[Desperate_Housewives#Medical_schools_in_the_Philippines|''Desperate Housewives'' Filipino joke controversy]].<ref>Elber, Lynn. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2007-10-03-3650831628_x.htm 'Housewives' Filipino joke draws ire]. ''[[USA Today]]''/[[Associated Press]]: October 3, 2007. The petition mentioned was "[http://www.petitiononline.com/FilABC/ Filipino Americans demand for apology from ABC and Desperate Housewives]" by Kevin Nadal</ref> Other claims of success through hosted online petitions include the introduction of [[Sci Fi Channel (Australia)|Sci-Fi Channel Australia]] and the stopping of the possible closure of the [[Japantown, San Francisco, California|San Francisco Japantown]].<ref>http://www.petitiononline.com/stories.html</ref> |
Some of its petitions have received outside attention for the issues they have stood for. The site has claimed that its first official response to a hosted petition was from the "Dissatisfied [[Web TV]] Consumer Petition", in which Dennis Reno, senior director of [[Web TV]] customer service, responded to the claims of low-quality service.<ref>Reno, Dennis. [http://www.petitiononline.com/BAMMO49/petition_response.html Re: Dissatisfied Web TV Consumer Petition]. PetitionOnline: 2001</ref> In January 2002, [[CNN]] wrote a formal apology to the National Association of Muslim Women, which posted the "Petition to Correct the Negative Portrayal of Muslim Women in CNN Program Coverage" on the PetitionOnline site in December 2001, over perceived offensive comments made by [[Leon Harris]] during the ''[[TalkBack Live]]'' program.<ref>Bunda, Susan. [http://www.petitiononline.com/CNN1214/petition_response.html Re: Petition to Correct the Negative Portrayal of Muslim Women in CNN Program Coverage]. PetitionOnline: January 11, 2002.</ref> Later that year, the [[Media Research Center]] has published a PetitionOnline link to a petition asking the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network to keep country singer [[Toby Keith]] in its 2002 [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] special over the [[Toby_Keith#The_Angry_American_song|controversy regarding Keith's "Angry American" song]].<ref>[http://www.mediaresearch.org/printer/cyberalerts/2002/cyb20020627pf.asp#5 CyberAlert - "Unorthodox" or "Liberal" Court?]. [[Media Research Center]]: June 27, 2002. The mentioned petition is ''[http://www.petitiononline.com/tkaa/petition.html Support Toby Keith and The Angry American Song]''</ref> |
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In 2004, the petition "[[iBook]] Logic Board Failure" was part of the coverage over a threatened lawsuit against [[Apple Computer]] over defective [[iBook]] laptops.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/01/01/apple.suit.reut/index.html Apple users threaten to sue computer maker]. [[CNN]]: January 1, 2004. The mentioned petition is ''[http://www.petitiononline.com/ibook123/petition.html iBook Logic Board Failure]''.</ref>In 2005, the petition "Support for Nathan Warmack's Right to Wear his Kilt" received attention for the issue of the mentioned high school student's right to wear a [[kilt]] to a school dance in Jackson High School in [[Jackson, Missouri]].<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10570399/ Kilt-wearing teen seeks dress code change]. [[MSNBC]]/[[Associated Press]]: December 22, 2005. The petition mentioned was "[http://www.petitiononline.com/kilt05/ Support for Nathan Warmack's Right to Wear his Kilt].</ref> In 2007, the petition "Filipino Americans demand for apology from ABC and Desperate Housewives" was noted during coverage of the [[Desperate_Housewives#Medical_schools_in_the_Philippines|''Desperate Housewives'' Filipino joke controversy]].<ref>Elber, Lynn. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2007-10-03-3650831628_x.htm 'Housewives' Filipino joke draws ire]. ''[[USA Today]]''/[[Associated Press]]: October 3, 2007. The petition mentioned was "[http://www.petitiononline.com/FilABC/ Filipino Americans demand for apology from ABC and Desperate Housewives]" by Kevin Nadal</ref> Other claims of success through hosted online petitions include the introduction of [[Sci Fi Channel (Australia)|Sci-Fi Channel Australia]] and the stopping of the possible closure of the [[Japantown, San Francisco, California|San Francisco Japantown]].<ref>http://www.petitiononline.com/stories.html</ref> |
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The website Snopes.com has also covered PetitionOnline significantly in its site<ref>http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/vargas.asp</ref><ref>http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/yahoo.asp</ref><ref>http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/marriage.htm</ref>, also criticizing the concept of [[internet petition|internet petitions]] in general due to doubts over authenticity and verifiability. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Internet petition]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:24, 16 December 2007
Type of site | Internet petition |
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| Owner | Artifice, Inc. |
| Created by | Artifice, Inc. |
| URL | http://www.petitiononline.com/ |
PetitionOnline is an Internet petition service owned and trademarked by Artifice, Inc. that allows users to create and sign petitions. When enough signatures on a petition are collected, the creator of the petition can send it towards its intended target, usually by e-mail. According to the site itself, as of November 23, 2007, it has collected more than 59 million signatures and "thousands and thousands" of active petitions. A large number of hosted petitions are political in nature, but petitions come in eight categories: Politics and Government (including categories for USA, state, local, and international), Entertainment and Media, Environment, Religion, and Technology & Business.[1]
Some of its petitions have received outside attention for the issues they have stood for. The site has claimed that its first official response to a hosted petition was from the "Dissatisfied Web TV Consumer Petition", in which Dennis Reno, senior director of Web TV customer service, responded to the claims of low-quality service.[2] In January 2002, CNN wrote a formal apology to the National Association of Muslim Women, which posted the "Petition to Correct the Negative Portrayal of Muslim Women in CNN Program Coverage" on the PetitionOnline site in December 2001, over perceived offensive comments made by Leon Harris during the TalkBack Live program.[3] Later that year, the Media Research Center has published a PetitionOnline link to a petition asking the ABC television network to keep country singer Toby Keith in its 2002 Independence Day special over the controversy regarding Keith's "Angry American" song.[4]
In 2004, the petition "iBook Logic Board Failure" was part of the coverage over a threatened lawsuit against Apple Computer over defective iBook laptops.[5]In 2005, the petition "Support for Nathan Warmack's Right to Wear his Kilt" received attention for the issue of the mentioned high school student's right to wear a kilt to a school dance in Jackson High School in Jackson, Missouri.[6] In 2007, the petition "Filipino Americans demand for apology from ABC and Desperate Housewives" was noted during coverage of the Desperate Housewives Filipino joke controversy.[7] Other claims of success through hosted online petitions include the introduction of Sci-Fi Channel Australia and the stopping of the possible closure of the San Francisco Japantown.[8]
The website Snopes.com has also covered PetitionOnline significantly in its site[9][10][11], also criticizing the concept of internet petitions in general due to doubts over authenticity and verifiability.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.petitiononline.com/
- ^ Reno, Dennis. Re: Dissatisfied Web TV Consumer Petition. PetitionOnline: 2001
- ^ Bunda, Susan. Re: Petition to Correct the Negative Portrayal of Muslim Women in CNN Program Coverage. PetitionOnline: January 11, 2002.
- ^ CyberAlert - "Unorthodox" or "Liberal" Court?. Media Research Center: June 27, 2002. The mentioned petition is Support Toby Keith and The Angry American Song
- ^ Apple users threaten to sue computer maker. CNN: January 1, 2004. The mentioned petition is iBook Logic Board Failure.
- ^ Kilt-wearing teen seeks dress code change. MSNBC/Associated Press: December 22, 2005. The petition mentioned was "Support for Nathan Warmack's Right to Wear his Kilt.
- ^ Elber, Lynn. 'Housewives' Filipino joke draws ire. USA Today/Associated Press: October 3, 2007. The petition mentioned was "Filipino Americans demand for apology from ABC and Desperate Housewives" by Kevin Nadal
- ^ http://www.petitiononline.com/stories.html
- ^ http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/vargas.asp
- ^ http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/yahoo.asp
- ^ http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/marriage.htm